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Arroyo Insurance Services- Redlands Serving California and the Greater U.S. Since 1936 - Exceeding Expectations in Business, Life, Health and Personal Insurance. A Member of Arroyo Ins.

Arroyo Insurance Services was created in 1986 by a group of independent agents with decades of combined experience in the insurance industry. This network enables us access to premium risk management products at a competitive price without compromising our dedication to client relations. For protection against theft, property damage, liability, employee injury, home or auto; for over 70 years individuals and businesses have chosen Arroyo Redlands as their trusted advisor and provider of insurance solutions.

That's a tugboat showing off its fire pumps during San Francisco Fleet Week a few years back. Two big arcs, right on cue...
10/09/2026

That's a tugboat showing off its fire pumps during San Francisco Fleet Week a few years back. Two big arcs, right on cue, for a crowd. 🌊

Your building's sprinkler system never gets a crowd. It just has to work the one night it matters.

Usually it does. The NFPA looked at U.S. fires from 2017 to 2021 that were big enough to set sprinklers off. The sprinklers operated 92% of the time, and when they operated, they controlled the fire 97% of the time.

The most common reason they didn't operate? Somebody had shut the system off before the fire.

That's where insurance comes in. Some commercial property policies carry a "protective safeguards" endorsement. It lists your sprinklers, your monitored fire alarm or your kitchen hood system, and makes keeping them on and working a condition of the policy. Shut one off without telling the insurance company, and the policy can refuse to pay for the fire. Not part of the fire. The fire.

Picture it: a furniture store owner has the sprinkler contractor close the valve on a Friday so heads can be moved for a remodel. The job runs long. Nobody calls the insurance company. Eleven days later, a fire starts in the back office at 2 AM.

It's Fire Prevention Week. Own a building or run a kitchen? Bring us your policy and we'll tell you whether "protective safeguards" is in it and what it's asking of you. About 15 minutes.

— Scott & the Nerds
📍 1654 Plum Ln, Redlands | (909) 792-8950

Sept 6, 2024, 8:22 PM. The Line Fire, from Redlands. String lights on. Ridge on fire. 🔥Here's the number I can't shake: ...
09/30/2026

Sept 6, 2024, 8:22 PM. The Line Fire, from Redlands. String lights on. Ridge on fire. 🔥

Here's the number I can't shake: on Sept 10, CAL FIRE had 38,002 structures listed as threatened. When it was over, 2 had been destroyed.

Great news for buildings. Not the whole story for businesses. Running Springs, Arrowbear, Forest Falls and Angelus Oaks sat under mandatory evacuation orders until Sept 15. Plenty of shops up there never got touched. They still couldn't open.

Most business income coverage starts with damage to YOUR property. No damage at your place, no claim.

The backup is a narrow clause called civil authority. On the standard form:
→ Something within one mile of you has to actually be damaged.
→ Authorities have to block access to your place because of it.
→ Then it waits 72 hours, and pays for up to 4 weeks.

A "just in case" evacuation ahead of the flames, with nothing damaged nearby, may not qualify at all.

Tomorrow's October, the month the Santa Anas earn their reputation. Run a business anywhere near the foothills? Bring us your policy and we'll find the civil authority wording before the wind does. About 15 minutes.

— Scott & the Nerds
📍 1654 Plum Ln, Redlands | (909) 792-8950

Awning out. Fruit stacked. Lights on, even in the rain. ☔That's what "occupied" looks like to your insurance company. Th...
09/28/2026

Awning out. Fruit stacked. Lights on, even in the rain. ☔

That's what "occupied" looks like to your insurance company. The day a space goes dark, a different clock starts: most commercial property policies have a vacancy clause, and it starts counting the day the tenant moves out.

Once a building counts as "vacant" (on most forms, less than 31% of the square footage rented and in use) for more than 60 days in a row:

→ Vandalism, sprinkler leakage, glass breakage, water damage and theft are excluded.
→ Everything else, fire included, pays 15% less.

No letter. No warning. The policy just quietly reads differently.

The Inland Empire leasing market is busy right now. Busy means more buildings sitting in the gap between one tenant leaving and the next one moving in.

Own a building with a space going dark? Count the occupied square footage, read your vacancy wording, and call us before day 60, not after the claim.

— Scott & the Nerds
📍 1654 Plum Ln, Redlands | (909) 792-8950

Friday night in Redlands. 🏈I took this my senior year, while the stadium was still going up. Goal posts in, no bleachers...
09/25/2026

Friday night in Redlands. 🏈

I took this my senior year, while the stadium was still going up. Goal posts in, no bleachers yet.

