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Archives: 2015

Is Your Restaurant Properly Insured?

A restaurant is a valuable asset, and restaurant owners invest a great deal of money into their operation. The costs involved in installing cooking fixtures, correct venting, guest areas, and computer systems is significant. Once purchased and installed, you want to protect these assets should an unexpected event such as a fire, break-in, or flood occur. Restaurant insurance is essential, and it must be a...

Be Alert For Skimmers And Scammers!

It’s easy for a criminal to put a skimmer device on a credit card reader Before you swipe your bank card or credit card to make a payment or complete a bank transaction, be alert for skimmer devices attached inside or over the real card reader. Criminals use skimmers to capture the information from the magnetic strip on credit or debit cards, gaining unauthorized access...

10 Tips To Improve Construction Site Security

Equipment and material theft is a major source of loss for contractors. While insurance may offset some of the financial costs, many uninsured costs – deductibles, replacing depreciated items with new equipment, production delays, paperwork and time to report and replace stolen equipment – are paid by contractors. Good planning is essential to construction site security, preventing theft of valuable construction materials and tools. General...

New Year’s Resolutions: Ways To Keep Your Insurance Coverage In Check This Year

Any insurance policy - including auto insurance, homeowners insurance, and renters insurance - should provide enough coverage to make you feel protected in case of an unexpected event. If you aren't feeling secure with your insurance policies, make a resolution this year to review them. Many consumers shop for insurance once and then forget about it, which can end up costing you more money. One...

New-Car Sales To Flourish In 2015

Two recently released reports suggest that 2015 will be a big year for new-car purchases, with auto insurance application activity picking up as a result of this as well. Sales of all-new cars and trucks is forecast to total 17 million over the next 12 months, a near 3% uptick from 2014, the highest amount in more than a decade, according to estimates made by...