Commercial Lines

Kelly Donahue-Piro, owner of Agency Performance Partners, sits down with two experienced agency presidents to share advice for how to interact with clients in the hard market.

In an evolving marketplace and increasingly litigious environment, educating A&E clients about purchasing professional liability coverage is particularly important.

The product offers general liability coverage for a range of small artisan contractors, both commercial and residential, and also includes subcontracted work.

These two factors could lead to higher experience modifications and increase premiums going forward.

A barge service was installing a boat lift for a client when the wind shifted directions and pushed the barge into another dock, causing $6,000 in property damage. The carrier is denying coverage because the boat was moved by the wind.

Here are six of the most common misconceptions the general public shares about flood coverage, which affect an agent’s ability to sell a flood policy.

While professional liability limits for many architecture & engineering firms have remained consistent, a changing landscape and severity of court verdicts is causing some carriers to reevaluate their appetite.

Crystal Fox, the founder of Beauty Queen Insurance, a division of the Smith Sawyer Smith agency in Rochester, Indiana, shares how she pivoted from being a beautician to specializing in insurance for the beauty industry.

With positive financial results in the workers comp market, agents can expect clients to consider the cost of their coverage and whether they can save money by switching providers in a competitive market.

Berkley Select has added new coverages, more flexible policy forms and expanded capacity.