The Big “I” Professional Liability Risk Management team is putting on a series of complimentary webinars reviewing agency websites. If you’ve taken one of our Error & Omissions (E&O) classes, you’ve heard that your agency’s website can potentially put your business at risk.

This series of webinars is focused on the E&O issues created by agency websites and an agency's overall marketing efforts. The sessions will help you understand how the words you use can create unrealistic expectations and what you can do to prevent that. During each 30-minute session, you'll learn about this topic from multiple perspectives, includin...

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Residential Property Insurance has been the focus of much attention here in Florida.  The Legislative Session saw a flurry of activity to try and address the deteriorating market … consent orders, rate increases, reduced capacity … all are requiring your effort and attention.

While acknowledged as an issue, the chatter regarding Commercial Property Insurance has been rather muted.  A recent (and on-going) event I encountered now leads me to believe the chatter might become much louder.

Background:  I have a July 1 renewal coming up.  Twenty or so locations – Central, North Florida (two location...

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FAIA has been receiving numerous questions from members regarding a bulletin that Tower Hill recently sent to their appointed agents. The full text of the bulletin is below. FAIA agrees that Tower Hill's summary of the law is correct; however, the applicability of these laws to various situations should be clarified.

First, the laws regarding licensing a home office as an agency apply only in cases where the agent working from home is not employed by or under contract with an agency that already has a licensed agency location that is open to the public and where records are kept.  An agent is not required to license his/her residence a...

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