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E-Sign Feature on ISC’s Online MGA Platform
Getting things done efficiently and seamlessly today is part of providing quality customer service to clients. People expect less paperwork and hassle with a digital environment designed to serve them. Insurance transactions are no exceptions. E-sign is part of ISC’s…
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AI in Insurance
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,…
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Become a Thought Leader in Your Niche
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…
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Custom Agency Branding on ISC’s OMGA Platform
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…
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Why Restaurants, Bars, Taverns & Nightclubs Need Excess Insurance
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…
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Trucking Recap
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…
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Celebrating National Women’s Equality Day
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…
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NNB Launches Additional Capacity in Its Petroleum Distribution Excess Program
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…
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Excess & Surplus Lines Primer for New Agents
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…
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How to Keep Up Sales During the Summer
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…
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The Benefits of Adding Video to Your Website
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…
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Why Get Involved in Sponsorships through Your Business
When it comes to business marketing, an often-overlooked strategy is corporate sponsorships. Sponsoring an event or a cause is actually a great way to achieve numerous marketing goals – often with very little investment upfront. If your agency isn’t yet…
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Mid-Year Insurance Review
Homeowners Market The Homeowners insurance market continues to be hard hit in catastrophe-prone areas such as Florida, California, and Louisiana as more carriers exit or stop writing new policies. Natural catastrophe events and rising costs (materials and labor) to rebuild…
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ISC’s Partnership with Hiscox Delivers More Coverage Solutions with Market-Leading Digital Platform
ISC’s Wholesale Division provides ISC appointed agencies a broader product base outside our program business offerings. You gain immediate access so you can quote and bind various products with Hiscox NOW, a digital platform that enables you to obtain Business…
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Back to the Office Is a Mixed Bag Among Employees
During the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses across the United States were forced to transition to remote work. Employees adapted to months and even a couple of years or more of working from home offices, switching to virtual meetings in lieu of…
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Keep on Trucking: Paramount’s Highlander Program Expands Into New Mexico and Arizona
An ISC company, Texas-based Paramount is known for its underwriting expertise and experience in the commercial transportation market, providing trucking companies in Texas and California that haul imported and exported goods to and from the Mexican border with Liability, Physical…
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ISC’s Homeowners Insurance Program Fills Void in Key Middle Markets
The disruption in the Homeowners insurance market has wreaked havoc on agents and clients looking for solutions as carriers pull out of key markets. In May, State Farm, the largest insurer of homes in California, announced it would no longer…
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The Basics on Construction Insurance
Contractors require a portfolio of insurance coverages to protect their property and assets. The following is an overview of several of the coverages that comprise construction insurance. Feel free to repurpose and share this primer with your clients and prospects.…
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Planning a Big Event? Here’s What You Need to Know
As we head into summer, hosting events is on the rise – from personal events like Fourth of July parties, to business events like outdoor mixers and company barbecues. And hey, don’t forget about wedding season! From location, to vendors,…
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A Hard Look at Today’s Property Insurance Market
Some are calling today’s Property insurance market the hardest in a generation, characterized by a significant increase in rates, shrinking capacity, and tighter underwriting requirements and scrutiny. Climate-driven events, incorrect valuations, inflation, high claims costs, a decline in capital markets,…
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Excess for Everything at ISC
ISC has established a significant footprint with our agency partners for Excess Liability for specific industries such as contractors, trucking, and petroleum distributors. We are now pleased to announce that we have expanded our Excess program for a wide range…
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