We are nearly eight weeks down with only seven session days to go before the gavels fall, the hankies drop, and legislators take a one-way trip back home. Usually, at this point, I find myself in a state of panic and dismay; however, with time winding down, the association finds itself with an opportunity to continue fighting for all the issues that are important to each of you.

As of today, this is where we are:

• The Department of Financial Services agency package (SB 1408/HB 1209), which contains several of our priorities, has passed the House and will be taken up on the Senate floor today where it is expected to pass ...

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I’m about to lose control and I think I like it!! Of course, many of you have no idea what this song is but as I was working on Convention and looking at the sessions, the speakers, the entertainment, and the list of exhibitors, this song just popped into my head.

If you haven’t taken a look at the Convention information we have on the website, stop what you’re doing and spend a few minutes clicking through the links and you’ll be singing this song to. And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know!

Whether you are...

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Agents who deal with commercial automobile insurance know the importance of “hired and non-owned auto liability” (HNO) for their customers. Every commercial lines customer needs this valuable, and usually relatively inexpensive, coverage. The coverage is typically obtained under a commercial automobile policy, but some insurers add it to a commercial general liability (CGL) policy. By the way, ISO has no endorsement to add HNO to a CGL policy. That is a critical point to remember since any HNO added to a CGL is going to be a company-specific form. 

While HNO covers a myriad of situations, the most common example used is an employee ...

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