Insurance Associates Marketplace

03/03/2014

As we start to warm up (let me dream!), remember what comes next. Flu season. Keep healthy, take precautions!

http://travl.rs/1c5e3O5

A flu outbreak can have an impact on your business operations. Learn some ways to help reduce the potential spread of the flu.

02/26/2014

Admit it - you're not really thinking about end-of-life issues. Most people don't, and there's nothing unusual about it. But it's a real issue, and the concept of estate planning is there for a reason. In our efforts to bring resources to all of you, Insurance Associates Marketplace has teamed up with another local Buffalo veteran of the industry - Tyrpak Financial Associates - to open up this world. To help get folks started, here's an interesting recent article from Life Happens to talk about it.

http://www.lifehappens.org/blog/the-basics-of-estate-planning-even-if-you-dont-think-you-have-an-estate/

Death is inevitable and, regardless of how you feel about that, there will be family left behind who will have to manage “your estate.” Now the word estate may conjure up images of Downton Abbey or an oil baron’s fortune, but if you are leaving anything behind, that is your “estate.” The key is to e...

02/24/2014

Something from the folks at Travelers Insurance - there's laws against texting while driving for a reason!

http://travl.rs/194N0gf

Accidents caused by distracted driving happen all the time, but can be preventable. From texts to take-out and hand-held to hands-free, learn why and how to help avoid the most common distractions on the road.

02/12/2014

Insurance Associates Marketplace would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family of Nelsonia Voight, one of our clients who tragically perished in a fire at her home last Friday.

It isn't much, but our prayers are with them.

http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/clarence/deputies-identify-victim-of-clarence-fire-20140208

02/12/2014

Valentine's is coming up - for those of you thinking of gifts that are shiny and expensive, a little document from our friends in Hanover Insurance about making sure that the gift gets cared for properly.

http://www.hanover.com/linec/docs/jewelry-release-2014.pdf

02/10/2014

Call me hopeful that there's going to be green grass soon, but when ice melts? Flooding starts. Keep aware of if you're in an area that's considered a flood risk! You can look up if you are in an area that's prone to flooding using FEMA's floodplain maps. If you are, talk to your agent and make sure you're prepared!

http://tinyurl.com/78dlbsc

02/03/2014

Rather than more information for you, today we want to just make a little pitch for our futures.

Something that we've been involved with is Project InVest - an organization that brings insurance agents to high school classrooms to help educate young people about insurance. It helps them understand the industry and their part in things - letting them make smarter choices, save money and avoid making those so-called 'youthful' mistakes that can haunt for years to come.

If you or someone you know would like to help InVest's efforts to educate today's students, please contact them at [email protected] or ask us to relay along to them.

http://www.investprogram.org/default.aspx

01/29/2014

A somewhat old but good article from the NY Times - What is 'enough' auto insurance?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/your-money/auto-insurance/how-to-know-if-you-have-enough-auto-insurance.html?ref=automobileinsuranceandliability

Auto accidents that cause major injuries are rare, but it still may be worth examining how much insurance coverage you have.

01/27/2014

Here's an interesting blog post that connects to a discussion I had recently - what happens to auto insurance when people stop driving their car?

http://homeinsurance.com/blog/2013/11/19/will-autonomous-cars-drive-down-your-premiums-and-wreck-the-insurance-industry/

Kelly McMurtrieFollow on Google+November 19, 20130 CommentsWill Autonomous Cars Drive Down Your Premiums?Whether you like it or not, you’re paying for the risk that others pose on the road. Car insurance companies base customer premiums in large part on accident rates of all drivers; in 2011, police...

01/24/2014

Here's a little something about life insurance and the effect of smoking on rates from our friends over at the LIFE Foundation (http://www.lifehappens.org/).

01/22/2014

A little something for everybody - our friends over at Travelers Insurance made an appearance on the Weather Channel to talk about winter weather and home safety tips! Take a watch!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=U1fSAJzFudU

Pat Gee, Travelers SVP in Claim, sits down with The Weather Channel to talk about easy tips to help avoid problems at home during the cold winter months. Lea...

01/17/2014

Sharon and Vince La Vigna, who owned their home outright, had let their insurance lapse.