When it comes to cyber threats, many business owners, both large and small, are a target. Unfortunately, too many business owners take the approach that it’ll never happen to them or that their company isn’t big enough.
With the recent influx of news stories about serious data breaches, it’s not just the bottom line that gets impacted after a data breach. Brand image, which can have lasting revenue impacts, can also be compromised.
While hacks affecting the largest businesses are often reported in the news, hackers can target any size business. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reports that 31% of all cyber-attacks are directed at businesses with less than 250 employees.
Understanding your homeowners insurance is important—it’s one of the biggest investments you’ll make throughout your life. Understanding your options on the types of coverage options you have for homeowners insurance will help you make informed decisions.
Let’s break down the difference between actual cash value and replacement cost options. Coverage options you choose are uniquely based on your tolerance to risk and your overall financial well-being.
With all of the beauty that winter brings, it consequently brings hazards as well. During winter months, parking lot hazards increase due to dropping temperatures, snow, ice, and less daylight. Unfortunately, if accidents do happen on your property, you could be liable.
Every year we try to start off the New Year by making resolutions that we hope to accomplish in the year to come. Usually when we hear “New Year’s Resolutions,” we think to lose weight, eat healthier and get more sleep. And while those are great goals, we came up with a few that will not only improve your life but possibly your insurance expenses as well.
As soon as they start learning to drive, whether your teen is starting with a learner’s permit or going straight to the license, you should inform your insurance company to have them added to your policy. This is usually much more cost-effective than placing them on their own policy, especially if you are a safe driver with a clean record. They will also be eligible for more coverage under your policy.
Millions of students are headed back to school this fall. It’s a good time to educate yourself and drivers alike on the rules of the road around school buses and in school zones, the dangers of distracted driving and how to keep pedestrians safe.
Car collecting is a passion!
Your passion could be everything from vintage, classic, customized or even some of the rarest automobiles in the country. It’s a hobby, and everlasting passion. We’re as passionate about your car as you are.
You aren’t thinking about insurance as you get ready to travel, but you should be. Take a moment and think—are all the belongings I have either in my car or being towed covered? The answer is maybe.
When you insure an automobile, boat, or recreational vehicle, your agent will ask you if you want comprehensive and/or collision coverage. Do you know what you are agreeing to, or declining?
Comprehensive coverage includes covering claims from wind, hail, fire, theft, vandalism, animal strikes and glass breakage. It’s the things you have no control over. The exception to that rule is hit and run. Hit and run is considered a collision loss.
A common insurance question is “how is my car protected if it’s in the shop?” If you carry physical damage coverage (often referred to as comprehensive and collision) your vehicle is still covered under your policy when it’s in the care, custody or control of the auto repair or body shop.
