T h e Main Street America Group annually adjusts building values for their Main Line Business Owners Policy (Main Line BOP) insureds and commercial property renewals according to Marshall & Swift/Boeckh (MSB) guidelines. MSB updates its guidelines to account for trends in labor and construction costs on a yearly basis. These guidelines indicate a slight increase in these costs over the last valuation adjustment they implemented.

Please read this MSA News Alert for full details.

PHLY's Small Business unit has taken off since the program's 2016 release. Quote to bound ratio has increased to over 50% and the turnaround time on submissions is under 48 hours. 

Please click here to review PHLY's target markets and  click here to review their Quick Quotes submission process.

Please contact David Ferriero, david.ferriero@phly.com with any questions or concerns.

Topic: Roof Inspections

Tuesday August 8, 2017 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM

After attending this webinar, attendees will be able to: 

• Establish an internal roof inspection program
• Identify items warranting preventative maintenance such as clogged drains, loose or missing flashing, scoured ballast, ponding, and unwanted vegetation
• Describe the causes, impacts, and protection safeguards for snow loading, ice dams, wind damage, and hail damage 

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Topic: Inland Marine, Part 1

Thursday, August 10 | 10:00 - 10:30 AM

This 20-30 minute webinar will provide you with an overview of Liberty's Inland Marine Builders Risk Policy, help you further understand Liberty's coverage and appetite, and learn about the ease of quoting through eCLIQ.

Please click here to register.

XS Brokers is pleased to announce their expansion into the Southeast with the opening of a new office in Orlando, Florida! 

Any existing XS Brokers clients who have Florida locations or business are encouraged to contact the new Southeast Region Executive Vice President and Territorial Manager Lori Ault, lault@xsbrokers.com to discuss future potential partnerships and working relationships. 

Are you ready to take flight with WinRater/SinglePoint? Join Boston Software trainer Michele Gillen for an uplifting, fast-paced tour of WinRater workflow basics, including SinglePoint setup, that will get your workflow flying high. Appropriate for both new and experienced WinRater users, the webinar will cover: 

 Please click here to view available dates and register.

Effective August 31, 2017, MAPFRE is implementing revisions to their Massachusetts Homeowners and Personal Umbrella Liability Programs. There are no rate changes expected at this time but new exclusions and other changes are being introduced. 

Please click here to learn more.

This month's 3 minute training from Kelly Donahue-Piro and her team at Agency Performance Partners is called "Time to Conquer Those Agency Woes".

In this video, Kelly will discuss what you can do to break old behaviors and habits, how to use team building exercises to motivate and educate, and taking ownership as a team leader and how that translates to agency buy in.

Click here to check it out!