Industry Roundup: April 22nd

The Basic C​​ybersecurity Controls That Every Company MUST HaveWhen it comes to cybersecurity, don't underestimate the importance of basic controls. You and your employees are exposed in the pandemic-induced work from home environment to new cyber risks, raising the stakes for cyber best practices and education. Cyber criminals seek out the lowest hanging fruit. They're attacking organizations without the most basic controls, such as those with insecure remote desktop protocol (RDP) and those that lack multi-factor authentication (MFA) for remote access or administrative access into corporate networks. Make sure your agency is promoting basic cybersecurity measures.Employee Ben​​​efits in 2021: 3 Trends for the 'Next Normal'Employee…

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3, 2, 1 With Sue Keegan: Catalyit, handwritten notes, & your work-from-home uniform

​3 ThingsRead this new blog post from Tim regarding “Lessons From Recent DFS Cybersecurity Enforcement Actions”.Learn about CATALYIT – All the agency tech guidance you need … in one place !Get your nomination in now​ for an agent under age 40 who has displayed outstanding commitment to their clients, their agency and their industry.2 IdeasRegister now for our 2021 E&O Loss Control Seminar.  There will be some acting of the highest quality by some of your friends at Big I NY – you don’t want to miss this.Ditch an email for a hand-written note.  This idea came to me from Jim Petrie at Haylor, Freyer…

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Industry Roundup: April 15th

​Highly Digital Agencies Grow 60% Faster Than the Competition​​​A recent survey of nearly 600 U.S.-based independent agents from Liberty Mutual and Safeco Insurance sought to understand how independent insurance agencies are evolving to meet new expectations. The results, published in the “Rise of the Digital Insurance Agency" report, found that digitally-savvy agencies grow an average of 60% more than their less digital counterparts. See marketing materials from Trusted Choice here.Commercial P&C ​​Insurance Rates Continue Upward Trajectory​During the first quarter of 2021, commercial property & casualty rates saw an overall gain of 7%, according to MarketScout Corp., which reported umbrella, professional liability and D&O all saw double-digit…

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