Hard Work Is Not the Only Key to Producer Success October 21, 2013 By Chris Burand Insurance sales success can be like a game of tennis. Many summers ago I fell in love with the game...
Burand’s Agency E&O Blog: Tip #48 October 2, 2013 By Chris Burand Notifying Umbrella Carriers of Potential Claims. Every reader likely knows the importance of notifying an excess/umbrella carrier of potential claims...
Burand’s Agency E&O Blog: Tip #47 September 25, 2013 By Chris Burand Policy Change Requests Can Only Be Made if Requesting Party Has Authority/Insurable Interest. Many years ago when I first entered...
Burand’s Agency E&O Blog: Tip #46 September 18, 2013 By Chris Burand The Value of a Name. Applications are called applications and quote sheets are called quote sheets for good reasons. A...
Burand’s Agency E&O Blog: Tip #45 September 11, 2013 By Chris Burand Loss Control Results Usually Require Disclosure. An agency that uses non-carrier loss control services, regardless of whether it is a...
Quickest Way to Raise Agents’ Ire September 9, 2013 By Chris Burand What is the quickest way a consultant can raise the ire of agents everywhere? Write an article stating producers have...
Burand’s Agency E&O Blog: Tip #44 September 5, 2013 By Chris Burand Producers Not Having Adequate Knowledge of their Clients’ Industry. An agency can have all the right procedures and even follow...
Burand’s Agency E&O Blog: Tip #43 August 30, 2013 By Chris Burand Offering Cyber Liability. Almost without exception all businesses need cyber liability coverage today and yet relatively few have this vital...
Burand’s Agency E&O Blog: Tip #42 August 28, 2013 By Chris Burand Policies Subject to Audit. Audits are one of the few E&O exposures agencies have that do not involve a claim....
People Pleasers as Agency Owners: On the Periphery of Extinction? August 5, 2013 By Chris Burand The insurance agency distribution system model was built around 1900 and is still amazingly similar to agencies of 100 years...