Posts by ISC Editor

Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved out of the shadows of some science fiction movie or solely the realm of academic research by tech giants. A new breed of AI software is everywhere – from the launch of ChatGPT to Sounddraw, Legal Robot, and many others – and is increasingly being used by everyone in every…

Positioning your insurance agency and its management as an authority in the niche you serve goes a long way in solidifying your existing client relationships, developing new customers, creating valuable industry partnerships, and becoming the resource for addressing emerging trends and today’s evolving and challenging insurance world. You will establish credibility and visibility to help…

Agency brand consistency and continuity help establish recognition and solidify your position in the minds of your clients and prospects. Whenever possible, you want your agency brand showcased on your all materials, including your new business and renewal applications. With ISC’s Online MGA (OMGA) platform as well as ISC’s free eSign feature, you can add…

Economic and social inflation, litigation funding, and other factors continue at full throttle in 2023, driving up liability exposure for businesses, including establishments in the hospitality industry. Additionally, other factors such as rising medical expenses and legal and investigative costs contribute to driving up claims costs. To protect against liability exposures and increasingly higher verdicts…

Let’s take a look what’s new at Paramount, a Texas-based ISC Company that specializes in the trucking industry. We’ll also look at a couple new developments impacting the industry. Paramount provides trucking companies in Texas and California that haul imported and exported goods to and from the Mexican border with Liability, Physical Damage, and Cargo…

August 26 marks National Women’s Equality Day in the United States, an occasion on which ISC celebrates the achievements of women over the decades and commits to the success of women in the insurance industry. On this day of acknowledgment and reflection, let’s explore the origins of National Women’s Equality Day, as well as the…

Northeast National Brokerage (NNB), an ISC company, has been providing petroleum distributors with A rated Excess Liability insurance with limits of up to $5 million through our in-house Binding Authority Agreement underwritten by certain underwriters at Lloyd’s since 2014. We have recently increased our capacity within our program with another $5 million available through Sutton…

The Excess & Surplus Lines (E&S) market, written by non-admitted carriers, provides specialized and alternative insurance options for hard-to-place risks or unique exposures. Over the years, it has increasingly represented a huge piece of the property and casualty industry. In fact, most recently, the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA) released a midyear report from…

It’s no secret that sales can slow during the summer months. After all, most folks — including agents — often take advantage of school schedules and warm weather to go on family vacations, or simply check their emails a bit less than usual. When there’s outside fun to be had, it can seem more difficult…

If you’re looking to drive more traffic to your website, improve customer retention, or simply better define your overall brand voice, there’s one simple technique you may have missed: video! Incorporating original content via video assets to your existing online website provides plenty of benefits, even though the initial investment may seem costly. In today’s…