Cross Border Business Insurance

Cross Border Business Insurance Helping European Companies Setting Up Operations in the U.S. in need of Business Insurance? In the last several years, we have been engaged by European firms setting up operations here in the United States for their business insurance.  And thought a video on the subject might be interesting. The first question … Read More

What Does Cyber Insurance Really Cover in 2021?

What Does Cyber Insurance Really Cover?   Cyber risk continues to be the greatest insurable threat to businesses of all sizes in 2021.  Small businesses, including solo single-person businesses all the way up to middle-market firms have seen increased threats and events during the course of this year. So in this video, I’m going to give … Read More

Insurance Loss Runs – Why They’re Needed to Get a Quote

Insurance Loss Runs If you’ve ever shopped for business insurance, you may have been asked for a copy of your loss runs and didn’t know what they were.  Simply put, an insurance loss run is your company’s loss or claim history and, in many cases, when you look for new business insurance the agents and brokers, you’re speaking to will ask for a copy of that … Read More

KR&E Insurance for Hedge Funds

KR&E is an abbreviation for Kidnap, Ransom, and Extortion insurance.  It is a must-have for any firm that has company executives traveling anywhere in the world, and not just for hot spots as defined by the State Department.    In fact, KR&E is an inexpensive and critical coverage part even when hedge fund managers don’t travel overseas!  … Read More

Small business insurance explained 2021

In this blog; small business insurance explained, we’re going to talk about what most small businesses need when it comes to business insurance in 2021.  First, for most small businesses whether you’re in retail, professional office, manufacturing, wholesale distribution, garage risks, and even contracting, your core policy is going to be a business owner’s policy … Read More

Who is an insured on a D&O policy? 

Who is Insured on a D&O policy?  In the past, I’ve had clients call and ask me to add new directors who have just joined their board to their D&O policy.  Some leaders believe that the D&O policy has a schedule of named insureds, so I thought a quick video on who is actually defined as … Read More

Commercial Auto Rates Trending Higher in 2021

Commercial Auto Rates If you have a fleet of trucks or automobiles you’ve undoubtedly seen your commercial auto rates increase.  Whether you’re a contractor with a handful of trucks, or a trucker with a large fleet, commercial auto rates, and insurance costs have gone up dramatically over the past three years.   Why are Commercial auto rates trending higher, what … Read More

M&A Insurance and Small Business Exits

If you’re a small business owner and you’re thinking of selling your business, you may never have heard of M&A insurance or Reps & Warranties Insurance; you may not know how to answer the question in the title of this video is this kind of insurance right for your deal. I get it– the small … Read More

Outside Directorship Liability or ODL

What is Outside Directorship Liability, commonly called ODL Coverage? Most D&O policies contain coverage for what is known as Outside Directorship Liability, commonly called ODL coverage.  It protects executives when they sit on the boards of organizations outside of the insured firm when the insured firm requests that they do so.  In the small and … Read More

What is an Aggregate Limit of Liability?

What is an Aggregate Limit in a Liability Policy?  In many liability insurance policy forms, you will see the word aggregate limit and wonder what that really means. Let’s break it down.  To start, let’s look at the commercial general liability policy or GL policy.  If you look at a policy or get a certificate of … Read More

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