Today is Employee Appreciation Day and we would be remiss if we let it pass without paying tribute to Team Advocate. The hard working folks who make it possible for us to do what we do on a daily basis! We give a Standing Ovation to our long time employees with 15+ years of service to Team Advocate: • Carol...

Snow, we’ve definitely got snow and plenty of it.  With the record breaking temperatures we’ve been experiencing, the snow we have is sticking around.  It just hasn’t been warm enough for it to melt, which is both good and bad.  Un-melted snow brings with it two issues, aside from it being just plain unsightly: the stress it can bring to...

We love hearing that our clients are happy!  Here are some of the notes we’ve received. All, Some of you know that I am particular about my cars.  This past weekend, I used my car for the first time since it went in for repairs. The car looks fantastic. The process for the claim was extremely professionally handled.  Our Pure...

Advocate Brokerage’s own Denise Koslowsky was invited to share her expertise and experience in small business with Jim Blasingame, one of the world’s foremost experts on small business and entrepreneurship. The Small Business Advocate® Show is the only weekday radio talk show dedicated to small business.  Denise was featured on Thursday’s episode.  Click below to listen to her segments. "A great American...

Saturday is Valentine’s Day and since approximately 17.3% of you will shop for jewelry, I thought I would share some of my thoughts on how to keep your sparkly gifts (and the rest of your jewelry collection) protected. The first question that usually comes to mind is do you need additional coverage?  Although there is no one size fits all...

Which is a bit silly considering yesterday’s snow storm, but I digress, it is UMBRELLA day so I thought it would be entertaining to tell you more about Umbrella Insurance and why we at Advocate Brokerage think it might be the most important part of your insurance portfolio.  I like to call it the “sleep at night, something has gone...

First there was the storm that wasn’t, Juno.  Juno was followed closely by Linus, who blanketed our area with a few inches of snow. From the looks of early forecasting, we may get a few more inches headed our way next week. We decided it might be a good time to revisit some past blogs about Ice Dams. What they...

This is the last blog in our resolution series and we are going to focus on getting your insurance policies organized! Reviewing Your Insurance Needs Generally speaking, brokers and insurance carriers go through a renewal process on a yearly basis. At Advocate Brokerage, we stay in touch with our clients, reviewing their policies annually for any changes, possible gaps in...

    I resolve to be more organized! As we have mentioned in previous blogs, one of the top resolutions made each year is to be more organized. One area where many people seem to be organizationally challenged is when it comes to having a record of items owned.  In fact, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissions, 59%...

I resolve to be prepared in the event of a winter storm disaster!  While this may not fall into the top 5 resolutions we listed last week, it certainly falls in the organization category and is most likely one of the items on your “I’ve been meaning to take care of that!” list. On board with FEMA In fact, the...