So back in January I did an article on dog bites, and spoke to the reasons of why dogs bite, the frequency of claims, the severity of bites, and certain means of prevention. Well, with the dog days of summer just about upon us, and with homeowners carriers tightening their underwriting on homes that include […]
As president of The Longwood Central School District Board of Education here where I live on Long Island, I have the privilege of presenting the welcome address to the graduating class at their graduation commencement ceremony. Although I try to make it as short and sweet as possible because I know that the kids do […]
As you know from reading my column for so long, every so often I am fortunate enough to happen upon some very interesting information that I enjoy sharing with those of you who enjoy my work. Today is no different! With gratitude to the “Agents Council for Technology” and “ACORD Users Group Information Exchange” (ACT/AUGIE) […]
So my son Devin, who is a member of the NY Young Insurance Professionals and whom many of you know, tells me the other day that he is writing a paper for his junior year economics class at the University of Hartford, on counterfeit auto parts manufactured in China that find their way into our […]
After 123 years, the Insurance Advocate publishes its first PG-13 Rated article, sans photos, and hopefully our last! – Editor He gently took her hand, his fingers slowly interlocking with hers, and gradually they emerged from the tunnel that leads to the uninhabited beach. Sunset fell an hour or so earlier, leaving them romantically guided […]
Those of you who have been reading my column for the past five years have witnessed an overall shift in my philosophy from the spring of 2008 when I “came out” and announced that I converted from being a NIMBY (that I have affectionately called so many of you over the years) and took the […]
As many of you know, I have long been involved with some wonderful insurance industry organizations, and ACT/AUGIE/AIMS is certainly in a class of its own, high class that is, of which myself and many others are proud to be active members. Known for gathering some of the country’s top insurance carrier, agency, and service […]
A few years ago I shared with you in this column about the time I was speaking at a Career Day at one of the elementary schools in our local school district where I am the school board president. I asked the students, “Who wants to be an insurance agent when they grow up?”, and while […]
So, in recent times we have experienced here in the Northeast an earthquake, a tornado, a super/hurricane/ perfect storm with all the “trimmings” that you can ever imagine, and now this: a blizzard with snow that fell at up to 4 inches an hour, lightning and thunder (that frightened me while I was out shoveling […]
We have all seen the commercial, and most likely repeated the phrase, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” in a mock emulation of the TV spot. Of course when we exclaim that expression we say it in jest, and not by any means attempting to diminish the value and importance of the product that […]
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