Ever wonder what happens while your company drivers are on the road? Looking for new ways to monitor and manage cost of insuring a fleet of commercial vehicles? If professional drivers keep your business rolling, telematics devices now offer you new, real-time insights into ways to manage and monitor your risk exposures. For businesses that […]
How Smart Home Technology is Influencing Home Insurance
By now, most Americans have grown accustomed to smart devices. Whether it is a smartphone or a smartwatch, we interact many times a day with some sort of smart device. These gadgets have changed the way we live providing unprecedented convenience and productivity. Smart devices in the home are no different. Over the last few […]
10 Ways Driving Analytics are Affecting Insurance
You may have noticed a lot of buzz about driving analytics lately, and for good reason. Driving analytics are primed to change the way vehicles and drivers are insured, and even conceivably change the way individuals drive, for the better. What is Driving Analytics? Also referred to as telematics, driving analytics tracks driver data like […]
Here’s What You Need to Know About Airbnb-ing Your Home
Sally Miller left corporate American when her first child was born to spend time with her growing family. But this also meant the family income took a hit, so she started exploring ways to make money from home. Hosting her four-bedroom home in San Jose, California on Airbnb turned out to be a great side-gig. […]
Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Insurance as a Career
Whether you or someone you know is headed to college unsure of your path, graduated and looking for a job, or just looking for a career change, insurance should be on your list of jobs to research. Here are reasons why insurance is a great career choice. 1. A Stable Industry Insurance has been around […]
Climate Change May Affect Your Homeowner’s Insurance Policy
You only need to watch the news once to understand that weather events have become more dramatic over the past 10 years. According to Maryland State Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer, whether you’re talking about tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, or wildfires, “Both the number and severity of natural disasters have increased” – and so have the number […]
Marijuana at Work: What Employers Need to Know
Legalization of marijuana – whether for medical or recreational use – is rolling out across the country. It’s having an enormous impact on employers, who now have to ask: How is marijuana use impacting safety on the job? Can an employee file a discrimination lawsuit if medical marijuana use doesn’t align with our organization’s drug […]
What Insurance Does an Uber or Lyft Driver Need?
If you drive for a ride-hailing company like Uber or Lyft, or if you’re thinking of joining one, insurance coverage can seem like a secondary concern or something too complicated to tackle. But it’s more important than you think – and inaction could put you at risk. Do you have the right auto insurance to […]
Extreme Weather, Its Effect on the Economy and You
Extreme weather is a meteorological event that falls outside the realm of normal patterns. Weather describes conditions in the Earth’s atmosphere that occur over a short period such as days. Climate describes the weather that occurs over a longer time such as decades. Climate affects weather. For example, weather in the temperate areas is more […]
Taking the High Road on Safety
Triple Beam Technologies is preparing to begin field testing a hand-held device that will help police officers determine whether marijuana users are too high to drive safely – technology developed in response to the legalization of medical and/or recreational marijuana by one state after another. Kathy Stitzlein, founder and chief executive officer of the Akron-based […]
Service Animals, Emotional Support Animals and Your Business
Many people with disabilities use a service animal in order to fully participate in everyday life. Dogs can be trained to perform many important tasks to assist people with disabilities, such as providing stability for a person who has trouble walking, picking up items for a person who uses a wheelchair, preventing a child with […]
E-Scooters and Insurance
Dockless electric scooter (“e-scooter”) sharing programs continue to grow in number, popularity and value. The companies that operate these programs report that millions of rides have been taken in cities across the United States. One such company, Lime, was reportedly valued at $2 billion as of January 31, 2019. But this explosive growth of e-scooter […]
5 Things to Know About Umbrella Insurance
1. Without it, You Could Lose Everything If you cause a car accident and the other driver sues, your auto insurance covers you up to your personal-liability limit, which is likely between $100,000 and $300,000. Same goes for your homeowners insurance if the mailman slips on your steps. An umbrella liability policy pays for settlements […]
Commercial Umbrella Insurance: What You Need To Know
The term “umbrella insurance” is a good descriptor – it’s a broad type of coverage used to protect your business from liabilities that threaten its financial stability. This insurance extends over other policies to provide additional coverage when certain kinds of underlying policies have reached their limits. It also can kick in to fill in […]
Umbrella Insurance – What Is It, And Do You Need It?
One of the best things about living in America is the right to a fair trial if you’re accused of wrongdoing – and the right to bring someone else to trial if they wrong you. It can also be one of the worst. The right to due process is crucial to any free society, but […]
Umbrella Insurance 101
Umbrella Insurance is a form of liability insurance that will supplement your basic liability policies, such as your auto, home or renters insurance. An umbrella liability policy covers a much higher limit and goes above and beyond claims directly relating to your home and auto. The main purpose of your umbrella policy is to protect […]
Shield Your Family
You are more connected than ever and criminals know the information accessed by your family is valuable. Criminals steal passwords, data, money and identities. Even worse than financial loss is the threat of cyber bullying and reputational harm. Western Reserve Group has Personal Cyber and Identity Fraud Coverage that helps you by guarding your loved […]
What is Personal Cyber Insurance and Why Do You Need It?
When you hear, “cyber attack,” you likely think of data breaches at a large company or retailer, but do you ever consider that you could be personally attacked? From a surprise virus to a deliberate rental scam, to deeply hurtful cyber-bullying, the threats you and your family face in the connected world are real and […]
Chubb Launches Personal Cyber Protection Coverage
As a supplement to a a Masterpiece Homeowners policy, Chubb’s Cyber coverage offers individuals and families in North America enhanced protections for cyberattacks that lead to extortion and ransomware, financial loss, cyberbullying, cyber disruption, and breach of privacy. Additionally, clients benefit from discounted access to third-party resources, with tools ranging from how to secure network […]
Personal Cyber Insurance: Deploy in Case of Attack
Your “internet of things” – that network of smart TVs, video game consoles, refrigerators and thermostats that make your life easier – poses a security threat. Where there is a threat, there’s (usually) insurance. Until recently, cyber insurance has been a product for businesses; now it’s an option for individuals. Personal cyber insurance pays out […]