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Brokers are supposed to be independent to represent the insured, rather than the insurer; yet, the law in many states still requires insurers to appoint a broker as an agent actually to transact insurance with the insurer. This dual agency creates well-known conflicts and burdens. We contend that the requirement that insurers appoint agents in…
Remember the people who waste a lot of time bouncing up and down the halls, chitchatting at the water cooler and otherwise not working? They’re about to be found out. There’s no hiding a lack of output anymore. I’m seeing this in my students. I’m seeing who is taking responsibilities seriously and who isn’t. It’s as plain as the screen in front of my face.
I write this smiling at the memory of three of the greatest mentors a gal could ever ask for. They were my guidance system in my early career. I got valuable advice from all three of them, and when they all passed away over the years, I found myself somewhat lost.
Brenda Powell Wells holds both a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Ph.D. in Risk Management and Insurance from the University of Georgia. She holds the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Accredited Advisor of Insurance (AAI) and Construction Risk Insurance Specialist (CRIS) designations. She also holds a graduate certificate in Business Analytics from East…
Being PROACTIVE means doing “something” (anything) is better and will get better results than doing nothing and worrying about your fate.
It has always been the opinion of Agency Consulting Group that evaluations are important ONLY as a development tool for an employee. Further, one should only evaluate performance that can be controlled by the employees. This requires the standards of performance to be known, to be written and to be acknowledged by the employee. …
First in a series about what successful producers do to separate themselves from the mediocre producers.
You “recharge” phones and other electronics, don’t you? Every once in a while you need to “recharge” your own motivation and lifestyle….
“IN 2010, I authored an article on the dangers of absolute exclusions.1 That article was prompted by an appellate decision in Florida, James River Ins. Co. v. Ground Down Eng’g, 540 F.3d 1270 (11th Cir. 2008). In that case, an engineering firm that was providing consulting services on whether land had become polluted found that its errors and omissions (E&O) policy, which covered it as an environmental consultant, didn’t cover pollution!”
