Disaster can strike your agency in many forms: extreme weather, fire, and break-ins can interrupt your agency operations and cause serious damage. When such emergencies strike, it’s important for your agency to be ready to act. Not only do you need to care for the...
When it comes to your agency’s bottom line, you know making small changes can have a huge impact. So, why are you still using paper? A recent study from the EPA shows the average office worker uses 10,000 sheets of paper, or 20 reams, annually. That can really add up,...
Picture meeting with a client and taking care of everything they need in one sitting. Policy changes? Done. Claims to process? Complete. New contact information? Updated. Anything the client needs taken care of in the moment, leaving them feeling happy. This may sound...
The digital age is here and with it comes many cyber threats: identify theft, computer viruses, and data corruption to name a few. As an independent insurance agency, you are given access to customers’ personal data that is subject to these threats. It is your...
So you’ve crossed your “t’s” and dotted your “i’s”, protecting your agency for when disaster strikes. You’ve installed generators and emergency alert systems, and your contingency plan is in tip-top shape. But, how can you ensure your agency is ready to face a...
Any disaster your agency faces is marked by one dangerous element: unpredictability. Dealing with disaster is that much harder because no one knows where or when a crisis will strike. Agencies with a contingency plan in place, however, will be better prepared to face...
Disaster can strike your agency in many forms: fires, severe weather, cyber-attacks, and intruders can interrupt your agency and cause serious damage. In any of these events, it is important for you and your agency to be prepared to handle each situation and to get...
We can’t predict the future, but we can prepare for it. Disasters of many kinds can strike at your independent insurance agency, and it’s your job to be ready to jump into action. This means not only taking care of the physical needs of your property and staff, but...
In our last posts, Cyber Security and Your Agency, Protecting Your Agency from Cyber Risk, and The Most Important Elements of Cyber Liability Coverage, we took a look at the growing cyber security threats and how the insurance industry is tackling this issue. To wrap...
Healthcare insurance provider Anthem is just the latest in a long list of companies to recently suffer from online data attacks, putting thousands of their customers at risk of identity theft. Unless a business carries insurance coverage for cyber-threats, this PR...