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Self-Driving Vehicles: More Fear than Acceptance | 7 In the last few weeks we’ve witnessed several deaths and incidents involving self-driving vehicles.

members of Congress to support legislative solutions to create sensible options for growing the private flood insurance market, promoting flood risk management policies, transitioning to risk-based rates and reforming the NFIP.”

Work Comp & Small Business Clients | 8 Here’s a challenge for the independent insurance agent selling or specializing in workers’ compensation.

Traffic Fatalities: Some Surprises | 23 Traffic fatalities are on the rise. That’s no secret. In the last four years they’re up because — some experts say — of increased responses while driving to texts or Facebook or Instagram posts.

PIA National’s Jon Gentile on NFIP Reauthorization | 10 PIA National — and other insurance associations and groups —have made their stance on the issue no secret. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) reauthorization needs to happen now and not later. The Reality of Wildfire in the West | 13 Wildfires are exploding across the West again. So far this year 3.3 million acres have burned. While slightly below last year’s acreage, it is very much a concern. Not Unexpected: California Carrier Stops Policy Renewals | 14 AAA of Southern California is going to stop renewing homeowners policies in very high-risk areas exposed to potential wildfires. Insurance Rates Continue to be Soften | 17 The report is Advisen’s RIMS Benchmark Survey for 2018. It says business insurance premiums are continuing to be soft. Only cyber insurance is seeing an increase you could call significant.

Your Employees, SmartPhones & Driving | 27 Many of you are business owners with employees driving here and there on company business. Some of you are employees doing the same.

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SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES MORE FEAR THAN ACCEPTANCE

In the last few weeks we’ve witnessed several deaths and incidents involving self-driving vehicles. The most media coverage came from the Uber Volvo in Tucson, Arizona that ran down and killed a pedestrian pushing a bicycle across the road. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating and found the vehicle’s emergency braking system was disabled. The radar system saw the pedestrian sixseconds before the collision. The “self-driving system software classified the pedestrian as an unknown object, as a vehicle, and then as a bicycle with varying expectations of future travel path,” the report said. At 3.1 seconds before the crash, the system determined emergency braking was needed but the braking system was disabled in order to reduce “erratic vehicle behavior.” It’s reports like this that make many of us squeamish about riding in or being in traffic

with a self-driving vehicle. A survey by AAA says that fear is growing and not abating.

AAA SURVEY 73% say they would be too afraid in a fully self-driving vehicle. That’s up from 63% in January's survey. 20% say they’d trust a self-driving vehicle. 7% were unsure. 83% of women are too afraid to ride in one. 63% of men are too afraid to ride in one. 64% of Millennials say they are too afraid. That compares to 49% in January. The odd thing about that fact is Millennials are usually the first to accept new technology.

Greg Brannon of AAA said, “Despite their potential to make our roads safer in the long run, consumers have high expectations for safety. Our results show that any incident involving an autonomous vehicle is likely to shake consumer trust, which is a critical component to the widespread acceptance of autonomous vehicles.” Sources: Insurance Journal, Las Vegas Review-Journal

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WORK COMP & SMALL BUSINESS CLIENTS

Here’s a challenge for the independent insurance agent selling or specializing in workers’ compensation. That line of insurance is confusing to a lot of small business owners. A poll just finished by Insureon and Manta say 25% of small businesses responding don’t have work comp insurance for their workers. In addition, 30% of the 900 people responding said they weren’t sure they if they are required to carry work comp for their employees by the laws in their state.

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TOP STORIES Much of the confusion — according to the two companies — comes from small businesses who operate in one state and hire remote or temporary workers from different state to work in their state. Here are some specifics: • When asked if the state where the remote workers required workers’ compensation coverage 74% said they didn’t know • 7% said definitely no • 19% said they didn’t know • Just 70% say the purchase separate workers’ compensation policies for out-ofstate-workers Insureon president Jeff Somers said, “It’s really interesting that 30% of small businesses said they weren’t sure if they need to purchase workers’ compensation coverage. That shows more education is needed to help small business owners understand their specific state requirements and regulations.” While work comp requirements vary from state to state, over 2/3 of states require a business owner to purchase workers’ compensation insurance as soon as they have just one employee. Another 14 states have less stringent requirements. As you know, failure to meet the requirements of any state could mean big trouble and that

