We have a new risk management intern! We are excited to welcome our new Bigfoot Intern Kalob McConnell! Kalob is a senior Finance and Risk Management major from UC Denver. He will be working with several different teams throughout his internship. This will expose him to different parts of the industry, allow him to determine where he wants to focus for his career, and help him develop skills to benefit Bigfoot. He is brand new to the Bigfoot team, and we can’t wait to see how he can help us grow. We are so excited to see how this semester internship will go! Check out our Bigfoot Insura ..read more

 10 Things You Don't Know About Our General Liability Markets   Did you know we can write stop-gap coverage in monopolistic states? Reach out to us today! Here are 10 things we want you to know about our General Liability markets as told by Jimmy Pacyna. 1. Our online Bigfoot Portal offers instant indications for select contractor classes. 2. We have the ability to consider per location and per project aggregate limit options. 3. We have admitted and non-admitted markets in all states subject to individual risk assessments including insured operations and loss history. 4. Premises ..read more

Workers’ compensation insurance can provide wage replacement and medical benefits for employees that are injured on the job. Our talented team has access to numerous workers’ compensation carriers with an extensive appetite. Sign up to our Bigfoot Portal HERE! Product Highlights Receive lightning fast indications Bigfoot works with multiple workers’ compensation carriers Bigfoot offers online, instant quoting and binding with certain carriers Competitive pricing Time saving applications What is hot right now Landscaping Restaurants Plumbing Salons/Barber Shops Floori ..read more

  Each month we share a newsletter from a different member of our staff. Here’s a note from Kate Birtch  Dear Valued Agents, As we move towards the end of this unprecedented year, we wanted to say THANK YOU for joining us along this journey of hard to place risks. Throughout 2020 our team navigated through the ups and downs and found many things to be grateful for this year, such as: - The Bigfoot portal now has more than 11,000 agents, producers, and CSRs - We've processed over 50,000+ submissions - Eight (8) new products have been added to the platform - And we've ramped up our ..read more

  Think Santa meets Bigfoot We are looking for Bigfoot in your holiday cookies! BIGFOOT HOLIDAY COOKIE CONTEST We are challenging all our agency and carrier partners to make a Bigfoot holiday cookie.  Rules:  Must send photo to Juliana@bigfootbinds.com that we can share on social media. Must look like Bigfoot or Bigfoot related. Example “This is what we think Bigfoot eats for the holidays” Must be a cookie. Learn more HERE. Bigfoot Sugar Cookie About: This is a favorite cookie of our Personal Lines Team and Akeyna has baked it every year! TOTAL TIME: 30 minutes preparat ..read more

  Things just got really hairy with Bigfoot Insurance’s new gig economy product Every booking on ShearShare is now covered by $1,000,000 in liability protection, and stylists can purchase professional liability insurance by the day DALLAS - ShearShare, the largest provider of on-demand salon and barbershop space rentals worldwide, today announced a partnership with Bigfoot Insurance, a Coverholder at Lloyd's of London, and ibott, leaders in providing insurance to the sharing economy, to give users access to a custom portal to buy coverage specifically tailored to the ShearShare community ..read more

 Agents Feedback on the Jackalope platform! Contact Sara Bullock for a demo. Our Workers’ Compensation Platform Jackalope already and are loving it. “This is a cool application, I like it. It is quick compared to other rater’s that I have used. This is going to be my preferred way to go. You can go right from the indication to completing a formal quote which is perfect. It gives us an idea if we are wasting our time or not. It is a very useful and helpful tool.” – Insurance Agent. Schedule a demo “Jackalope is an easy process. This is definitely something that I will be using. It links d ..read more

  Commercial Auto Underwriter Jennifer Solis offers tips for Creating a Winning Commercial Auto Liability Submission: Most importantly to note is that not all questions will pertain to your risk. If they do not apply, please write N/A as the carrier requires a response. Blank answers can unnecessarily extend the underwriting time. If you’re meeting with a client, use THIS COMMERCIAL AUTO APPLICATION.   Detailed and complete applications, submitted in a timely fashion, are key to helping us create a quote that best serves the insured’s interests.  Please keep in mind that larger ..read more

  UPDATE: Check out the Jackalope FAQS and feedback from agents. What is Jackalope? Jackalope is a Workers’ Compensation application that allows agents and brokers to receive multiple carrier indications instantly! Contact Sara Bullock for a demo. How can Jackalope benefit you? Schedule a Demo TIME SAVING: You will no longer have to wait 2-3 days for a response. You will save time shopping different markets AND you will save your clients’ time too! INSTANT INDICATIONS: There is no limit on how many indications you can run per day! An indication is an estimated, non-binding rate based on ..read more

  It’s hard to believe that the holiday season is just around the corner but here we are! If you haven’t had a chance, please check out Nana’s Bigfoot Chili recipe if you are looking to warm up as the temperatures drop. And if you know of someone who may be interested in an internship in insurance, have them read THIS update from our intern’s first week and if they found it interesting, have them apply HERE. Upcoming Holidays Halloween - CLOSED Saturday, October 31st Election Day - OPEN Tuesday, November 3rd Veterans Day - OPEN Wednesday, November 11th Thanksgiving - CLOSED Thursday, Nov ..read more