Insurance exists to protect insureds against the economic consequences of an unforeseen, potentially catastrophic individual loss; however, P&C insurance policies are not designed to protect against every possible source of financial loss. Traditional insurance policies contain a list of incidents, causes or results not covered by the policy. Exclusions always exist, and there are reasons for each one.
In this session we:
When was the last time your client said, “That premium seems fair; the insurance company is getting adequate premium to cover its exposure and I’m getting the protection I need”? I doubt ever. More than likely you have heard – maybe even today - “I can’t believe I have to pay out all this money. The insurance company is killing me. Can’t we get this premium down?”
What the insured doesn’t understand is that insurance is not about the price of insurance (which the commercials seem to tout), it is about the cost of risk.
In this session we detail the seven costs of risk insured must consider; and it is the agent’s job to explain them.
Carriers spend many hours in underwriting meetings discussing “premium leakage.” Maybe you have heard the underwriter slip up and use that term when explaining why they can’t class something a certain way or why the premium cannot be altered any further. And if you didn’t ask the underwriter, I bet you’ve asked yourself – what in the wide-open world is premium leakage?
In this session we define and remove the mystery from the concept of premium leakage. Maybe you can help the underwriter help you with this knowledge.
Why’s and What’s for Personal Lines Clients Outline (0.01 MB) | Available after Purchase |
Why’s and What’s for Personal Lines Clients Handout (0.92 MB) | Available after Purchase |
Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS, joined the insurance industry in 1990. He is the Executive Director of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (Big "I") Virtual University. His current duties involve researching, writing, and teaching property and casualty insurance coverages and concepts to Big "I" members and others in the insurance industry.
During his career, Boggs has authored more than 300 insurance and risk management-related articles on a wide range of topics as diverse as Credit Default Swaps, the MCS-90, and enterprise risk management. In addition to this, Boggs has written 13 insurance and risk management books:
Boggs is a regular speaker at industry events, speaking for groups such as the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC), the National Society of Insurance Premium Auditors (NSIPA), the American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA), the Institute of Work Comp Professionals (IWCP), and the CPCU Society.
A graduate of Liberty University with a bachelor's degree in Journalism, Boggs' background includes work as a risk management consultant, loss control representative, producer, claims manager, and quality assurance specialist