is especially true if they have remote workers located in different states. “There are some serious consequences to not understanding the particular workers’ compensation requirements in your state, or the state of a remote worker. Mitigating this risk starts with education and awareness – something the insurance industry can help with. It’s incumbent on small business owners to do their due diligence so they understand their specific insurance needs. That might include consulting with their insurance broker or agent, or even researching online at sites like ours or state websites,” Somers said. He added that some business owners see workers’ compensation as costly and it is not a top-of-the-mind insurance. That is dangerous thinking. “In certain states, the repercussions and penalties for not having workers’ compensation insurance in place can be very severe. The price employers pay for the insurance more than outweighs the potential penalties in certain states by a long shot. It’s really important small business owners understand their workers’ compensation guidelines so that they’re putting the appropriate policies in place,” Somers concluded. Source: Insurance Business America

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PIA NATIONAL’S JON GENTILE ON NFIP REAUTHORIZATION PIA National — and other insurance associations and groups —have made their stance on the issue no secret. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) reauthorization needs to happen now and not later. It expired on September 30th of last year, and here we are 10-months later and it’s still on lifesupport. Jon Gentile is PIA National’s vice president of government relations. He wrote an article for National Underwriter’s website, PropertyCasualty360.com. Gentile noted the NFIP extension was tagged onto a temporary spending bill but extension expires at the end of July. The temporary spending bill it is attached to goes until the end of the fiscal year. PIA National says that’s a bad decision. “The thinking behind decoupling the NFIP from the regular budget process was that by doing so, Congress would force itself to deal with the program’s reauthorization sooner,” Gentile wrote. But that — he says — didn’t happen. “More than two months after decoupling the NFIP from the rest of the federal appropriations process, the lack of any Congressional action on reauthorization finally prompted Sen. John

Kennedy (R., La.) to insert a proposal in the Senate version of the Farm Bill to reauthorize the NFIP for six months beyond its July 31 expiration date,” Gentile said. The program lapsed four times in 2010 and 2011. During that time frame it lapsed once for over a month. This time around — in 2018 — the NFIP has lapsed briefly twice. Gentile said, “The passage of yet another short term extension of the NFIP is preferable to allowing the program to expire going into the height of the hurricane season. During a lapse, new NFIP policies can’t be issued, requests to increase or decrease the scope of coverage can’t be processed, and renewals can’t be issued,” he said. Gentile hopes the House goes along with the Senate and extend the NFIP for another sixmonths. A five-year — or more — authorization would be much more preferable to the PIA. All this delay — Gentile added — is unneeded. “We remain frustrated by Congress’s inaction on a long term reauthorization of the flood insurance program, the House did pass a bill in late 2017, the 21st Century Flood Reform Act (H.R. 2487). This bill would provide a five-year reauthorization and includes PIA-supported reforms, such as overhauling the flood mapping process, allowing the use of more precise risk-assessment tools to determine premiums, and creating an appeals process for local governments or homeowners to challenge federal mapping decisions. Many of these items will benefit consumers and strengthen the future viability of the program,” he said. While much of the bill is positive, PIA opposes H.R. 2487 in the long-term because it will impact insurance agents negatively. The bill has a “short-sighted provision that would very likely lead to fewer agents selling NFIP policies. The provision in question would lower

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provision that undermines the NFIP’s sales force and makes it less likely that homeowners will purchase flood insurance,” Gentile noted.

Any provisions that will lead to a cut to agent commissions is — and continues to be — a deal breaker.

Fewer policies sold leads to more NFIP debt — it’s already $25 billion in the hole — and more policies means a more fiscally sound program.

