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​Now that I have your attention lets talk about something that should have the hairs on the back of your neck standing at attention!! On October 12th  there was a major collapse of a building under construction in New Orleans. According to a news report by John Simerman of The Times-Picayune, “The concrete floors that gave way on Oct. 12 atop the Hard Rock Hotel as it rose above Canal Street were poured into a different kind and size of metal decking than what the city's permitting office had approved for the project, according to documents and several sources. Whether engineers accounted for that change…

​By Jim Lombardo, CPCU, AAI, AIM, MBA, AVP of Learning & Development​​ Millennials? … Gen Y?… Gen Z?…. I frankly get confused and often times don't know who goes into what category.  Well I guess that is not true- I know that I am a full-blown Baby Boomer. That being said, I believe we all must become more familiar with the changing demographics, the changing demands, belongings, expectations and norms... and more specifically how does that affect the way we deliver insurance? It turns out that Millennials were responsible for all new vehicle sales growth in North America during the first quarter of 2018 according to…

​By Jim Lombardo, CPCU, AAI, AIM, MBA, AVP of Learning & Development​ It seems like every day there is another notice about a security breach. We've all most likely heard about the biggest ones- Yahoo (3+ billion accounts affected); Marriott (383 million accounts affected) Equifax; Home Depot; Target... the list goes on and on. However, there are so many “smaller" breaches we may not hear about- firms like Blur (a password manager with 2.4 million accounts); Town of Salem Video game; discountmugs.com; benefit mall; Blackrock Inc.; Huddle House; Rubrik and too many others to list here- but I think you get my point. What if something…