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Agency's E&O insurance should cover independent contractorsQ: Are my agency's independent contractors covered under my errors and omissions (E&O) insurance policy? Colleagues and...

Launching a tour company? Three steps to reduce your riskQ: I am thinking of starting my own business taking small groups of U.S. clients on trips to Ireland that I will guide myself....

New law makes insurance sales less complicated for agentsQ: Whatever happened to the push to deregulate travel insurance licensing at the state level?

Client's words could supersede a contract termination clauseQ: A corporate client gave his word for a "long-term relationship," but we were terminated, leaving us deeply in the hole....

When booking a supplier you don't recommend, put it in writingQ: A client wants to book a tour through an operator in Asia I have never heard of and can't recommend. I'm afraid if something...

Client's right to a deposit refund hinges on the contract termsQ: Hurricane Irma badly damaged a villa in St. John that we had booked for a client's family's Christmas stay. My client wants...

Does an agency sale require co-owners' consent? It dependsQ: I want to sell my agency and retire, but I have a few minority owners. Must they agree to the sale, and if so, how can I get...

Airlines need little or no reason to cut off an agency's salesQ: A potential buyer of my agency thinks I must be wrong when I say that an airline can "lift its plate" (i.e., terminate our...

Post-sale payments based on profits can be risky businessQ: A prospective buyer of my agency has sent me a letter of intent that will pay me $250,000 plus 30% of the net profits for...

What to look for when reviewing Master Services AgreementsQ: Our agency won a corporate account and was asked to sign a contract called a Master Services Agreement. It seems to have...

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