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Agency management

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Mailing of legal documents

I sometimes have to send time-sensitive insurance documents and prove that the recipient read them. Legally, what is my best option?

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Consent for electronic delivery of policy

Must an insurer that implements an online insurance policy delivery system obtain the consent of each insured before it can place the insured’s insurance policies online, in lieu of issuing paper copies of the policies?

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Brokers’ care and diligence to client

Does an insurance broker that has a professional relationship with a policyholder, and that is aware of that policyholder’s need for coverage, fail to act in good faith, with the requisite care and reasonable diligence if he/she fails to procure the necessary insurance coverage for the plaintiffs?

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Scanned documents

Are scanned documents admissible in court?

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Interns under the FLSA

Are interns treated as employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and, therefore, subject to the minimum wage and overtime rules?

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Making changes to an application based on oral conversation

Can an insurance producer make an additional change to an application, which has already been signed by the insured, with their verbal consent and have it be legal?

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Employer liability for misrepresentations in hiring

We read about an agency which hired two new members to its management team and told both of them separately, “When the current vice president retires, you will get her job.” Obviously both cannot get the job, but the agency wanted to entice both to join the staff to eventually determine which would be the better fit. Is the agency incurring any liability by doing so?

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Marketing text messages

Do I need permission to send marketing text messages?