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Offer Your Insureds’ Some Clarity On What All That Insurance Jargon Means

March 15, 2023

  Often, insureds aren’t up to speed on what all the “insurance-speak” means. While insurance professionals could define commonly used auto insurance terms in their sleep, the average customer has little experience with insurance and its vocabulary. Often, that insurance jargon needs explaining. Grinnell Mutual provides insureds with some help, with common insurance terms translated…

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Best Practices vs. Customer Relations | Do I Have to Forsake My Client to Protect Myself?

March 15, 2023

By: Robert Procter & Judd Genda | Axley Attorneys Should an agency contact a client to notify it that its policy is being cancelled for failure to pay the premium (direct billed by the carrier)? Risk managers and errors and omissions insurance providers almost always say that an agent should not intervene and contact the…

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PIA Agents Advocate at the Wisconsin State Capitol

March 9, 2023

On March 8th, PIA’s Board of Directors, the PIA Legislative Committee, and other PIA member agents gathered in Madison, Wisconsin to advocate on issues important to independent agents and Wisconsin small businesses. The group gathered at the Park Hotel for lunch and a legislative briefing, before walking across the street to the Wisconsin State Capitol…

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Important Things to Consider When Finishing Your Basement

March 1, 2023

Finishing your basement is often on many homeowners’ “to-do” lists.  Whether you are just moving in or it’s a project you’ve been meaning to get to, there are many important considerations to take before diving in. From planning out the project and pulling permits, to considering safety and property protection steps, it is imperative that…

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Winter Named President of Acuity, Salzmann Remains CEO

February 22, 2023

Acuity Insurance announced that, as part of the company’s long-range leadership perpetuation plan, Melissa Winter is named the company’s President. Ben Salzmann, who had been both President and CEO, will remain as CEO. He anticipates staying with the company for three years to help ensure a successful transition and will also continue to serve as…

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I’ll Take OCI License Suspension or Revocation for $500.

January 16, 2023

By: Robert Procter & Judd Genda | Axley Attorneys At the PIAW Insurance Hotline, we receive many telephone calls from agents facing investigations or enforcement actions by the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI). As anyone that has been subject to an OCI investigation or enforcement action knows, OCI takes its role in protecting…

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