“Cutting agent commissions will discourage agents from participating in the program, thereby depressing sales, and will have the unintended consequence of decreasing consumer participation in the NFIP. Any reduction in the number of policies in force will jeopardize the success of any reforms being enacted. In the aftermath of the devastation wrought by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria last year, it is counterproductive to include a

The bottom-line? “PIA calls on Congress to advance legislation that includes many of the provisions in H.R. 2487 but does not cut the WYO reimbursement rate. Most importantly, the time to act is not at the end of the current temporary extension. The time to act is now. Failure to act is not an option,” Gentile said. Source: PropertyCasualty360.com

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The Reality of Wildfire in the West

Since the wildfires are an ongoing story and this is a monthly publication, it’s hard to be more specific about this fire or that until the fires are under control. Here’s more statistics from the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of the Interior: • The number of wildfires larger than 25,000 acres has nearly quadrupled from 2004 to 2014 when compared to the 1980s • The number of homes destroyed in wildfires almost tripled from 2016 to 2017 • That number is 12,242

Wildfires are exploding across the West again. So far this year 3.3 million acres have burned. While slightly below last year’s acreage, it is very much a concern. Rising temperatures, drought and — what the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) said is — a buildup of forest fuels are the cause. The agency said those fuels are causing supercharged fires. To date this year — including several fires in California, Oregon, Washington and Nevada — 2,600 homes have been destroyed. Worse, nine firefighters have died so far. That compares to 14 killed in all of 2017. And last year — as you remember — is the second-worst fire season in history with over 10 million acres impacted.

The National Weather Service said drought is the driver of the conditions found in the states of Arizona and New Mexico and in Colorado. And all of California is facing abnormally dry conditions. The start of the fire season for California is the worst in 10-years with 220,421 acres burned as of Thursday of last week. One wildfire we are tracking is in Nevada. It has burned over 700 square miles and has engaged 600 firefighters. Jennifer Jones of the NIFC said the higher temperatures and the droughts have extended the wildfire season by 60 to 80-days each year. “We’re not calling it a fire season anymore, we’re referring to a fire year,” she said. Sources: Associated Press, Reuters

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NOT UNEXPECTED

CALIFORNIA CARRIER STOPS POLICY RENEWALS AAA of Southern California is going to stop renewing homeowners policies in very high-risk areas exposed to potential wildfires. Spokesman Jeffery Spring said the decision is to mitigate the firm’s exposure to catastrophic risk. He also said, AAA of Southern California thinks not doing so will eventually raise rates and make the company less competitive. “Although the risk of fire has increased over the years in many California communities, we have continued to offer home insurance in the state. Over the past few years, we saw a need to re-evaluate our exposure to future catastrophic fire events,” Spring said. Basically, the policy says homes will now be assessed based on their proximity to bushes, vegetation and other

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flammables. The assessment will be done via a combination of aerial photography and the physical inspection of photos. Spring thinks this will impact maybe 1% of the homes they insure. If a policy is not renewed AAA of Southern California said help finding a policy will be offered through the company’s in-house agency or through the FAIR Plan. By the way, AAA says four of the five counties at risk for wildfire are found in California: • • • •

Los Angeles County Santa Clara County Orange County San Diego County

The fifth is Harris County in Texas. Source: Insurance Business America

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INSURANCE RATES CONTINUE TO BE SOFTEN

The report is Advisenâ€™s RIMS Benchmark Survey for 2018. It says business insurance premiums are continuing to be soft. Only cyber insurance is seeing an increase you could call significant. Advisen said in spite of record-breaking natural disasters and catastrophes, the average cost of risk

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TOP STORIES (TCOR) fell 3% in 2017. It adds to three previous years to total four and dropped from $10.07 per $1,000 of revenue in 2016 to $9.75 per $1,000 of revenue last year. Not good says Advisen. The report said the drop is driven by falling property, liability, workers’ compensation, management liability and professional liability costs. And RIMS also notes that risk management administration costs are also a factor. Advisen’s David Bradford said, “Market conditions are favorable for insurance buyers. A competitive insurance market resulting from a chronic overabundance of risk capital strongly contributed to TCOR decreasing steadily since 2013.”

MORE FROM THE CYBER INSURANCE REPORT • For cyber insurance the cost per $1,000 of revenue jumped 33% in 2017 • The rise was 28-cents and is up from 21-cents in 2016 • The average premium per employee rose 9% • Over the last six-years the number of companies purchasing cyber insurance is up from 35% in 2011 to 65% in 2017 Banking, education and healthcare are the industries purchasing the most cyber insurance. Meanwhile, a separate report from Fitch Ratings said for the fourth year in a row underwriting losses for personal lines has

gone up. The first three years had losses being caused by personal auto. Ironically — said Fitch Managing Director James Auden — losses for personal auto continue but the losses in personal lines are now being led by homeowners. “The homeowners line is traditionally a more volatile product segment, which experienced a higher combined ratio than personal auto for the first time since 2012,” he said. The combined ratio for 2017 for personal lines hit 103.8. Oddly that’s as premiums continued to grow. Higher catastrophe losses are to blame.

OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FITCH REPORT • Personal auto still had huge underwriting losses in 2017 but price increases at renewal improved things • Personal auto’s combined ratio fell to 102.6 in 2017 — down almost 4 points • Homeowners combined ratio rose to 107 in 2017 • From 2013 to 2016 the average was 92 • Personal auto has grown the fastest the last two-years at more than 7% in netwritten premium growth • Homeowners fell during the last threeyears and hit only 2% net-written premium growth Sources: Insurance Business America, MyNewMarkets.com

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INSURANCE COMPANIES & FORTUNE 500 How’s this for special. Seven property and casualty insurers have ended up in the top100 largest revenue companies measured by Fortune. One of the seven — Berkshire Hathaway — is in the top-five.

SEVEN PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURERS — FORTUNE'S TOP 100 LARGEST REVENUE COMPANIES

3. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY

66. NATIONWIDE Previous Rank

Revenues

$43,939,900

Employees

33,135

68. LIBERTY MUTUAL

Previous Rank

Revenues

$242,137,000

Revenues

$42,687,000

Employees

377,000

Employees

50,000

36. STATE FARM

79. ALLSTATE

Previous Rank

Revenues

$78,331,000

Revenues

$38,524,000

Employees

65,664

Employees

42,680

60. AIG

100. USAA

Previous Rank

102

Revenues

$49,520,000

Revenues

$30,016,000

Employees

49,800

Employees

32,705

Source: PropertyCasualty360.com

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THE PRIVATE FLOOD INSURANCE MARKET

IT’S GROWING PIA National wants flood insurance reforms. On its website PIA National said it is, “Working with members of Congress to support legislative solutions to create sensible options for growing the private flood insurance market, promoting flood risk management policies, transitioning to risk-based rates and reforming the NFIP.” The reformation of the NFIP — or the National Flood Insurance Program as it is known — is a top priority of not just the PIA but of other insurance groups, realtors and realtor groups, consumer groups and environmentalists. One of the keys to that reformation is getting actuarily sound rates for homes and businesses needing flood insurance. Another key is transferring — as the PIA National quote says — risk to the private insurance market. That is already happening.

Insurance Journal’s Top Private Flood Insurers 2017 Market Study was released a couple of weeks ago and it said 50 new carriers added private market flood insurance to their lineup of products in 2017. Those 50 carriers had: • $630 million in written premiums • That’s a jump of $217 million over what was written in 2016 MOST OF THAT PREMIUM GROWTH — 98% — CAME FROM FIVE MAJOR CARRIER GROUPS: Assurant Zurich Re FM Global Liberty Mutual Berkshire Hathaway

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TOP STORIES Most of the flood insurance written on the private market was in commercial lines. That figure was 64% and that is down from 66% in 2016. IN 2017 THE TOP-FIVE WRITERS OF DIRECT WRITTEN PREMIUM IN THE COMMERCIAL MARKET:

THE REPORT SAID LAST YEAR 10 STATES EXPERIENCED PRIVATE FLOOD INSURANCE GROW IN EXCESS OF $5 MILLION IN NEW BUSINESS. THIS IS BASED ON DIRECT WRITTEN PREMIUMS: Florida — $36.5 million

$89,826,939

California — $23.1 million

$58,245,862

FM Global

$263,281,599

Texas — $20.7 million

$41,571,428

Zurich Re

$63,839,162

New York — $20.2 million

$9,977,894

Berkshire Hathaway

$27,603,275

New Jersey — $11.8 million

$8,849,770

RSUI

$13,224,505

Allianz

$11,704,696

IN 2017 THE TOP-FIVE WRITERS OF DIRECT WRITTEN PREMIUM FOR PRIVATE FLOOD INSURANCE IN THE RESIDENTIAL MARKET: Assurant

$89,826,939

AIG

$58,245,862

Swiss Re

$41,571,428

Chubb

$9,977,894

Liberty Mutual Fire

$8,849,770

The Top Private Flood Insurers 2017 Market Study report is fascinating. You can click here to download the report for free.

