Business owners and the insurance agents who love them, know all too well that much of your time is spent managing risks. For employers who require the operation of a motor vehicle as part of their staff’s job description, the driving habits of your employee is something that needs to be considered.  In our last blog on distracted driving  we...

Wondering what to do with yourself this weekend? How about Eat, Drink & Do Good? This Friday, Saturday & Sunday is the Southern Westchester Food & Wine Festival, an event planned to bring the community together through food, wine & beverage sampling…all while helping to raise awareness and funding to fight hunger, obesity & malnutrition. Advocate Brokerage Corp is proud...

By Denise Koslowsky A happy customer means everything to us. It is why we do what we do. It is why the company was founded. We want to make the business of purchasing insurance easy for our customers.  We want to make life situations that are potentially stressful, stress free.  We want to educate our customers to the potential risks...

The statistics are staggering. According to distraction.gov, engaging in visual-manual subtasks (that is a fancy way of saying using a cell phone) increases the risk of getting into a crash by three times. Furthermore, in the US, at any given daylight moment, approximately 660,000 drivers are using cell phones. It is no wonder that the U.S. Department of Transportation and...

Does your insurance policies offer full coverage in the event of a mold related claim? The US Environmental Protection Agency named September: National Mold Awareness Month, so we thought it would be a good time to talk about how it can cause significant damage to your home, how mold relates to insurance and finally some simple preventative tips to keep...

#154967351 / gettyimages.com In business, as in life, reputation is everything. In this ever changing digital world we live in, your on-line reputation is fragile and can sustain damage from even a simple off-handed remark. What makes up your digital reputation? Your digital reputation is the image that you present online though all digital means, including platforms like Twitter, Facebook...

A Chubb Insurance video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_7yyTHSZ6k&feature=youtu.be

Understanding the risks (and how to avoid them) of employing household staff. Being an Advocate for Every Insurance Need is something we take seriously around here! We are here to serve the needs of the upwardly mobile. To identify potential risks, provide education on how to avoid those risks and to match the best protection so they are covered when...

Homes remain unoccupied for a variety of different reasons, notes Trusted Choice, part of Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, Inc. Some of the reasons homes sit unoccupied include: You own more than one residence and divide your time between houses. You are doing extensive renovations on your primary residence. You are traveling for an extended period of time....

By Ron Binday Devoting time and resources to charities has always been very important to me.  I have always thought that we should not just take care of the people that are a part of our day to day lives but that our responsibilities should extend beyond our inner circle. I’ve experienced success in my life and I feel very...