By Geraldine Plott, CPCU, FCLA, SCLA, AIC, ARM, AIS, AINS, CIIP, DAE, CLP “Play nice and you need to share.” Remember these words? I feel sure as a child you heard them and if you have children or grandchildren, you have said them at some time. Play nice, a very simple sentence. Even at a

If you’ve heard of or read about mindfulness – a form of meditation – you might be curious about how to practice it.  Mindfulness is the act of being intensely aware of what you’re sensing and feeling at every moment – without interpretation or judgment. Spending too much time planning, problem-solving, daydreaming, or thinking negative or

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Brenda McDermott, CPCU, SCLA, ARM, AIDA, AIC, CIIP The accomplishments of so many talented athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics have unfortunately been overshadowed by the alleged actions of one young skater who has been accused of cheating by testing positive for a banned substance. Adding to this allegation is the long history of her

Keri Herlong, CPCU, CIC, CRM, CISR, ACSR, AIM, CIIP, CLP, DAE Do you feel like a fainting goat trying to understand what people mean by “1099 employee”? Relax! This blog was written to keep you from keeling over when trying to determine what this means to policyholders versus what it means to your commercial lines