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Brian Smith is an expert on commercial risk management and the InsuranceEdge advisor for American Express OPEN. With a focus on business insurance, Brian had a featured interview with Risk Management Monitor which provides daily stories, commentary, interviews, podcasts and videos related to the world of risk management and insurance.

Brian has also been featured in multiple other insurance realted sites and blogs as seen below. Please feel free to read more about Brian and Risk Recon or contact him with any questions.

Atlanta Fire Rescue: Gets $12,152 Toward Fire Detector Replacement

“When we heard about the smoke detector recall facing the Atlanta department of fire and rescue, this leaps out at us as an ideal way to help,” Brian Smith, an executive with Wells Fargo’s insurance services unit, said in his remarks at the news conference. “We are delighted to direct this money to the purchase of 1,500 smoke detectors.”

Since the recall began, the department will have replaced 400 of the defective alarms, including Saturday’s efforts.

CBS Atlanta: Corporate donation made to replace counterfeit smoke detectors

“Everyone needs a smoke detector. What a horrible situation so to have a situation to make it right in some way shape or form, it’s exactly what we were looking to do,” said Brain Smith with Wells Fargo Insurance Services.

Every other weekend the fire department will replace the fake smoke detectors with good ones. They started two weeks ago and with the help of the donation, they’ll do it again on Saturday.

Wells Fargo Insurance Services employees will also help distribute the smoke detectors. They’ll make an official check presentation Saturday morning and then they’ll get to work.

Business Insurance: What to Do Before You Renew

Conditions in the insurance market present CPAs a great opportunity to enhance their business insurance coverage as well as to educate their small business clients on key policy renewal strategies. Here are several tips on enhancements to look for and other factors to consider when renewing coverage: Ask your insurance agent about insurance markets and how they affect your premiums and coverage. Obtain quotes from at least three carriers. Commercial insurance markets are in an extended “soft” …

Insurance News – Wells Fargo Insurance

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc. – part of Wells Fargo & Company – today announced Brian Smith, David Tramonte, and Gamal Codner have joined its team as business development officers for its Atlanta operations.

All Business

“There are [still] ways companies can try to recover sooner rather than later,” says commercial insurance broker Brian Smith of Charlotte, North Carolina, who’s advising AmEx Open on its new business-insurance service.

BusinessInsure – About.com

The end of the year is the time to review your business insurance. That isn’t just my advice. Brian Smith is the InsuranceEdge Advisor to American Express OPEN and has offered a “checklist of changes” for small businesses to consider when.

Black Enterprise

Business interruption insurance covers two areas–the loss of income due to a natural disaster and the extra expense associated with operating during that time of rebuilding,” says Brian Smith, Insurance Advisor to American Express Open. In most cases, business interruption.

Business News Daily

Lawsuits, thefts or accidents can wreak havoc on the company — or even shut it down for good. In the past 20 years, employee lawsuits have risen 400 percent, with the most common lawsuits being filed against businesses with 15 to 100 employees.

CRN Community

It’s one of those unglamorous but vital components to running your business: Selecting insurance. With so many choices, making a selection can be like navigating a jungle. Here, Brian Smith, InsuranceEdge Advisor to American Express OPEN answers some frequently asked questions.

Main Street

Insurance is a tricky business as you are essentially paying to protect yourself from something that may or may not occur. But does a future full of endless possibilities require that we insure ourselves against each and every one?

Risk Monitor

There are two areas of coverage that must be considered when facing the decision to purchase business insurance: property and business interruption. Property insurance will protect against damage to the physical condition of the business along with the items that sustain operations, such as equipment and fixtures.

The Leading Edge

A commercial insurance carrier routinely provides risk control consultants as part of the service offerings. One of the main responsibilities of consultants is to perform risk audits – audits are often asigned by carriers, but can also be requested by the customer.

Weathering the Storm

With leaking roofs, falling trees and power outages, winter is often the most active time of year for insurance companies fielding claims from homeowners in Connecticut.

Some insurance policies go as far as covering electronics destroyed in a power surge, said Brian Smith, an InsuranceEdge adviser to American Express. Interior water damage, removing fallen trees (that don’t land on the house) and spoiled food caused by a power outage are typically not covered.

Your Business Insurance Checklist

The worst thing you could ever do for your business is assume that nothing bad will happen. Brian Smith, insurance adviser for American Express OPEN, and Phil Holland, founder of MyOwnBusiness.org, say the best type of risk management for businesses is the right kind of business insurance.

Confused about what you need to look for when it comes to business insurance? This seven-point checklist will point you in the right direction.

Risk ReconnaissanceTM Article Connection

Atlanta Fire Rescue: Gets $12,152 Toward Fire Detector Replacement

CBS Atlanta: Corporate donation made to replace counterfeit smoke detectors

Business Insurance: What to Do Before You Renew

Insurance News – Wells Fargo Insurance

All Business

BusinessInsure – About.com

Black Enterprise

Business News Daily

CRN Community

Main Street

Risk Monitor

The Leading Edge

Weathering the Storm

Your Business Insurance Checklist

Risk Reconnaissance^TM Article Connection