By Tobi Haynes As if 2020 didn’t have enough problems, it appears to have also caused a drastic increase in catalytic converter thefts. You may wonder what the pandemic and the catalytic converters have in common, but to law enforcement…
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If you’re like many business owners, once you get past the initial sigh and/or eye roll that accompanies the word “insurance,” you immediately start to think of property coverage as well as liability insurance. However, you probably don’t give much…
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Category: Business, Central, Commercial
Tags: burglary, business, computer fraud, crime, crime insurance, embezzlement, employee dishonesty, employee theft, forgery, robbery, social engineering, theft
Several of my neighbors were robbed recently. They live less than a mile from my house. With these robberies and everything else that is going on in the world today, all that’s on my mind is how do I protect my home, my family,…
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Category: Central, Home, Household Inventory, Loss Control, Personal, Prevention, Risk Management
Tags: active shooter, burglary, driveway alerting system, home security, home security system, robbery, run hide fight, Safety Tips, security signs, theft
I recently handled a theft claim where a home was broken into while the insured and her husband were running errands. The burglars broke in through an exterior door in the back of the home and took twenty years’ worth of…
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Category: Central, Claims, Home, Household Inventory, Personal
Tags: burglary, catalog, claim, document, home inventory, household inventory, theft, total loss, valuables
With so many of us using social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and others, privacy, security, and identity theft are concerns. What can you do to protect yourself and still post, comment, and tweet?
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Category: Central, Risk Management, Social Media, Technology
Tags: burglar, date of birth, Facebook, friends, Google Plus, home, identity theft, place of birth, post, privacy, profile, security, share, social media, theft, thief, Twitter
When you need to file a claim, your insurance company wants to reach a fair and quick resolution as much as you do. Here are a few tips that you can follow to help speed up the claims process.
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Category: Accident, Central, Claims, Household Inventory
Tags: accident, claims, claims adjuster, claims process, fire, household inventory, insurance adjuster, theft