Category: Current Events

My last post pointed out the need to carefully review a potential insured’s exposures to data breaches and then make sure that the policy chosen adequately covers those exposures.  The latter task is made more difficult by the lack of standardized cyber liability policies.  Each company has their own form for such policies and as the […]

It has been awhile since I last posted anything about cyber security, but it continues to be a very hot topic in the various insurance related newsletters that I receive.  As I noted in my first two posts of this year, cyber security is a two-edged sword for insurance agencies.  While they need to protect themselves […]

The Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia held its 119th Annual Meeting a couple of weeks ago at the beautiful Amelia Island Resort.  I had the most fun at the annual corn hole tournament held by the Young Agents Committee on the beach, and I learned the most at the presentation by John Immordino on Cyber […]

Avoid, Deny, Defend is a program developed by the ALERRT Center at Texas State University for training people about what to do if they are involved in an active shooter incident (an individual is actively engaged in trying to kill other people).  According to an FBI study of such incidents, there were 160 from 2000 through […]

I began the year by writing two posts about the challenges and opportunities presented to insurance agents and agencies by cyber security issues.  During the last week of February, I attended a webinar that focused on what agents and agencies should be doing to protect themselves. (Click here for a link to that presentation.)  Next […]

Last week, I wrote about the challenges facing independent insurance agencies to protect their confidential data from hackers.  The reality of agencies’ exposure to cyber attacks was made clear at a cyber security event hosted by Travelers last Fall.  At that event, the head of Travelers’ cyber insurance unit stated that 60% of all cyber attacks in […]

I hope all my readers had a safe and enjoyable Holiday Season.  I thought it would be a good idea to start the New Year by writing about a topic that was the subject of a lot of commentary last year and promises to be even more of a hot topic this year.  The massive […]

Last year at this time, I wrote a post that expressed my thanks to my readers for their interest in my blog posts and encouraged you to post comments about what I have written or suggest topics of interest for future posts.  It’s that time of year again and I want to say thanks to my readers for their […]

I was able to spend some time last week at the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia Fall Insurance Extravaganza, which was held in Macon.  Next to the opportunity to network with other agents and company representatives (there were over 150 in attendance), the best thing about this event is that it is free for IIAG members […]