A lot of booster clubs are running on the insurance version of this photo.

Somewhere under the lights tonight, a booster club is running the snack bar, the 50/50, the spirit wear table and a cash box. All volunteers. Real money.

Here's what most booster boards don't know: the booster club isn't part of the school district. It's its own nonprofit, and it needs its own insurance. Redlands Unified's own booster guidelines require $1 million in liability coverage with the district named as additional insured, and two or three signers on the bank account.

On the board of a booster club or another nonprofit, and nobody's ever walked you through the policy? That's 15 minutes. Bring it in.

Go Terriers. Go everybody.

— Scott & the Nerds
📍 1654 Plum Ln, Redlands | (909) 792-8950

Two kinds of water show up in a storm. Your policy only cares about one of them. 🌧️Water from above: wind opens the roof...
09/23/2026

Two kinds of water show up in a storm. Your policy only cares about one of them. 🌧️

Water from above: wind opens the roof, rain follows it in. That's the kind of loss commercial property policies are built for.

Water from below: streets back up, mud moves, water pushes in under the door. That's flood. Standard commercial property forms exclude it. Separate policy, separate carrier, and it takes 30 days to take effect.

NOAA is calling for a very strong El Niño this fall and winter. December is a bad month to find out which kind of water you're set up for.

Bring us your policy. We'll tell you in plain English which one you've got. About 15 minutes.

— the Nerds
📍 1654 Plum Ln, Redlands | (909) 792-8950

Yes, that's a b**r. No, we did not read the fine print on the cup. 🍊Redlands Oktoberfest last fall: three Morelands, one...
09/17/2026

Yes, that's a b**r. No, we did not read the fine print on the cup. 🍊

Redlands Oktoberfest last fall: three Morelands, one Optimist polo, and a baby who has seen enough.

Dad is all in on the Redlands Optimist Club, the club that turns b**r and brats into roughly $100K a year for Redlands kids. It's why our name is on the sponsor list for Oktoberfest again this year.

Oct 3–4, Sylvan Park. Under 21 free. Kids Village, four Munich breweries, and a stein-holding contest nobody in this photo is entering.

Tickets: oktoberfest.redlandsoptimistclub.org. We'll be there. Come find the Nerds.

— Scott & the Nerds
Family-run in Redlands since 1936 | (909) 792-8950

NERD NOTE: The bill that shows up after your policy ends. 🤓Most business policies — workers' comp especially — are price...
09/15/2026

NERD NOTE: The bill that shows up after your policy ends. 🤓

Most business policies — workers' comp especially — are priced on an estimate of your payroll or sales. When the year's over, the carrier audits the real numbers. Came in higher than the estimate? You get a bill. Sometimes a big one, months after you thought you were done.

The nerd move: keep a running tally of payroll by job class, collect a certificate of insurance from every sub, and tell us when you hire or grow — mid-year, not at audit time. Estimates can be adjusted before they become surprises.

Got an audit letter you don't understand? Bring it in. That's a 15-minute read for us.

(909) 792-8950 · Redlands Insurance Nerds

Drive a truck for work? Quick question: is it on a personal auto policy?If the truck carries tools, hauls to job sites, ...
09/11/2026

Drive a truck for work? Quick question: is it on a personal auto policy?

If the truck carries tools, hauls to job sites, or has your business name on the door, a lot of personal auto policies quietly step back when something happens on the job. That's the worst possible time to find out.

Bring us your auto policy and a list of what the truck does all day. Our nerds will tell you in plain English whether it fits. About 15 minutes. 🍊

📍 1654 Plum Ln, Redlands | (909) 792-8950

Growing enough to hire your first employee? Congratulations — and one nerd note before their first shift: 🤓In California...
09/09/2026

Growing enough to hire your first employee? Congratulations — and one nerd note before their first shift: 🤓

In California, workers' comp isn't optional. One employee — part-time, family, "just helping out" — and you're required to carry it. The penalties for skipping it are the kind that end small businesses.

The good news: for most offices, shops, and trades, it costs less than people fear, and we can usually quote it same-week.

Hiring soon? Call before their start date, not after. (909) 792-8950

Happy Labor Day from the Insurance Nerds! 🇺🇸Today we're closed, the policies can wait, and we're celebrating the people ...
09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day from the Insurance Nerds! 🇺🇸

Today we're closed, the policies can wait, and we're celebrating the people who actually build, fix, haul, pour, wire, and grow everything around here.

Enjoy the long weekend, Redlands. We'll be back at it tomorrow. 🤓

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1654 Plum Lane
Redlands, CA
92374

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Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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