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State of the Public Entities Market: 3 Factors Driving Rates

Rate hikes in commercial auto, law enforcement professional liability and property are contributing to the many challenges in the public entities insurance space. But is joining an interlocal pool the answer to obtaining lower rates?

From the Front Lines: Public Entities

Independent agent Shawn Myers finds that specializing in public entities is a great way to help his community. “There is no better way to serve our community than to help protect the infrastructure that serves us,” he says.

From the Front Lines: Environmental Liability

Independent agent Jack Adams believes the environmental insurance market represents “a tremendous opportunity for agents or brokers,” he says. “New policy sales are slowly increasing, coverage is still not widely understood and insureds are frequently una

K&K Launches Aerial Attractions Program

Although K&K has been insuring the zip line risk through various programs, it now offers a focused aerial attractions program in partnership with Hibbs-Hallmark & Company.

Clients Using Drones? Help Them Comply with Part 107

When a drone is used for business purposes rather than for recreation, it becomes subject to the small unmanned aircraft rule, also known as Part 107 of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Federal Aviation Regulations.

From the Front Lines: Aviation

Sara Rutland and her husband have over 70 years of professional airman experience between them. The couple owns a flight school and even lives in a hangar house. Why not start an aviation insurance agency, too?