OVERVIEW AND TOPICS


Participants will take an in-depth look at Commercial Property, Business Automobile, and Commercial General Liability endorsements. Using real-life examples, they will identify coverage issues that may create problems for the insured, review the appropriate endorsements, and learn how they can amend policy provisions, add coverage, increase or decrease coverage limits, or restrict coverage.
In this session, agents will identify emerging risks that could have a significant impact on their client’s business, their agency or organization, or even their career, such as: use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, medicinal and recreational marijuana, solar storms and falling satellites, autonomous vehicles, big data analytics, drones, nanotechnology, and ridesharing. They will discuss the exposures, coverage issues and gaps with traditional insurance policies, and explore possible insurance solutions to these unique risks.
Participants will be aware of the benefits afforded them of a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Long-Term Care (LTC) Insurance. They will understand the HSA and how it is created. They will also understand Medicare and Medicaid as they relate to LTC and LTC Insurance. They will learn what LTC insurance is, what it costs, what services it covers, and who should purchase it. They also learn the tax advantages of having an HSA and LTC Insurance. By explaining state partnership laws and the benefit of depositing LTC premiums into an HSA, they may also recognize the tax benefits of this process and how the programs work well when they are both purchased.
Many insureds look to their insurance agent for risk management tips and advice in a variety of circumstances. Among the most notable of those circumstances are employee-related issues. In this session, participants will learn how they can effectively advise an insured about multiple risk management issues in human resources related matters by presenting a comprehensive, systematic approach to employment issues. After an overview of employment practices, they will examine employee benefits, how benefits should be administered, and the insurance implications. They will discuss contingent coverage available on the standard ISO Commercial General Liability Policy and an overview of Fiduciary Liability Coverage. Agents will review the ISO standard EPL Policy form and discuss the hot topics in the area of EPLI coverage and risk.
In this session, participants will understand ethical challenges that insurance professionals face, difference between legal and ethical responsibilities and their fiduciary duties and obligations to the customer, insurer, and peers.
Using recent personal lines and commercial lines insurance coverage cases, participants will sit as “jurors” in this interactive session. They will review and discuss the facts of each case and compare their decisions to the actual verdict by the appellate court. They will gain a better understanding of exposures and coverages provided in various insurance coverage forms, such as: Commercial General Liability, Homeowners, Personal Liability Umbrella, Business Auto, Workers Compensation, and Professional Liability.

COURSE DETAILS


DURATION
16 Hours

PRICE
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FORMAT
Classroom

CE CREDIT
Varies by State

INSTRUCTION LEVEL
Master

FINAL EXAM
No Exam

EVENT LOCATION


Turning Stone Casino Resort

5218 Patrick Road
Verona, NY
13478

800-771-7711

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