Dynamic Building Restoration said commercial real estate owners, developers and property managers can make pre-arrangements so that if they sustain hurricane damage they have remediation services alre
THE E&S marketplace is a valuable tool for most independent agents and brokers. Indeed, American Agent & Broker's annual reader survey consistently shows that nearly 90% of the magazine's recipients regularly work with E&S carriers,
When House and Senate lawmakers in the closing hours of the 2006 legislative session finally reached a deal that resulted in the passage of a 156-page homeowners' property insurance bill, lawmakers,
THE E&S marketplace is a valuable tool for most independent agents and brokers. Indeed, American Agent & Broker's annual reader survey consistently shows that nearly 90% of the magazine's recipients regularly work with E&S carriers,
Many agencies view the opening or acquisition of branch offices as a way to grow and expand their market reach. Too often, though, I find that after agencies set up branch offices, they neglect to manage them. As a result, I inevitably find the
The following article was derived from a presentation at the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America's National Legislative Conference and Convention, held in April in Washington, D.C.) Last year, while speaking to a group of insurance
A long time ago, in a faraway land, I started my working life as a French fry chef in a fast-food restaurant. Frying fries was the only job I was qualified to do at the time and, oddly enough, it was considered an easier task than mopping floors. Yet
CONSTRUCTION is one of the most common, yet most specialized, niches available to independent agents and brokers. Contractors are everywhere and are always a major part of the local economy. Yet they also have highly unusual coverage and service
In January 1997, a general contractor entered into a contract with the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department for the construction of a community center. A subcontractor on the project had a liability policy with a policy period running from Sept. 5,
Florida's growing familiarity with hurricanes over the last several years has taught consumers, agents, carriers, and regulators many hard lessons. From the consumers' perspective, however, perhaps