What’s the Difference Between E&O, Fidelity Bonds and Cyber Liability? When you face a complaint involving your advisory business, insurance can help you achieve a better outcome. But risks come in all shapes and sizes — and so do the policies that protect against them. A competent broker will usually recommend E&O, Fidelity Bonds and [...]
Read MoreCybercrime Terminology to Know As an advisor, not knowing or understanding the cybercrime risks your business faces puts you at a disadvantage against cyber criminals who know exactly what they're doing. But wrapping your head around the lingo used to talk about the topic can be tricky. Cybercrime terminology is complex and it's constantly changing [...]
Read MoreNew Exclusive Health Plan Options for Financial Professionals from Lockton Affinity Advisor Announced With open enrollment around the corner, many financial professionals are reviewing next year’s health insurance options. Unfortunately, those choices are often unappealing. When you’re a self-employed business owner, independent contractor or advisor at a very small firm, your options for health insurance [...]
Read MoreLockton Affinity Advisor Meets Fidelity's New Insurance Requirements Large financial firms are taking action to address the increasing risk in the registered investment advisor (RIA) industry. Following closely on the heels of Schwab, the latest is Fidelity Investments, whose Fidelity Institutional business unit serves financial intermediaries and institutions with investment technologies and solutions. In March, [...]
Read More3 Products RIAs Must Buy No business wants to spend money it doesn't have to. But without these 3 products RIAs must buy, a firm could find itself paying for risks it can't afford. In any shopping scenario, there are some bells and whistles that would be nice to have and other must-haves that you [...]
Read MoreThe Current State of the Cyber Market Cyber liability insurance protection is key to an effective risk management strategy when you're a registered investment advisor. But changes are afoot in the cyber insurance marketplace and it could impact your ability to get the coverage you need while it's still affordable. Since the beginning of the [...]
Read More5 Recent Excessive Fee Lawsuit Case Examples Advisors have been hearing a lot about recent excessive fee lawsuit cases these days. With so much repetitive news, it's understandable if you've thought about tuning it out. But remember that these ERISA-based class action lawsuits can pose a huge risk to your career and personal assets. Under [...]
Read MoreCoverage Gaps with Some E&O Policies: An Interview With Tom Schrandt Recently Tom Schrandt, Vice President at Lockton Affinity and Producer of the Lockton Affinity Advisor business, sat down with NAPA Net the Magazine, the official magazine of the National Association of Plan Advisors, to discuss an important topic—the coverage gaps that retirement plan advisors [...]
Read MoreAre Excessive Fee Reforms on the Horizon? More and more excessive fee lawsuits are claiming that retirement plan fiduciaries are overpaying for fees or mismanaging investments, but excessive fee reforms could be on the horizon. Excessive fee lawsuits are concerning—not only due the high cost to advisors defending themselves from claims but also because of [...]
Read More15 Excessive Fee Lawsuit Examples Over the last year, advisor insurance claims for excessive fee lawsuits have skyrocketed. If you are a retirement plan fiduciary, you too could be at an increased risk for an allegation that the investment manager or recordkeeper is being paid too much. It’s beneficial to understand what exactly plaintiffs are [...]
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