Five-Minute Fixes That Prevent E&O Claims
Here are quick, practical steps agencies can take to meaningfully reduce E&O exposure, without overhauling workflows or adding headcount.
Know Your E&O: Understanding the Risk of Umbrella and Excess Claims
Mistakes made when writing excess or umbrella policies can generate significant E&O claims.
Insurance Agency Mergers & Acquisitions: A Handbook for Preventing E&O Claims
Mergers and acquisitions can create growth opportunities for insurance agencies—but without careful planning, the transition can increase E&O risk. Learn what agencies need to know and download the handbook designed to help guide the process.
Know Your E&O: Why Coverage Checklists Are Essential to Your Agency’s Risk Strategy
Coverage checklists can uncover hidden exposures, boost sales, and reduce your E&O risk—download IIAT’s sample coverage checklists.
Know Your E&O: Don’t Let a Flood Claim Sink Your Agency
You should always offer and document flood insurance discussions with clients to help protect your agency and your clients.
A Policy Archeologist Talks Policy Records Retention
How long to keep policy information continues to challenge today’s insurance agencies and brokerages.
Rat Race: 4 Ways to Grow Your Business, Not Potential E&O Claims
Check out the four things to keep in mind to avoid potential errors & omissions claims as you look to improve your business.
Updated Insurance Coverage Checklists Now Available
Use the updated checklists to support more thorough, accurate policy reviews and reduce E&O exposure.
7 Tips to Avoid E&O Claims Following a Natural Disaster
Natural disasters are becoming more frequent, resulting in significant financial losses and exposing inadequate insurance coverage—including gaps in clients’ insurance coverage that lead to increased errors & omissions claims against agents.
Paradigm Parachute: How Agents Can Take Advantage of E&O Defenses
Increasingly, courts and legislatures around the country have offered insurance professionals a parachute of sorts to save the day in the event of an errors & omissions claim.
The Secret to Business Continuity? A Solid Disaster Plan
Download the new Disaster Planning Guide courtesy of the Big "I's" Agents Council for Technology (ACT).
8 Strategies for Staying Informed About Carrier Ratings
Insurance carrier ratings provide valuable insights into insurers' financial strength, stability, and reputation, which can help you when recommending coverage options to your clients.
Using AI and Avoiding Unintentional Misinformation in Your Agency
By taking advantage of AI internally and by working with insurers using this technology in underwriting, agents can reduce unintentional misinformation and provide a better customer experience
The Pitfalls of Purchasing E&O Coverage from an Appointed Carrier
Purchasing E&O coverage directly from one of your appointed carriers can be a double-edged sword. Here's why.
Booby Trap: 3 E&O Auto Snares to Watch Out For
With proper care and consideration, agents can steer clear of these traps and potential E&O issues.
Let’s Talk Agency E&O Limits
Can you afford for your agency to be underinsured in today’s market? Here's what to consider.
The Missing Stamp: A New Spin on an Old E&O Problem
Although the failure to forward a premium check to a carrier has become an unusual occurrence, insurance agencies still encounter E&O claims relating to the failure to pay premiums—but for technological reasons.
Now Available: Environmental Checklist to Help Reduce E&O Exposures
The checklist helps obtain relevant client exposures, streamline processes and more.
Coming Up Short: Protecting Your Agency from an E&O Claim for Inadequate Limits
With policy limits, it is truly a matter of taking a little extra time now to save you lots of time—and headaches—in the future.
Agency E&O Market Consistency
Learn why IIAT Advantage E&O provider Swiss Re Corporate Solutions checks all the stability boxes.
4 Bank-Recommended Best Practices for Buying an Agency
Learn how to make the most of buying a book of business to grow your insurance agency with these bank-recommended best practices.
Download the Big "I" Professional Liability Sample Agency Procedures Manual
Use the manual to help your agency avoid potential E&O claims and provide best practices guidance to your staff.
Need Help Onboarding New Producers? There's a Guide for That
The Commercial Producer Onboarding Guide highlights typical commercial lines exposures that can create agency E&O claims and provides learning tools to avoid or minimize risk.
Watch: Know Your E&O - Spring & Summer Storms: E&O Risk Management Considerations for Commercial Lines
The Advantage E&O team discusses best practices for protecting your agency. Subscribe to get episodes delivered to your inbox.
Watch: Know Your E&O - Spring Storms and E&O Risk Management Considerations for Personal Lines
The Advantage E&O team discusses best practices for protecting your agency. Subscribe to get episodes delivered to your inbox.
Watch: Know Your E&O - Preparing for Your E&O Renewal
The Advantage E&O team discusses best practices for protecting your agency. Subscribe to get episodes delivered to your inbox.
Watch: Know Your E&O - Preparing for Your E&O Renewal copy
The Advantage E&O team discusses best practices for protecting your agency. Subscribe to get episodes delivered to your inbox.
Watch: Know Your E&O - Trends in the E&O Marketplace
The Advantage E&O team discusses best practices for protecting your agency. Subscribe to get episodes delivered to your inbox.
Watch: Know Your E&O - Advocating for Clients and Avoiding E&O Danger
The Advantage E&O team discusses best practices for protecting your agency. Subscribe to get episodes delivered to your inbox.
Watch: Know Your E&O - E&O Claims Dos & Don'ts
Do you Know Your E&O? Check out IIAT's new video series highlighting essential E&O best practices for protecting your agency. Subscribe to get episodes delivered to your inbox.
Watch: Know Your E&O - E&O Claims Dos & Don'ts
Do you Know Your E&O? Check out IIAT's new video series highlighting essential E&O best practices for protecting your agency. Subscribe to get episodes delivered to your inbox.
Watch: Know Your E&O - Mergers & Acquisitions E&O Considerations Part 2
Do you Know Your E&O? Check out IIAT's new video series highlighting essential E&O best practices for protecting your agency. Subscribe to get episodes delivered to your inbox.
E&O Risks to Agents Extend to Cyber
Are you increasing your exposure to an E&O claim by not offering Cyber Coverage?
How to Protect Your Agency Against the Approaching E&O Litigation Wave
Insurance industry experts are predicting a surge in E&O claims arising from the weather disasters and the pandemic in 2020. Now is the time to examine and strengthen your E&O risk management program before the wave hits. Here are a few suggestions on what to evaluate:
E&S Placements: An E&O Blinking Caution Light
Have you ever been on a road trip, out in the country 50 miles from nowhere, when you go over a hill, only to find yourself confronted by blinking yellow lights warning you to slow down? A similar situation occurs in the agency business: day-to-day renewals and new business are going smoothly, and then the need to place an account with an E&S market arises. This is when the caution lights need to come on!
