Insurance Training Course Catalog
The War of Cybercrime Just Got Tougher: How You Must Fight it More Effectively
It's only a matter of time. Even smaller entities have a risk of being targeted for cybercrime. Join us as Tom Wetzel brings us this timely and critical session.
Automobile Diminished Value: Is THAT Covered?
Diminution in value is the loss of value in an automobile after it has been wrecked and repaired. Very simply, it’s the decline in fair market value attributed to a vehicle having been wrecked and then repaired. In some states, it's actually a covered loss and in others, it isn't. Join us as Brenda Wells-Dietel brings this session on an important topic related to auto claims and coverage.
PFAS: What's the Big Deal?
PFAS are the chemicals that are forming the next wave of major claims. They have been found around the world and we need to know about them. Join us as Brenda Wells-Dietel brings us up to speed on this timely and important topic.
Avoiding Underinsurance in Building Property Coverage
When you tell the insured that they have replacement cost coverage on their building, what do they think you mean? They think that means a brand new building in place of the old one if something happens. But is that really what it means? No. Join us as Joe Harrington helps us to understand property valuation, what replacement cost really means, and what can be done to make replacement cost mean what we think it means.
Broker Beware - The Latest Coverage Decision that Could Get You Sued
When agents and brokers sell based on how an insurance company responds with fair coverage language, you cannot be beaten. Over the last five years, over 280 appellate decisions have come down either expanding coverage or, more frequently, narrowing the scope of coverage dramatically. As is often said, the devil is in the details, which is exactly what this class will examine. This course will examine specific appellate decisions with respect to language in specialty line policies that can create error and omission claims for insurance brokers. Join us as Fred Fisher brings helps us to understand what recent court decisions may mean to us and how we can avoid these suits altogether.
What You Must Know About the Risks Arising from Employee Benefits
Many employers offer their team certain benefits, including health coverage, 401k, and other benefits. Are these offerings opening the employer up to the potential for financial catastrophe? Join us as Frank Pennachio helps us to understand the risks that come along with employee benefits.
Resilience for Risk and Insurance Professionals
Insurance professionals are familiar with the concept of resiliency in property and organizational strength. But what about personal resiliency? Join us as Abi Potter Clough brings this important session, helping us all to maintain our resiliency in our lives and careers.
Trends in the Surplus Lines Industry 2023
What's going on in the surplus lines world? Is it still the wild-west or does it calm down sometimes? Are prices on the rise? Is that market hardening, like others are? Join us as Chris Behymer helps us to understand the surplus lines sector better.
5 Reasons "Your Work" Isn't Covered
The exclusions on the CGL coverage form can be confusing, especially when you consider that sometimes it looks like there are exclusions for things that should be covered. Join us as Academy Director Patrick Wraight makes sense out of several exclusions that apply to the work that your clients are doing and the products that they are selling.
Nuclear Verdicts®, Social Inflation, and Why They Matter to the Insurance World
Everyone sees the billboards. Law firms are marketing the large settlements and verdicts that they have secured. How are they getting those awards? Sometimes it's a settlement, but sometimes it's awarded by a court. When the court hands down a decision awarding $10 million or more, that's considered a nuclear verdict, according to some definitions. These Nuclear Verdicts® and the social inflation that they contribute to are the subjects of this session. Join us as Laura Gregory and Tim Fletcher help us to understand these concepts and help us to understand why we should care.