A recent caller to the Free Legal Service Program that I operate for members of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia asked a question I had heard several times before with slight variations. The essence of the question is whether an insurance agent can disclose information about a customer’s insurance policy to a third party, […]
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Website Privacy Notices – An Update
Almost three years ago, I wrote a post titled, “Must an Agency Website Contain a Privacy Statement?“. My conclusion was that such a statement was required only if the website could be used to collect “nonpublic personal information” about someone who visited it. This would be the case, for example, if a potential customer […]
Read more...New Laws – Part 2
In my last post, I talked about the hands free, or distracted driving, law that took effect on July 1, 2018. That law was probably the most widely publicized new law passed by this year’s General Assembly and for good reason. However, there was another new law specifically affecting the sale of health insurance that […]
Read more...New Laws Coming Soon
July 1 is an important date every year, as that is the date new laws passed by the Georgia General Assembly earlier in the year (and not vetoed by the Governor) become effective, if another effective date is not specified in the particular law. About this time every year, when the General Assembly has […]
Read more...IIAG Annual Convention – What You Missed
About 10 days ago, the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia held their annual convention. This year, after many years at Amelia Island Plantation, the convention moved to the Marriott Resort on Hilton Head Island. Unfortunately, the weather was not as great as the facility, but a good time was had by all who attended. […]
Read more...Customer Incentives – What Can Be Done?
Last week’s post was based on the calls I continue to receive about the payment of referral fees on the Free Legal Service Program that I operate for members of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia. Another caller to that program asked me a question about what could be done to encourage referred and […]
Read more...Payment of Referral Fees – New Issues
I continue to receive calls on the Free Legal Service Program that I operate for members of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia about the payment of referral fees. My last post on this subject looked at potential restrictions that may be placed on the payment of such fees by laws and regulations that apply […]
Read more...Customer Service Representatives – The Law Has Been Clarified
My last post was about the change made earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Labor (“USDOL”) in determining whether an intern must be paid for the time spent performing services for their employer. As noted in that post, the change made by the USDOL was an employer friendly one. At the same time, […]
Read more...Interns – The Law Has Changed
With high schools and colleges nearing the end of this academic year, I thought it would be a good time to update my readers on the changes that have occurred in how the U.S. Department of Labor (“USDOL”) looks at the question of whether an intern must be paid for the time they spend performing […]
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