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COVID-19: Lawmakers Should Protect Businesses Filing Business Interruption Claims. Pre-emptive legislation could stem the tide of a massive amount of COVID-19 related paperwork that is about to flood the insurance sector, having no discernible purpose and many bad implications for business clients. The 130 year-old Insurance Advocate has called it the “Interruption Eruption.”
Remembering a Friend…
Gerard (Jerry) Visco was a great friend to the independent, professional agent and to the betterment of the image of the local agent. As we go to press, the insurance industry is under duress to help pay. Regardless of the letter of the policy language and commitment. The agent’s role in advising clients will come […]
Pandemic and Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response
By Sue C. Quimby, CPCU, AU, CIC, CPIW, DAE – Assistant Vice President/Media Editor The coronavirus pandemic of 2020 changed how many companies do business. Forced social distancing and closing or revamping of operations had many companies scrambling to adapt. These changes may lead to insurance coverage gaps. Disaster preparedness can sometimes be an overlooked […]
Insurers Step Up, Despite Some Officials’ Proposed Solutions
American Insurers, despite the threats to their balance sheets that some ambitious legislators have been proposing ( to extend the BI coverage, to use workers’ comp as a back stop for the effects visited upon society by COVID 19 and other “creative” ides) several have stepped up to help. As we go to press, the […]
