The world of communications has dramatically changed and the insurance communications world must also. Communications consultant Roger Morris discusses new media techniques and why the insurance industry must embrace them if it wants to get out its message.
The alternative energy market has many complicated angles to it, including solar warranties, which are essential to solar manufacturers as well as to the development and funding of solar projects.
According to Mike McMullen, president of PowerGuard Specialty Insurance Services, banks are hesitant to lend against some larger solar projects because of the severe credit [...]
Engle Martin & Associates is an independent adjusting firm providing claims services to the insurance industry. In this interview with Claims Journal, Susan Froman, Engle Martin’s Director of Sales, discusses the growth of the company and providing service to their clients when they need it most.
Too often agency principals find themselves facing a forced sale as a result of not having a proper perpetuation plan. In this podcast, MarshBerry president John Wepler discusses the many difficult and “uncomfortable” decisions required of an owner seeking to properly–and profitably–perpetuate the firm. Listen to this frank conversation as John offers some good news: [...]
The Internet makes it easier to get into business but it also makes it easier to steal others’ ideas. The Web is also expanding the notion of what materials, images and designs need to be protected. Intellectual property attorney David Branfman advises agents on questions to ask clients about intellectual property exposures and warns about [...]
Moving companies face a number of exposures in their daily operations, including workers compensation, cargo, fleet and general liability. Priority Moving in San Diego, Calif. is no exception. A Wheaton Van Lines agent, Priority Moving has created a series of internal procedures, reinforced by a strong employee screening process and training program. Analytics software [...]
Stroz Friedberg is a consulting firm that does computer forensics, mobile phone forensics, electronic discovery and cyber crime response, operating at the intersection of law, technology and behavioral sciences. David Garrett, managing director of Stroz Friedberg’s San Francisco office, explains why clients may or may not have cyber risk insurance, whether those that have the [...]
Interview with Bertholon Rowland Corp.’s Louis Caruso and Logan Happel, at the IIABA 2003
The surplus lines market and wholesale brokers play a critical role, representing some 14 percent of the overall property/casualty market. In this interview at the recent National Association of Surplus Lines Offices’ Annual Convention in San Diego, John Wood, president of Specialty Risk Associates and incoming president of the NAPSLO association, discusses a new NAPSLO [...]
Dr. Robert Hartwig, president and economist at the Insurance Information Institute, is the “go-to guy” when it comes to understanding economic and policy trends that affect the property and casualty insurance industry. He’s had a busy year explaining trends to insurance groups around the country. In this interview with Insurance Journal’s Andy Simpson, Dr. [...]
January 9, 2008 at 7:16 pm