ISC Expands Contractor ADVANTAGE GL Footprint to the Northeast

In November 2023, we announced the launch of our Contractor ADVANTAGE General Liability (GL) program in California and Texas. Our ADVANTAGE GL program rounds out the coverage options we provide to contractors with our STANDARD, PLUS, and PREMIER products. We are pleased to let our broker partners know that we have expanded our footprint and…

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Film Production Coverage 101: Insuring Movies, Videos, Commercials and Webisodes

Production companies have seemingly endless checklists when it comes to a shoot, and procuring the right insurance is crucial to facilitating a project’s success. Coverage is available to protect various aspects of the production – from third-party liability to equipment, vehicles and more. It also protects employees injured on the job. Sounds simple, right? Unfortunately,…

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Inside Special Events Insurance for Concerts

Concerts are a thrilling experience, no matter the size. From intimate, acoustic performances to stadium tours, concerts can become the memory of a lifetime for attendees. But despite rigorous preparations, there’s always the risk that something goes awry — during set-up, the concert itself, or break-down — that can lead to bodily injury or property…

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Insurance Market Overview, 2024 Projections By Matt Grossberg, ISC CEO

The market has been consistently hardening, with many reinsurers continually evaluating the types of business they want to write or downsizing their lines of authority due to catastrophic exposure, climate-related risks, the ongoing wars, geopolitical issues, and generally poor underwriting results in the past eight to 10 years. The market should continue to stay hard…

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Look at What Caught Your Eye: ISC’s Top Performing Articles of 2023

Our goal with the ISC Insider is to bring you the latest insurance market trends, issues impacting today’s business and individual consumers, industry sector updates, marketing strategies, and more. We also want to inform you about what’s new at ISC – our tech advances, new product and program launches, events, and more. Here are the…

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How to Respond to Common Objections for Builder’s Risk Insurance

Builder’s Risk insurance provides coverage for buildings and structures while under construction, renovation, or remodeling. The policy, written for a specific time frame (3, 6, 9, or 12 months), is designed to protect against various risks that can occur during the construction process. It typically covers the following: Property Damage to Insured Structure & Materials:…

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What Are the Most Common Winter Claims?

In most parts of the country, it’s cold outside, with snow and icy conditions already here or on their way. With Old Man Winter rearing his head again, it’s wise to take stock of some of the most common claims during this time and prepare your clients for risk. Slips and Falls While slip-and-fall claims…

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We’ve Made Cyber Insurance Easy to Quote, Bind, and Deliver

While huge data breaches and other types of cyberattacks against companies like Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, and 23andMe make headlines, small businesses are attractive prey for hackers. Cybercriminals assume that weaker security measures will make small businesses more accessible to crack than larger enterprises. Unfortunately, too often, small to midsize companies don’t have the staff and…

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