Help clients prepare for a disaster with their business continuity plan Your small-to-medium commercial client has weathered multiple storms: Vendors who didn’t deliver. Employee mistakes that cost the company. Perhaps even a claim or two. But do they have a business continuity plan to help them weather true storms, the kind caused by Mother Nature?… Read More
Meet new Account Manager Jennifer Rentis
Valiant adds new Account Manager Jennifer Rentis Valiant has added Jennifer Rentis as a new account manager. Valiant, a workers’ compensation wholesale brokerage arm providing extensive market access, specializes in harder-to-place risks and multi-state accounts. Currently they are licensed in 13 states. Rentis brings to Valiant eight years of experience in account management roles, from underwriting… Read More
Protect your clients and employees from social engineering fraud
What is social engineering and how can I help protect my client’s business? Does your client need to worry about social engineering at their small-to-medium-sized business (SMB)? They do if they use bank accounts and handle sensitive information such as employee records. And that’s pretty much every business that exists. But we’re a small… Read More
Top insurable risks to business growth for small-to-medium companies
12 risks to business growth, and how to manage or insure them Risks to business growth are similar, regardless of the size of your insurance client’s business, whether they’re a sole proprietor or have 300 employees. Growing a business typically means adding more employees, more equipment and inventory, a larger location…all of which add to… Read More
Create a disaster plan that includes employee safety
How to help your clients with a disaster plan, to minimize risk before the next natural catastrophe Hurricanes along Atlantic states. Fires in California and Colorado. Floods in the Midwest and Southeast. Earthquakes in Oklahoma. And that’s just this month. No matter where your clients are located, there’s always the potential for a natural… Read More
Recruit new insurance employees with these 6 tips
6 ways to recruit new insurance employees Agency owners, are you finding it difficult to find fresh talent and recruit new insurance employees these days? It’s a daunting task. Have you seen the statistics for our industry? 25 percent of insurance professionals will retire by this year; by 2034, nearly 50 percent will have retired…. Read More