BANKS: IF WE CAN'T BEAT 'EM, SHOULD WE JOIN 'EM? by Patty Vaughn The Supreme Court decision, Barnett Bank v. Florida Insurance Commissioner, has created a plethora of new partnerships. T...

Your client and prospect databases are valuable resources that could cost the agency a bundle if they fell into the wrong hands. Yet under federal copyright law,...

The bar has been raised in order to qualify 'expert witnesses.' Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence** addresses the qualification of expert witnesses, as do procedural rules at the state level. This document by Roy Phillips and Thomas Veitch gives you the details.

IS BANK-INSURANCE WORKING? by James Campbell Believe it or not, the current era of bank-insurance is seven years old. In March of 1996 the Supreme Court decision in Barnett Bank of ...

MANAGING AN AGENCY IS MORE CHALLENGING THAN PEOPLE THINK! by Curtis Pearsall One of the nice things about writing articles about E&O loss prevention is that you dont have to look too ha...

SELLING YOUR AGENCY: ASSET vs STOCK SALE by Gary Jacobson, JD, and Larry Morrison, CMA, CLU, ChFC Which type of sale is right for your agency? INTRODUCTION: Most ag...