Ransomware is any type of malicious software that infects a computer and either prevents it from working as it should or prevents access to certain files until the user pays a ransom. Typically, the hackers behind the ransomware demand bitcoin—a type of digital currency that is difficult for police to trace. Businesses of all sizes Read More…
Rain, Rain, Go Away. Please Don’t Damage My Home Today.
Maxons Restorations shares a storm damage check-list for tracking down leaks caused by late summer’s heavy rain and thunder. This past week has brought on a series of sudden, heavy storms. These July downpours can cause roof leaks, moisture and mold. “These heavy rains often bring high winds, fallen branches and roof damage. Sometimes, Read More…
Fire Up the Grill, Not Your Home, This Summer – Grill Safety Tips
“Three out of five households own a gas grill” (NFPA); that’s a lot of burgers and hot dogs. Unfortunately, about 8,800 home fires occur each year as a result of gas grills. While the “grill masters” in your home may think they have everything under control, it is more often equipment malfunction (rather than operator error) Read More…
Protect Your Business for Hurricane Season, from Maxons Restorations
Maxons Restorations shares “5 Ways to Protect Your Business for Hurricane Season”: June is the joyous start to summer but it is also the start of Hurricane Season. While it is expected to be relatively calm this year, we urge you to take the time to prepare your business and property before the storm even Read More…
10 Tips for a Safe & Happy Halloween
The Witching Hour At dusk this evening, respectable upstanding neighborhoods will be transformed into creepy, spooky avenues filled with goblins, monsters, fairies and apparently a fair number of super heroes, judging by the empty slots on the shelves at the Halloween store. My own household will be sending a fairy, a nerd, Captain America, Cat Read More…
11 Steps to a successful home fire drill
Climbing through windows I pulled in the driveway just in time to see my 6 year old niece climbing out the front window of the house. As rambunctious and energetic as she is, this was unusually daring, even for her. She jumped to the ground and barreled past me, making a bee-line for the mailbox. Read More…
National Fire Prevention Week
The power to save a life If you could save a life, If you could prevent a disaster, If you could protect children, Would you? The power to save a life is in your hands. In a very real sense. This is not an exercise in the theoretical or hypothetical. This is tangible, practical, real Read More…
The Insurance Nerd’s fall bucket list
Insurance Nerds We are safety conscious. And we are insurance nerds. It’s an interesting combination, to say the least. We’ve seen every “worst case scenario” actually happen to various clients over the years. It’s enough to scare you straight and make you never leave the house ever again! But we all have a job to Read More…
Be Prepared
Be Prepared for Fall Storms Complacency breeds catastrophe. At least in the world of weather disasters and insurance. While today is officially the last day of summer, it is not the last day of hurricane season. Hurricane season officially runs from June 1 – November 30. Sure, a November hurricane is unlikely and hasn’t happened Read More…
The solar storm warning and what it means for you
The Solar Storm Warning Most of us do not get Solar Storm warnings on our phones, like we do for tornadoes or flooding. In fact, it was somewhat startling to see that a Solar Storm was a part of the news headlines this morning. It’s a relatively rare event, the last one actually affecting earth Read More…
