Risk Management
What should you do when buying, selling, and merging an agency?
What should you do when buying, selling, and merging an agency? One of the most significant decisions of your professional insurance carrier comes when you decide to either sell the agency you’ve worked long and hard to create, or to buy another agency that someone else has worked long and hard to create. You’ve met…
Read MoreMasks and Your Agency
Masks and Your Agency Today, Governor Kelly released guidelines for wearing masks in public that will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 3, 2020. While these guidelines are issued for the state, based on the legislative action taken at the end of the 2020 session, county authorities will have the ability to create…
Read MoreDriving Records May Hazardous to Your E&O
Driving Records May Hazardous to Your E&O In an ongoing attempt to identify potential errors and omissions (“E&O”) issues, KAIA has solicited input from its members and legal counsel concerning situations that could create E&O exposure for our members. One such situation is the practice of insurance companies or, in some cases, agencies obtaining motor…
Read MoreTrusted Choice® COVID-19 Relief Fund Now Accepting Applications
Trusted Choice® COVID-19 Relief Fund Now Accepting Applications The coronavirus has drastically changed our lives and how we do business. It is a difficult, uncertain time. However, the Big ‘I’ is here to help. With $2 million in funding from Progressive Insurance Company, the Big ‘I’ established the Trusted Choice® COVID-19 Relief Fund to provide critical relief to…
Read MoreFingerprinting Options Available for New Producers
Fingerprinting Options Available for New Producers For the last several weeks, the Kansas Insurance Department has been working to address the lack of available locations to get fingerprints taken in light of the COVID crisis and the background check requirement for a producer license. During recent discussions with the KBI, they were informed that there…
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