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Writing Tips for Insurance Professionals
Log Notes, Emails, and Bad Faith Lawsuits
2003-06-14 | Gary Blake
Gary Blake explains how poor writing skills can often be a determining factor in deciding whether an insurer has shown vexatious, unreasonable, or outrageous conduct in its claims handling.
Market Practices
Binders and Confirmation
2003-05-01 | Peter Polstein
Peter Polstein discusses insurance binders and why the placing agent or broker must make absolutely certain that all parties fully understand the coverage ramifications.
Writing Tips for Insurance Professionals
"Never End a Sentence in a Preposition" and Six Other Myths about Writing
2003-02-08 | Gary Blake
In this article, Gary Blake discusses seven 'rules' that insurance claims people must occasionally break to make their communications supple and effective.
Market Practices
Considering Alternative Risk Transfer
2003-02-01 | Peter Polstein
Peter Polstein examines the use of deductibles and self-insured retentions to help with the rising costs of insurance premiums.
Market Practices
Insurance Coverage Specifications in the Hard Market
2002-12-01 | Peter Polstein
It's important to cover all the potential areas of loss your firm faces, even if insurance is not available or affordable. Peter Polstein reviews coverage extensions you should consider.
Market Practices
What Constitutes a Full Underwriting Submission
2002-10-01 | Peter Polstein
Peter Polstein describes the elements that are included in a full underwriting submission, using a recent casualty renewal as an example
Writing Tips for Insurance Professionals
How To Organize Information
2002-08-01 | Gary Blake
Gary Blake provides writing tips for today's business professional, explaining how to properly organize information by writing with the reader in mind.
Writing Tips for Insurance Professionals
Seven Tips for Improving Your Loss Control Documents
2002-03-01 | Gary Blake
An organization's most valuable asset is the personal information about and trust of its customers. The Privacy Council explains how a security plan and other safeguards are crucial.
Risk and Insurance History
The World's First Insurance Company
2001-07-01 | Barry Klein
In 1666, the Great Fire of London nearly destroyed the city. Barry Klein explains how the first insurance company—as well as the first fire brigade—emerged from the ashes.
Risk and Insurance History
The Great Fire of London
2001-06-01 | Barry Klein
Barry Klein explains how the Great Fire of London catalyzed the birth of the modern insurance industry and explores the historical events that shaped its emergence.
Writing Tips for Insurance Professionals
Log Notes, Emails, and Bad Faith Lawsuits
2003-06-14 | Gary Blake
Writing Tips for Insurance Professionals
"Never End a Sentence in a Preposition" and Six Other Myths about Writing
2003-02-08 | Gary Blake
Writing Tips for Insurance Professionals
Seven Tips for Improving Your Loss Control Documents
2002-03-01 | Gary Blake
