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Death and Insurance (Not Taxes), Part 1
Enjoy this two-part guest post by our friend, Christopher Boggs, Chief Consultant, Boggs Risk & Insurance Consulting. Death has been on my mind recently. Partly for work reasons but mostly for personal reasons. Please understand that I’m neither morbid nor …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 1:00 PM |
Banks Improperly Requesting Additional Insured Status – Part 2
Our friend, Christopher Boggs, Chief Consultant with Boggs Risk and Insurance Consulting, returns to respond to a great comment left on his recent post. He’ll tell you more below. Happy reading. Several days ago I published an article entitled, “Banks …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 1:47 PM |
7 Types of Agents Scorching Your Agency P&L
Producer licensing has been messy for so long that it’s hard to imagine a future state that’s easier on agency profits and losses (P&L). For agencies that have automated compliance with purpose-built insurance software, one of the first moves toward …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 9:00 AM |
The Most Common Trucking Cargo Claims and How to Avoid Them
This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Transporting cargo is more complex than just getting it from one location to another. Reduce your risk by implementing safety and cargo protective practices. Download eBook here
POSTED SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 9:00 AM |
Banks Should NOT be Asking for Additional Insured Status
We welcome back to the Academy Journal Christopher Boggs, Chief Consultant with Boggs Risk & Insurance Consulting. Banks (well, their attorneys or risk managers) are making improper requests of commercial borrowers. I’ve said what I’ve said, and I stand by …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 8:08 PM |
Take Heed of the Tortoise and the Hare: Speeding Doesn’t Win
This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. There’s much wisdom to be extracted from Aesop’s timeless fable “The Tortoise and the Hare” when it comes to driver speeding. As the Hare discovered, speeding doesn’t save …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 9:00 AM |
How a High-M&A Insurance Agency Reduces Complexity at Scale
How INSURICA has streamlined its operations for growth Compliance officers are often the unsung heroes of the insurance industry, battling it out with spreadsheets to help move insurance agents through the ready-to-sell process, and that was historically true at INSURICA …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 9:00 AM |
Why Your Tech Stack Matters More Than Ever During CAT Season
If you’re an independent insurance agent, you already know what’s around the corner. Late summer and early fall bring peak CAT (catastrophic) event seasons, and they’re no joke. From hurricanes and wildfires to floods and severe storms, this time of …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 9:00 AM |
Advice From a Surety Underwriter to the Owner of a Start-Up Construction Company
This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. Early in my underwriting career, it wasn’t unusual to meet a company owner who had recently climbed down from a ladder or the seat of a bulldozer to …
POSTED SEPTEMBER 05, 2025 9:00 AM |
California’s new take on wildfire loss models, and what this means for property insurers
The California Department of Insurance (CDI) has made some serious moves to tackle the state’s insurance crisis head on, last year launching its Sustainable Insurance Strategy (SIS). With the SIS came a set of initiatives to help insurers offer affordable, …
POSTED AUGUST 26, 2025 2:27 PM |
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