Sources: Insurance Journal, Carrier Management Photo by Vladimir Chuchadeev on Unsplash

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TRAFFIC FATALITIES

SOME SURPRISES Traffic fatalities are on the rise. That’s no secret. In the last four years they’re up because — some experts say — of increased responses while driving to texts or Facebook or Instagram posts. Or all of the above. Now research comes from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing that says half of all parents surveyed say they use their cellphones while driving.

IN THE LAST MONTH WITH CHILDREN AGED 4 TO 10 IN THE VEHICLE 33%

say they read text messages

25%

say they send text messages

15%

use social media while driving

The study was done in 2017 and involved 760 parents and caregivers. Study co-author Catherine McDonald of the Children’s Hospital said, “Engaging with a cellphone inherently takes our attention

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TOP STORIES away from the roadway. As technology rapidly changes and accelerates, we need to intervene.” She says this is risky behavior along the lines of not using a seatbelt or a proper child seat, and deterring that use is going to take a lot of different approaches from law enforcement and insurance. It’s obvious — McDonald noted — that hand-held phone use laws are useless. A separate study called Should I text or call here? A situation-based analysis of drivers’ perceived likelihood of engaging in mobile phone multitasking — yes, it’s a mouthful — done by the Society for Risk Analysis says people who text while driving are six-times more likely to be involved in a crash. Those just talking on the phone are two-times as likely. The study says we engage in that behavior — especially texting — because we’re afraid of “missing out.” It’s a separation anxiety of sort. Worse, a lot of drivers don’t consider texting while driving or talking on the phone while driving to be dangerous. At least that’s the case in certain scenarios. The study also found that women are more likely than men to use their mobile phone while driving. However, the more experienced the driver, the less likely they are to engage in that behavior.

to talk on the phone than text. That’s because the visual demands needed to text competes with the same demands it takes to drive. One of the study’s authors, Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios said, “Drivers are not good at identifying where it is safe to use their phone. It is safer for drivers to just pull over in an appropriate place to use their phone quickly and then resume their journey.” By the way, 68% of those who participated needed convincing that texting and driving is dangerous. Those in that figure believe the effects of texting and driving are minor. Sources: Carrier Management, Insurance Journal

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YOUR EMPLOYEES, SMARTPHONES AND DRIVING

Many of you are business owners with employees driving here and there on company business. Some of you are employees doing the same. While you or they are en route — and with how busy we all are these days — the temptation is to be on the smartphone with calls or texting or doing email checking. Temptation often leads to action. It has the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) concerned. The council has found the frequency of workers’ compensation claims up by 17.6% between 2011 and 2016. A big part of that jump is on-the-job auto accidents. On the clock car crashes jumped 5%. Worse, over 40% of the work comp fatalities involved motor vehicle accidents. One positive is the frequency of lost-time claims has been on a downward path since

2010 which leads back to the negative. Lost time claims from car crashes while on the job is rising steadily. The only conclusion one can come to — and that the NCCI has come to — is the increase is due to the use of smartphones while driving. Smartphone use has doubled from 42% in 2011 to 81% by the end of 2016 and may contribute to the increase. Here are other findings from the NCCI report: • Motor vehicle claims — due to head, neck and other body part injuries — cost 80% to 100% more than others • The largest increases in accidents are in the taxi-cab company class Source: Business Insurance

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Date

Class/Webinar

Where

When

August 1, 2018

FMO: E&O Reasons & Solutions (FREE CE FOR MEMBERS)

