ABD Insights BlogOur hearts go out to all in the path of hurricane Sandy. We are committed to helping our clients as your business returns to normal operations and recovers from any damage. Please contact your account manager with any questions or need for assistance. We offer the following general tips: Your first concern should always be […]
Health Care Reform – Reason for Optimism?
I have always been the optimist, the glass half full guy. But, I have to admit that during the initial polarizing discussions in our Nation’s Capital with regards to Health Care Reform, I was a bit skeptical about the long term viability of the role of the broker advisor and the health care industry in […]
Fired Up!
I’m sitting on the plane headed to San Francisco after a few inspiring days at the Insurance Leadership Forum, the premier annual conference for the nation’s largest insurance brokerages and insurance carriers.…and I am energized. Energized by the opportunity ahead of us, but more importantly, energized by the people that we are so fortunate to […]
The Hardening of the California Private D&O/EPL Marketplace
From 2003 to mid-2011, the market for private company combined Directors & Officers (D&O) and Employment Practices Liability (EPL) policies was a soft buyers’ market. Despite increasing EPL litigation over the same period, rates were held down by ever increasing carrier capacity. By 2009, the new carriers had begun to sustain losses that out stripped […]
Our Bright Future
JLV Joins ABD Insurance and Financial Services For almost 30 years, I have been at the helm of JLV Insurance, helping guide the agency’s growth, strong service culture, and commitment to the community. I joined with partner Dan Johndrow in 1983, after a successful career in banking–where I gained a perspective on the right combination […]
WORK, LOVE, PLAY
In October 2010, I was fortunate to hear Doris Kerns Goodwin speak live at a YMCA event in San Jose. Dorris is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American biographer, historian, and an oft-seen political commentator. She is the author of biographies of several U.S. Presidents – including Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream, The Fitzgeralds and the […]