All the carriers are screaming they need property rate increases. What’s the deal?
2011 was an active year for the property insurance market. Multiple foreign catastrophe events and several intense domestic storms combined to push industry losses over $100 Billion. 2011 now ranks as the second-most expensive year for the property insurance...
Chairman Personally Contributes $25,000,000 Due to Lack of Business Income Coverage
It’s every business owner’s nightmare. Imagine receiving a phone call two weeks before Christmas letting you know your business is on fire. Well, that’s exactly what happened to Aaron Feuerstein in 1994. Feuerstein, who was the Chairman of Malden...
Is a Captive Right for Me?
The Captive Insurance market is growing and is becoming increasingly available to middle market companies. Long thought to be a tool exclusively for Fortune 500 companies, captives today are available for companies paying as little as $150,000 for their...
Reflections of Excellence
Friday, March 16th, Richard Brady, a long-time Lanier Upshaw client died unexpectedly at 63 years old. Richard, the owner of Reflections of Excellence, was barber to me and several of us at the agency for many, many years. While...