As senior vice president of technology and privacy at Hiscox, Jim Whetstone is focused on data and privacy-related issues. In this recent interview with Insurance Journal’s Andrew Simpson, Whetstone discusses how privacy breaches occur and if there is any typical scenario.
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On Point with Peter van Aartrijk and Rick Morgan is an audio conversation with insurance industry leaders who champion change and challenge all of us to think.
“Don’t be a binge blogger.”
These are the words of Liz Strauss, a blogger and social media educator, when discussing the importance of consistency over frequency. Other advice for [...]

Don Reha is the winemaker for Orfila Vineyards and Winery in Escondido, California where he oversees the winemaking process from vine to bottle. In this episode of Watching the Risks, Reha talks about insuring and protecting the product and business income through its various stages.

Agency consultant Al Diamond of the Agency Consulting Group says a properly-constructed compensation plan can re-energize producers who have lost their spark. It works for non-producer employees, too.

The Illinois Insurance Department is no more, though most of the state’s agents may be unaware

Cop starts laughing at the man he pulls over because of his lousy insurance.