NE/IA

Webinar: 9:00AM - 12:00AM

August 8, 2018

Contractors, Contractors, Contractors

NE/IA

Webinar: 12:00PM - 3:00PM

August 8, 2018

CPSR: Systems, Operations & Procedures

Omaha

Paul Davis Restoration

August 9, 2018

Certificates of Insurance and Additional Insureds: NE/IA Making Sense of It

Webinar: 8:00AM - 11:00AM

August 14, 2018

A Walk Around the Farm: Farm Liability Considerations

NE/IA

Webinar: 12:00PM - 3:00PM

August 15, 2018

E&O: Reasons and Solutions

NE/IA

Webinar: 8:00AM - 11:00AM

August 22 - 24, 2018

CIC: Agency Management Institute

Lincoln

Marriott Courtyard

August 22, 2018

The New ISO Personal Auto Policy: A Look Backwards and a Look Forwards

NE/IA

Webinar: 12:00PM - 3:00PM

August 22, 2018

CISR: Insuring Personal Residential Property

Hiawatha

Kirkwood Linn Regional Center

August 28, 2018

Excess and Umbrella Fundamentals Plus

NE/IA

Webinar: 12:00PM - 3:00PM

August 28, 2018

CISR: Commercial Casualty 2

West Des Moines

LaMair - Mulock - Condon Insurance (LMC)

August 30, 2018

On Ethics: Data, Dilemmas and Knuckleheads

NE/IA

Webinar: 12:00PM - 3:00PM

September 6, 2018

Catastrophe: The Coverage Expertise You'll Need When It Matters Most

NE/IA

Webinar: 8:00AM - 11:00AM

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Tricks to Fix: Closing Coverage Gaps in Home, Work and Auto

NE/IA

Webinar: 12:00PM - 3:00PM

September 12, 2018

CISR: Personal Lines Miscellaneous

Davenport

Saint Ambrose University

September 13, 2018

Street Level Ethics

NE/IA

Webinar: 12:00PM - 3:00PM

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September 17, 2018

CPIA 2: Implement for Success

West Des Moines

LaMair - Mulock - Condon Insurance (LMC)

September 25, 2018

Home Business vs. Home Insurance

NE/IA

Webinar: 8:00AM - 11:00AM

September 26, 2018

CISR: Personal Lines Miscellaneous

Hiawatha

Kirkwood Linn Regional Center

September 27, 2018

Your Agency Online: Communication Cure or E&O Plague?

NE/IA

Webinar: 12:00PM - 3:00PM

October 1, 2018

Insuring the Building Project Builders & Risk Installation Coverage

NE/IA

Webinar: 12:00PM - 3:00PM

October 2, 2018

CISR: Insuring Commercial Property

West Des Moines

LaMair - Mulock - Condon Insurance (LMC)

October 3 - 5, 2018

CIC: Commercial Multiline Institute

Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids Marriott

October 15, 2018

Cyber Liability - the 21st Century Peril

NE/IA

Webinar: 12:00PM - 3:00PM

October 16, 2018

A Walk Around the Farm Farm Property Considerations

NE/IA

Webinar: 12:00PM - 3:00PM

October 16, 2018

E&O: Reasons and Solutions

NE/IA

Webinar: 8:00AM - 11:00AM

October 16, 2018

CPIA 2: Implement for Success

Omaha

Paul Davis Restoration

October 17, 2018

Commercial Property Claims that Cause Problems

NE/IA

Webinar: 12:00PM - 3:00PM

October 17, 2018

Scary CGL Exclusions

NE/IA

Webinar: 8:00AM - 11:00AM

October 17 - 19, 2018

CIC: Commercial Multiline Institute

Omaha

Omaha Marriott Hotel

October 23, 2018

Home Business vs. Home Insurance

NE/IA

Webinar: 12:00PM - 3:00PM

October 24, 2018

New Technologies, New Risks - Drones, Home and Ride-Sharing

NE/IA

Webinar: 12:00PM - 3:00PM

October 25, 2018

On Ethics: Data, Dilemmas and Knuckleheads

NE/IA

Webinar: 1:00PM - 4:00PM

October 25, 2018

CISR: Insuring Commercial Property

Davenport

Saint Ambrose University

November 6, 2018

CISR: Commercial Casualty 1

Hiawatha

Kirkwood Linn Regional Center

November 13, 2018

CPIA 3: Sustain Success

West Des Moines

LaMair - Mulock - Condon Insurance (LMC)

November 14, 2018

CISR: Dynamics of Service

Des Moines

Hilton Garden Inn Des Moines/Urbandale

November 14 - 16, 2018

CIC: Personal Lines Institute

West Des Moines

Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites

November 16, 2018

CPIA 3: Sustain Success

Omaha

Paul Davis Restoration

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