Data Security and Cyber Insurance: How to Protect Your Business

By Colleen Woods-Esposito  What is data security?  Data security means protecting your digital data from accidental loss or corruption, or from the unwanted actions of unauthorized users via a cyberattack or a data breach.  Protecting your personal data is often straightforward, and can usually be done by backups, installing protective software, password protection, avoiding insecure…

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Insurance is Boring (Until You Need It)

You could drone on about declaration pages, actuarial reports, written premiums, blanket coverage, or errors and omissions, and I’ll be asleep faster than you can say two Benadryl and a tumbler of Chivas. In fact, cracking open the old P&C licensing guide that I keep next to my bedside when these groovier sleep aids don’t…

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The Climate Crisis, Natural Disasters, the Insurance Industry

With climate change, natural disasters have become more frequent and costlier for everyone, including insurance companies who have faced unprecedented claims over the last couple of decades. Some are struggling to survive, or are no longer insuring properties in certain areas, especially those in coastal states, including the New Jersey shore.  In addition, more people…

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Spring Cleaning for Tidiness and Safety

Sure, it’s great to open up the windows and air out the house on an early spring day, to clean the glass and wash away the dark grime of winter. Mopping the floors, washing and rehanging the blinds, wiping the baseboards, deep cleaning the corners of each room—all important tasks that should be part of…

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Why Insurance Insolvency is Becoming a Problem

Insurance insolvency is when an insurance carrier experiences a reduction of assets resulting in financial distress. As a result, they cannot pay bills, pay down debts, or meet other financial obligations. Insolvency can lead to bankruptcy if the company is not able to pay off their creditors. In financial terms, insolvency can be defined simply…

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The Alarming Growth of Distracted Driving and How to Avoid Becoming a Statistic

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 3,142 Americans died in 2020 as result of distracted driving. The danger is profound and happening at high speeds, as recent data also shows that 36% of all distracted driving happens at 50 mph or above. Distracted driving includes anything that removes your concentration from the task…

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What Deer Rutting Season Means for Motorists

White-tailed deer are the most common deer species in the eastern United States, and the main mating, or rutting, season is from late October through December each year. During rutting season, the males search for mates and females search for winter food sources, so their activity and hormone levels are greatly increased from those of…

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What is building ordinance coverage?

If you are required to rebuild your property differently because of laws or ordinances – such as changing the setback of a building – you are not covered unless your policy contains this coverage.

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