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17 June 2021
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Standard of Care
27 September 2019
Standard of Care
Knowing your legal duties as an insurance agent is critically important. It serves as a baseline for performance and establishing your approach to serving your customers. It is a balancing act of meeting the insurance needs of your customers while managing your agency's E&O exposure and and any increases in the required standard of care.
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Survey of Agents E&O Litigation
27 September 2019
Survey of Agents E&O Litigation
This survey offers more perspective into the agents E&O litigation environment and gives real-world feedback from the outstanding attorneys on the front line defending your interests. The survey was delivered to one panel counsel attorney from Swiss Re Corporate Solutions in each state. The attorneys that responded average 24 years of experience working with Swiss Re Corporate Solutions to defend policyholders. Collectively they have handled thousands of agency E&O cases. A review of the responses provides some great direction on where E&O claims may be lurking in the agency and how to avoid them.
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23 June 2021
Increased Building Costs May Lead to Inadequate Replacement Cost
Building material costs have increased dramatically during COVID because supply has not been able to keep up with demand for many reasons. Although it may be useful for agencies to warn their insureds of these potential underinsurance issues arising from COVID, however short term it might be, the agency must be cautious when addressing this situation.
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E&O Audit
27 September 2019
E&O Audit
Swiss Re policyholders have the opportunity to receive a 10% premium discount on their E&O policy annually for five years for having an approved agency E&O procedures audit and implementing recommendations. That is significant savings considering that the cost of these agency reviews is generally absorbed by the first year’s premium savings.
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Articles
27 September 2019
Articles
In this section is a collection of articles that touch on E&O related issues. From stories of huge E&O claims to technical coverage topics, these articles tackle current areas of interest to agents. If you are interested in reprinting ANY of the below articles, you must read and comply with the E&O Happens Reprint Permissions Guidelines.
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