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Protecting Art and Collectibles from Hurricanes

Collections are priceless and irreplaceable. In the event of a natural disaster such as a hurricane, financial loss can be devastating. That’s why it’s crucial that clients rely upon their brokers to fully understand their exposure and ensure they’re obtaining appropriate protection for their collections. In this guide, we will provide you with important information…

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How to Sell High-Limit Hotel Umbrella Insurance

This is an excerpt from our free “How to Sell Umbrella Insurance” eBook. Click here to download your copy. For the most part, hotels recognize the importance of purchasing Hotel Umbrella insurance to supplement the liability limits in their underlying policies. In the last several years, however, liability claims have resulted in multi-million-dollar verdicts or…

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Fine Dining Restaurant Insurance: The Details Brokers Need

Fine dining experiences set themselves apart by attending to the details. Every bite, ingredient, and placement on the dish has been carefully considered so that the customer just has to sit back and enjoy. When shopping for insurance, restauranteurs expect the same level of professionalism — every policy, price, and coverage needs to perfectly complement…

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Hotel Insurance Costs and Coverages for Brokers

Coverages and costs. When it comes down to brass tacks, this is what matters to the insured. They want to know that their hotel insurance will cover them when they need it to and won’t cost them a small fortune. You need to put hotel insurance coverages and costs in perspective, so you can answer…

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How Much Does Builder’s Risk Insurance Cost and Who Pays for It?

The bottom line for most insurance packages is cost: how much will it cost your customer in dollars, and how much will it cost you in patience to explain the size of their premiums? We joke, of course. But seriously, clients don’t want to pay for something they won’t need, and a Builder’s Risk insurance…

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3 Reasons Umbrella Insurance for Rental Properties is Essential

If you were to skydive, would you want one chute or two? The obvious answer is two because skydiving is a calculated risk, and if something were to go wrong, you’d want a backup. Landlords often think they’re financially protected from lawsuits because they already have one chute: landlord insurance. However, sometimes, landlord insurance isn’t…

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Top 3 Real Estate Risk Exposures for Property Owners

What are the top risk exposures real estate property owners & managers face? The sources of top liability exposures for residential and commercial real estate include: sidewalks, parking lots and parking structures, pools, playgrounds, and elevators. Slips and falls, drownings, and assaults and other security issues often result from negligent property maintenance, unprotected slip hazards,…

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What Does Builder’s Risk Insurance Cover?

Builder’s Risk insurance policies are not created equal, with a wide variance in the scope of coverage available in policies on the market today. It’s important to ensure that each of the insureds covered in the policy understands what is and isn’t covered and what supplemental coverages and extensions are available to address certain exposures…

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Program Managers vs. Wholesalers – Key Differences

What are the differences between insurance program managers and wholesalers? Every deal to buy or sell insurance needs a whole cast of characters, each with a particular role to play. They may appear to do similar things, but their job functions differ greatly in practice. In this article, we break down two different roles in the world…

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When Do I Need Vacant Building Insurance?

Homes become vacant for a number of reasons. A house may be up for sale and the sellers have already moved, or the home is an investment property and it’s taking longer to find tenants. Standard homeowners insurance policies include a vacancy clause which eliminates and/or restricts coverage for losses on property that is vacant…

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The Importance of Customer Service in the Insurance Industry

Creating a positive customer experience is more than just making sure consumers receive the products and services they requested in a timely manner. It’s about creating meaningful touchpoints throughout a transaction that help champion your organization and brand and grow your business through customer loyalty. It’s also about minimizing friction so that interactions with an…

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