What are Antitrust Laws? Antitrust laws in the United States govern competition, monopolistic practices, unfair trade, or price fixing. Price fixing of wages, hours, salaries, benefits, and other compensation are subject to antitrust laws. The most famous antitrust laws in the United States are the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, the Sherman Antitrust Act of...Read More

How to Reactively Talk to Your Clients about Cyber Insurance   By now, you may have spoken to your clients about their cyber exposures and perhaps even presented a quote for coverage. But they still aren’t convinced. To help you explain their cyber exposure and the value of cyber insurance as a form of protection,...Read More

EPLI – Every Business Should Carry This Coverage   What is Employment Practices Liability (EPLI) Insurance? Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) will protect a business against claims that allege actions from first and third-parties of wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, wage and hour violations (FLSA), failure to promote, retaliation and much more. EPLI will often...Read More

How to Proactively Talk to Your Clients about Cyber   Before talking about cyber insurance premiums and the coverage available, it’s important that clients first recognize some of the basic cyber risks faced by their business as many may not know where their major exposures lie or that insurance exists to cover them. To help...Read More

Directors & Officers (D&O) Liability Insurance    What is D&O Insurance? Directors and Officers insurance (D&O Insurance) protects a company against liability while managing their business. The policy will cover defense costs and settlements resulting from claims that allege a breach of fiduciary duty, errors and omissions, and misrepresentations.   Who Needs D&O Insurance? Public,...Read More

Components of a Great Wholesale Insurance Submission  A question I’m often asked as a wholesale insurance broker is ‘what are you looking for in a submission?’ Well, for different lines of coverage, this can mean different things. But overall, there are three things that fit just about every submission. In a world where instant gratification...Read More

THE SINGLE BEST PROTECTION AGAINST RANSOMWARE MFA can Save your Business from Malicious Ransomware and other Cyber Attacks   Small businesses are exposed According to the department of Homeland Security approximately 50 – 75% of all ransomware breaches were against small businesses. With the rise in successful ransomware breaches, the associated costs of a ransomware...Read More

How’s Your Doctor’s Webside Manner? By Kayla Mayhew | Life Sciences Practice Leader | Founders Professional Over a dozen physicians, from primary care doctors to specialists, couldn’t explain 17 years of daily symptoms – which worsened with each passing year. Test after test gave no answer. Medications provided either no relief or made symptoms worse....Read More

New Insurance Exposures for Real Estate Agents, Property Managers, and Property Inspectors July 2020 The cost of professional liability insurance for real estate agents, brokers and property managers seems to be on the rise. Why now? Why this sector? Insurance carriers have been taking a step back, and have been re-evaluating the real estate sector...Read More

Why are Premiums Going Up? March 2020 A private company, with no claims history and no cannabis or crypto currency exposure, gets their management liability renewal quote and the premium is up 20%.  The CFO says, “Our company is the same as it was a year ago, why did my premium increase?” The current premium...Read More