Advocate Brokerage has once again been recognized as a PURE Paragon agency, making them the only agency in Westchester County to receive the honor for two consecutive years. The PURE Paragon honor identifies those independent brokers that have earned PURE’s Model Broker Designation.  In fact, this year’s elite group includes only 11 agencies nationwide. “We are indeed proud to be...

Thanks Mom! Sunday is Mother’s Day and I want to take a moment again this year to pay tribute to my mom and my business partner, the Founder and President of Advocate Brokerage, Rosalyn Binday. My mom got her insurance license while she was pregnant with me, and killed herself over the years to turn Advocate Brokerage into a successful...

[caption id="attachment_9042" align="aligncenter" width="240"] Our 2015 Plaque[/caption] Advocate Brokerage and Denise Koslowsky for the 13th year in a row have been named among the insurance industry’s elite by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies. Chubb named Advocate Brokerage a Cornerstone Elite Agency, an honor shared by fewer than 10 percent of the 8,500 independent agents and brokers who work with...

  Last week’s blog was a very practical list of the least expensive 2015 model cars to insure according to Insure.com.  This week’s blog of the most expensive cars to insure may not be as sensible but it sure will be fun! These cars have power, they are expensive and they are fun to drive!  There are 4 convertibles, 4...

Insure.com just released their list of the 2015 model cars that are the LEAST EXPENSIVE cars to insure, and the common thread?  They are family friendly.  There is one two-seater, but aside from that the list is made up of 5 SUVs (2 regular, 3 compact), 2 Mini-Vans and 1 Wagon. Why they are inexpensive to insure The article (which...

One in four people living in the US operate some type of home based business. Add in telecommuters and you have a large percentage of the population who may have gaps in their current insurance coverage! Today we would like to talk about home based businesses and how relying on your homeowner’s policy to provide for your business insurance needs...

If you are a safe driver, you’ll save money. That is the message you hear when the major automobile insurance companies advertise their use of the Usage Based Insurance devices. If you install our telematic device and let us monitor your driving, you too can save money on your insurance. Today, over 2 million people are using a UBI device....

  You hear a lot about flooding and flood insurance yet even with all the noise, it’s still easy to think, “I don’t live in a flood zone, it can’t happen to me.” But the truth is, it can.  Floods can happen anywhere. They are not planned. In fact there isn’t a state in the union that has NOT reported...

  When your teenager gets their driver’s license, they are EXCITED and you are ________________________________. Choose your answer from below: A.  Excited for them, now you won’t have to schlep them around everywhere. B. Proud, they are growing up so fast. C. Worried, you know they passed their test but sometimes you don’t feel comfortable about being their passenger. D....

  With visions of H&R Block commercials ringing in our ears, we thought we would share some ideas on smart ways to spend your tax refund dollars.  While there are certainly many things you can choose to do with your refund from taking a vacation to saving for a rainy day, we thought we would put the focus on things...