Are you a property-casualty agent? Are you an attorney? If, like most of us, you answered "yes" to the former question and "no" to the latter, why would you want to enlarge your E&O exposure beyond its already formidable size by acting like an

Welcome again to March, which is National Ethics Month, sponsored by the CPCU Society and other fine insurance organizations. Here at "Policy Issues" we have a tradition of making ethics the focus of our March article.Perhaps you wonder

MAYBE OBI-WAN was right. Once you start down the path to the Dark Side, it will forever rule your destiny. This seems to be true--at least if you go by my experience in seminar teaching. Clearly many insurance folks--once normal,

HAPPY 2007! As Buffalo Bob used to say, "What time is it, kids?" Why, it's New Year's Resolutions Time! So let's get right to it with our first resolution.Read your forms! OK, I admit it--this is always my

Welcome back, my friends, to December and the holiday season! As is our tradition here at Policy Issues, we set aside our typical insurance analysis for a moment of fun and frivolity, as we acknowledge the foibles of our favorite business. So, don

THOSE of you who read Fortune magazine may be familiar with a recurring short feature called "You Do What?" It briefly describes the duties of one who labors in a job that is essential, yet off the beaten path. In a recent issue, the feature profiled

HAVE YOU ever heard the story about the preacher who delivered a sermon about the duty of all true believers to give faithfully to the Lord's work? "If you had the cattle on a thousand hills," he said, "would you deny the Lord His due and refuse to

HAVE YOU ever heard the story about the preacher who delivered a sermon about the duty of all true believers to give faithfully to the Lord's work? "If you had the cattle on a thousand hills," he said, "would you deny the Lord His due and refuse to