Agents frequently insure entities on whose boards they serve. There are inherent conflicts and dangers in this business-building approach. Exercise Caution!
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Many agents serve on boards of directors, frequently non-profit, sometimes for-profit, and end up writing the entity’s insurance. From a D&O perspective, this creates an inherent conflict of interest, and from an Agents E&O perspective, often creates an uncovered cause of loss, should a claim arise.
I think most agents who write insurance under these circumstances [...]
Some insureds like to handle their own claims — until they blow up. If the carrier is aware of this self-management and agrees to it, no problem. If not, the insured is risking an uncovered loss.
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Industry pundits suggest a gradual, prolonged hard market is on the way. Is underwriting sanity returning? Will the abysmally soft pricing of today yield to more reasonable market conduct?
Continue reading about Advisen suggests long-term hard market on the way
Insolvency exclusion in wholesaler/MGU policy goes too far. Excludes claims arising from agent’s inability to pay. Jeopardizes policyholder in the case of any cancellations for non-payment.
