November 16
Reap What You Sow
The Wall Street Journal has – wittingly or unwittingly – underscored the conundrum that is NY’s Department of Financial Services. Its October 26 article headed “New York Bank Regulators Exit After Clash With Governor Cuomo’s Office,” reporting on the resignation of the Department’s acting superintendent, makes no reference at all to insurance. The October 30 […]
Gotta Love Her!
Pamela J. Newman graced our cover last issue as Insurance Advocate’s 2015 Insurance Professional of the Year and proceeded to grace the victory party as well with her selfless, elegant manner – thanking her staff and according responsibility for her success to them generously. The Newman Team at Aon has a service formula worth imitating […]
PIACT Praises Insurance Commissioner’s Warning to Companies About Canceling Coverage Over Home Foundations
PIACT praises insurance commissioner’s warning to companies about canceling coverage over home foundations HARTFORD, CONN.—The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. is applauding Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade’s recent notice to insurance companies, directing them not to cancel or non-renew homeowners insurance coverage as a result of foundation issues in homes if such action […]
What’s The Plan?
Fall is here. The weather’s changing. Snow and cold are just around the corner. Thanksgiving and the Holidays will soon be upon us. 2015 is drawing to a close. Insurance agents have other things on their minds this time of year. January renewals, year-end loss ratios and contingency checks to name a few. They also […]
Hudson Valley RAP Celebrates PIANY’s Legislative Successes
Zebrowski to insurance agents: PIA and lawmakers can be mutual resources Nearly 300 insurance professionals from across New York gathered on Oct. 28 in the Doubletree Hotel in Tarrytown, N.Y., to enjoy a day of networking, education and more as part of PIANY’s 12th Annual Hudson Valley Regional Awareness Program. During the event’s luncheon, newly […]
Your Personal Branding Guide in the Digital Age
The idea of personal branding is relatively new in today’s complex marketing world. The first mention of the concept “personal branding” online was in 1997 when Tom Peters wrote an article for Fast Company titled The Brand Called You. However, in the last decade, the importance of personal branding has grown astronomically as new social media […]
How to Build a Killer CSR Incentive Program
By Kelly Donahue-Piro, President of Agency Performance Partners Have you ever started a new initiative with your team but gotten discouraged when it didn’t take off like wildfire? Maybe you spent hours thinking of the best plan to drive the highest result but when you launched it your team gave you bitter beer face. Here […]
Why a Risk Manager in Louisiana Should be Licensed as an Agent
Risk Manager Can Be Liable For Failing to Provide Coverage Ordered Insurance Risk Management companies help their client obtain insurance by negotiating on behalf of an insured with insurance agents and brokers. The insured uses a risk manager to take on an obligation to provide needed coverage that the insured does not feel competent or […]
Building a New Paradigm: Consolidation Trends in the Insurance Brokerage Industry
By Steve Vilas, vice president – Finance and Operations, Burnham Benefits Insurance Services, Inc. Consolidation within the insurance brokerage community has been an ongoing trend at least since the 1990s but undeniably more pervasive in the last several years, due in large part to the complexities of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the overall […]
