When was the last time you did something to make your home safer? With more accidents happening at home than anywhere else, it’s something worth considering. Here to help you is Laurie Woodward, a senior risk control consultant at Erie Insurance who has 36 years of experience helping business customers reduce risks in their workplaces. Continue reading
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Five RV Destinations
We at Reed Street like to make sure that we offer a wide range of insurance types for our clients, especially when it comes to transportation. It doesn’t matter if you drive a car, a motorcycle or even use a boat to get around, we have you covered. RV insurance also falls under “transportation,” and we Continue reading
What Store Owners Need in Insurance
As a store owner, you most likely need coverage for your building, your business personal property, the personal property of others in your care, liability and employee on-the-job injuries. And that is probably just the beginning, because store owners face some unique risks. Below are some common industry-specific risks that can help you think about Continue reading
Top Five Rainiest States
There are many things to look forward to now that the weather is moving out of the cold Winter months, to warmer Spring weather. Even though the temperature will be moving up, that doesn’t mean that we are completely absolved from nasty weather, like rain. Paying attention to your home during the rainier months, such Continue reading
What to Do If You Witness a Car Accident
Approximately 5.4 million car accidents happen in the United States each year. You may know what to do if you’re involved in a car accident. But do you know what to do if you witness a car accident? Witnesses to car accidents can play a critical role in ensuring victims’ safety. They can also play Continue reading
Top Boating States
We’re in the beginning stages of Spring, which means warmer weather will soon begin to send us all outdoors to take it all in. There are so many things to do during the warmer months, sporting events, going to the beach and boating. Insurance plays a larger role than you think when it comes to seasonal Continue reading
Lead: Know the Potential Dangers in Your Home
If you’ve been following the news, you’re aware of unsafe levels of lead found in the water supplies of towns across the U.S. What is so unnerving about lead is that it can’t be detected with any of the human senses. The threat of contamination extends beyond just a home’s water sources by the likes Continue reading
Five Injury Prone Professions
In a past blog post we’ve talked about workers comp insurance, its benefits and why you need it in the work force. This time around, we want to highlight five different professions with the most work related injuries. Construction Workers – Construction workers are subject to numerous types of danger while on the job. Falling or being hit Continue reading
Research Shows Many Homeowners Lack Flood Insurance
Only slightly more than half of the 10 million properties in the U.S. at higher risk of flooding are insured through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). And less than seven percent of all homes are insured against the risk of a flood. Both of those facts are cause for concern when you consider that: Continue reading
Auto or Classic Auto Insurance?
Insurance can reach from the most standard of types to more specific kinds, especially with automobiles. In past blog posts, we’ve talked about standard car insurance and even insurance for businesses automobiles but, there are other types of cars that need to be insured especially if you are a lover of classic automobiles. Now, you Continue reading