Boating Tips for Staying Safe on the Water This Summer
Posted: June 10, 2025
Growing companies often overlook the importance of properly managing their risk. Increased activity can result in additional losses. For example, more trucks driving more miles may result in more accidents. However, other kinds of risk can increase more than the jump in business activity. We look at three such areas here. Workplace safety Typically, when employers expand their workforce to meet growing demand for their...
State Working on New Wildfire Defensible Space Rules
Posted: June 3, 2025
The state is working on new regulations that will toughen enforcement of defensible space around homes in areas at risk of wildfires. The current round of rulemaking by the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection is on Zone 0 — the area that stretches from the physical building out to five feet — a critical zone for wildfire defense. Under legislation passed in 2022, the...
How to Avoid Being Ripped off by a Contractor
Posted: May 27, 2025
President Trump's far-reaching tariffs are starting to bleed into building costs as many of the main materials used in construction are now subject to import taxes. And as construction costs increase due to tariffs, so does the cost of repairing or replacing materials if damage occurs during construction. Rising repair and replacement costs make claims more expensive, and, in turn drive up the cost of...
Hitting the Road? Protect your Fifth-Wheel or Pop-up Camper
Posted: May 20, 2025
As summer approaches, many Americans start planning for camping excursions in the months ahead in motorhomes, fifth wheels, travel trailers and pop-up camper trailers. And while motorhomes are vehicles that require their own insurance policy since you are driving them like a car, what about the aforementioned trailers? Since you don't actually drive them and instead attach them to the back of your vehicle, states...
Wedding Insurance Is the Safety Net for Your Big Day
Posted: May 12, 2025
Planning a wedding can be fun, but it's also an investment of time, emotion and money. From booking venues and hiring vendors to selecting attire and creating the guest list, couples and families spend months (and often tens of thousands of dollars) preparing for one perfect day. But as anyone who's planned a large event knows, things don't always go as expected. That's where wedding...