Happy Wednesday! We hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween. In this week's Big I Buzz, we're discussing this month's spotlight benefit, a good reminder for clients with the weekend time change ahead and two new agency resources from Big "I" Risk Management. 

This Month's Featured Benefit: Agency Hiring

Does the thought of hiring a new employee leave you overwhelmed? Selecting the right team member is critical to your agency's success, and the IIAW is here to help! Finding and retaining qualified staff continues to be the top concern of IIAW members based on the number of questions and conversations we have had with agencies regarding hiring and recruiting. But now through the IIAW, you can access many staffing solutions to help you ensure that you're finding a top new employee for your agency. We know it can feel like a daunting task, so we have options to help whether you prefer to do it yourself, you need a little bit of help or you just want to outsource the entire hiring process.

The IIAW's partnership with CareerPlug gives our members the opportunity to create their own Careers page and the opportunity to post available job opportunities on a site that enables them to get better candidates to fill any vacancies. Members have the chance to upgrade their FREE CareerPlug subscription at an annual, deeply-discounted rate that will allow them to cross-list their job posts on popular job sites like Indeed, ZipRecruiter and more. Learn more about our agency hiring here. Today you can watch the CareerPlug launch video to learn more about the platform and how IIAW members can use the platform. 

Reminder for Clients

Sunday, November 6th is Daylight Saving Time. While most clocks will fall back like magic - the batteries in smoke & carbon monoxide alarms won't change themselves. Remind your clients to take this opportunity to test their alarms and change the batteries if needed on Sunday. You can right-click and save the graphic to share on your on social media sites, or you can share directly from the IIAW's Facebook page on Sunday. 

Big 'I' Risk Management Shares Two New Agency Resources

The last thing we want to discuss today are the two new agency resources recently launched by the Big "I" Professional Liability team. 

1. Commercial Producer Onboarding Guide - this is a self-paced learning resource, providing an overview and learning path through 13 core prerecorded "Lightning Learning" risk management webinars. These webinars are essential tools for both new and seasoned commercial producers. The guide highlights typical commercial lines' exposures that can create E&O claims and provides learning tools to avoid or minimize risk. 

2. Sample Agency Procedures Manual - this is a template designed for both personal and commercial lines agency workflow. You can customize this to your agency's procedures and implement it. Failure to follow your written procedures and to update the manual when procedures can result in a client alleging an errors and omissions claim against your agency.

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