April 12
The Changing Insurance Landscape and Advisory Role of the Broker
RESPONDING TO CUSTOMER NEEDS IN LIGHT OF COVID-19 AND GROWING CYBER DISRUPTIONS
By Tom Laughran and Liz Wilder
Businesses across the world have faced great headwinds over the past year. From the myriad ramifications the global pandemic has –and continues –to present, to the rising threat of cyberattacks, business leaders and owners are tasked with defending against a broader range of threats than ever before.
Worn Out Words
Worn out words..and the people who use them! Have you taken stock recently? How is your English? Will language ever recover from COVID Era usage and cliches The Zoom Age has given us an overwhelming vocabulary of useless, vapid verbiage that has created put-you–to– sleep-white -noise that rivals Sominex …and radio preachers. You have probably […]
Agency Revolution is the Newest Company Partner of ACT
Agency Revolution provides independent insurance agencies with technology-driven marketing solutions. “ACT is excited to welcome Agency Revolution as a supporting partner,” says Ron Berg, ACT executive director. “Now more than ever, an agency’s digital presence is their new storefront—whether that’s on social media, their website or in email interactions with clients. We’re looking forward to […]
Peter Milnes Honored for Forty Years of Leadership and Service
The Society of Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC) recently honored Peter R. Milnes, CIC, CPCU, Chief Executive Officer of Optisure Risk Partners, LLC for 40 years of committed professional leadership and service. He joins an elite group of CIC designees who have reached this 40-year milestone. Peter earned the designation through a series of rigorous examinations […]
Getting Charged About Electric Vehicles – Residential Charging Stations
By Sue C. Quimby, CPCU, AU, CIC, CPIW, DAE – Vice President/Media Editor, MSO Electric vehicles are becoming more and more popular. They are less expensive to operate, better for the environment, and cheaper to repair than traditional gas-powered vehicles. One factor that may deter potential buyers is the lack of readily available charging stations. […]
Major Trade Associations Announce Partnership to Stem Towing & Staged Accident Fraud
The American Trucking Association (ATA), American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), and the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud pledged to leverage the power of their combined resources and influence to secure passage of needed legislation to tackle the scourge of towing fraud and staged vehicle accidents across the country. These issues and many more are driving […]
Applied Underwriters’ Exceptional Care for Injured Workers Featured in Fall TV Series on Discovery Life
“Back from the Brink” highlights heroic recoveries and the people who realized them Officially recognized for its extraordinary care for injured workers as a leading US workers’ compensation insurer, Applied Underwriters will be featured in episodes of an upcoming TV series called Back from the Brink. The series, set for the fourth quarter of 2021 […]
New York Life Donates $200,000 for Asian Americans
New York Life announced that it has donated $100,000 to Asian Americans Advancing Justice/AAJC and $100,000 to Stop AAPI Hate in response to the recent violence against the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. As part of the donation to Advancing Justice/AAJC, $50,000 is directed to a special fund supporting victims and their families impacted […]
Appeals court reverses, orders fall injury compensable
by Louise Esola The injuries suffered by a call center employee who slipped and fell backward on an icy curb leading from the parking lot to the building where she worked in Salem, Oregon, are compensable, an appeals court in Oregon ruled Wednesday. The latest ruling in In the Matter of the Compensation of Ashley […]
