On March 18, 1990 two men stole 13 paintings worth $500 million from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

On March 18, 1990 two men stole 13 paintings worth $500 million from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

The biggest concerns among retailers in the current economy are Workers Comp, getting added value from their insurance agency and loss control, says Paul Sabatino, vice president of The Horton Group in Orland Park, Ill.

Reputational Risk products are hot: Clients are actively asking insurers about available coverages, and insurers are reacting with a variety of products.

Dave Lanford and his wife Heidi have run the Iris Inn of Waynesboro, Va., for five years, and in that time they have succeeded in creating a bed & breakfast haven that is eco-friendlya distinction insurers say is driving business to some inns over others.

As B&B owners find new ways to differentiate themselves, theyre also creating new exposures and opening new business for savvy agents and brokers.

Growth opportunity in the school-insurance arena does exist, and the experts say its in charter schools.

Schools struggle to overcome budget shortfalls by slicing and dicing their insurance needs.