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Paperless Insurance Now Offers Coverage in New York

SAN FRANCISCO-based independent insurance brokerage Paperless Insurance Services (PIS INC), Inc. has started offering business insurance products in the State of New York, PIS INC announced Thursday. PIS INC will be using their website as the marketing and underwriting base in the State if New York CFO Diana Motseniat said in her announcement. Paperless Insurance also announced that it is in the process of starting operations in the State of Texas. “Starting operations in New York is vital to the continued expansion of our U.S. platform to complement our strong position and build a truly unified small business insurance platform,”… Read More »Paperless Insurance Now Offers Coverage in New York

Turn Flash mob Fun into Holiday Crime

Flash mob — a group organized through social media to suddenly assemble in a public place. This holiday season retailers should be alerted for a potential risks posed by criminal “flash mobs” that might suddenly swarm stores to steal merchandise during the shopping season. In a statement, Marsh (NY) noted that thieves that take advantage of flash mob techniques to organize and overwhelm stores present a risk: 10% of retailers surveyed by the National Retail Federation this summer reported being victimized by at least one criminal flash mob event over the previous 12 months, with the occurrences often resulting in… Read More »Turn Flash mob Fun into Holiday Crime

Insurance for building

Travelers offers affordable protection for Building Owners. In addition to our Core coverages Building Owners Endorsement a valuable addition to any Building Owners Policy is offered.  With the addition Building Owners Endorsement you receive the following protection: • Debris Removal: Increased to $50,000 • Lessor’s Leasehold Interest Coverage: Up to $25,000 • Tenant Move Back Expense:  Increased to $100,000 per premises/$250,000 in any on occurrence • Utility Services Direct Damage: Up to $10,000 • Ordinance or Law: Increased to $100,000 per premises/$250,000 in any one occurrence • Ordinance or Law: Increased Period of Restoration – Increased by $50,000 Get instant insurance Quote now from us today and… Read More »Insurance for building

Electronic Audit of Insurance Premium

Business insurance premium is subject to audit: workers compensation audits payroll, product liability audits sales, payroll as well is under audit in the construction industry. And if you ever had business insurance and gone through the audit, I am sure you’d been wondering around confusing forms on multiple pages, that required you some calculations and even your accountant was raising the eyebrow. Well, lucky us, no longer that would be the case with policy written through Select Travelers Insurance as the national rollout of our new ePHR (Electronic Policyholder Report) audit process to all eligible Select Policyholder is taking place… Read More »Electronic Audit of Insurance Premium

Keep jewelry OFF the Homeowners policy, here’s why..

If jewelry is on HO: The impact of a jewelry claim is serious! Jewelry loss counts as HO loss. Jewelry losses hit CLUE and PILR reports. Client loses homeowners’ “claim free” rating. HO policy is difficult to re-market after a loss. “Mysterious disappearance” claims, in particular, are red flags. HO policies have capacity limitations. Many HO carriers will not cover higher-value jewelry. HO policies will not list non-family members with “insurable interest.” NOTE: 70% OF PERSONAL PROPERTY THEFT LOSSES ARE JEWELRY Want to get a quote for your Homeowners’ Insurance? Visit our website or call 877-239-0067.

Make Sure to Insure Your Cargo in California

Very surprising news we got today from the Golden State:  California led the nation in cargo thefts last year, with 247 of 747 thefts in the U.S. that were estimated at $171 million, according to a report released last week by the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Texas was the next most-targeted state for cargo thefts, with 91 in 2010. There also were 66 in Florida, 56 in Illinois, 40 in Tennessee and 39 in Georgia, according to the Des Plaines, Ill.-based NICB’s ForeCAST Report.  Electronics were most often the target of cargo theft, with 139 incidents. There were 108 cases… Read More »Make Sure to Insure Your Cargo in California