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Don’t Let Distracted Driving Derail Your Alarm Company’s Success
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Don’t Let Distracted Driving Derail Your Alarm Company’s Success

Don't Let Distracted Driving Derail Your Alarm Company's Success Imagine this: you've built a thriving alarm installation business. Your team...
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How Much Liability Insurance Should I Carry on My Alarm Company?
Electronic Security / Alarm Companies

How Much Liability Insurance Should I Carry on My Alarm Company?

How Much Liability Insurance Should I Carry on My Alarm Company? This is a business question I see frequently, but...
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Not All Additional Insureds Are Equal
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Not All Additional Insureds Are Equal

Not All Additional Insureds Are Equal If your company does work for other businesses, then you’re used to receiving requests...
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Don’t Let Inflation Hurt Your Insurance Protection
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Don’t Let Inflation Hurt Your Insurance Protection

Understanding the Impact of Inflation on Business Insurance Limits and How to Protect Your Assets   When inflation is in...
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Is Your Commercial Building Covered If Vacant
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Is Your Commercial Building Covered If Vacant

Is your commercial building covered if vacant? The Pandemic saw vacancy rates spike in commercial real estate. Although the lockdowns...
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Work Comp Dual Wage Classifications: How To Stay Ahead Of Them?
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Work Comp Dual Wage Classifications: How To Stay Ahead Of Them?

Work Comp Dual Wage Classifications: How To Stay Ahead Of Them? Are you a contractor with Workers Compensation coverage on...
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New Challenges in Getting (and keeping) Cyber Insurance
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New Challenges in Getting (and keeping) Cyber Insurance

New Challenges in Getting (and keeping) Cyber Insurance Cyber risk has increased dramatically for the small and mid-sized business community...
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What Should be Reported as “Payroll” Under Workers Comp?
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What Should be Reported as “Payroll” Under Workers Comp?

What Should be Reported as "Payroll” Under Workers Comp? For those of you that handle the Workers Comp coverage for...
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Larry St. John Featured in Independent Agent Magazine
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Larry St. John Featured in Independent Agent Magazine

Larry St. John Featured in Independent Agent Magazine Larry St. John, President of Eclipse Marketing and Insurance Services, was recently...
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What’s Your Biggest Liability Risk?
Environmental Remediation

What’s Your Biggest Liability Risk?

What's Your Biggest Liability Risk? Alarm companies provide 24/7 security and peace of mind to their clients. However, in the...
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What is an OCIP, and Why Should You Care?
Environmental Remediation

What is an OCIP, and Why Should You Care?

What is an OCIP, and Why Should You Care? An OCIP, or Owner Controlled Insurance Program, is commonly found in...
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How do I handle First Aid Claims under Workers Compensation?
Environmental Remediation

How do I handle First Aid Claims under Workers Compensation?

How do I handle First Aid Claims under Workers Compensation? This is a question we’re asked to address frequently. Since...
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Yes, Security Professionals Need Professional Liability Coverage
Electronic Security / Alarm Companies

Yes, Security Professionals Need Professional Liability Coverage

Yes, Security Professionals Need Professional Liability Coverage You perform your services with precision and reliability and you have complete confidence...
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EPLI: for addressing COVID-related Employment Law Challenges
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EPLI: for addressing COVID-related Employment Law Challenges

EPLI: for addressing COVID-related Employment Law Challenges Things are quickly changing in the employee/employer relationship.  Are changes opening your company...
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Senate Bill 1159 – How it affects California Employers
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Senate Bill 1159 – How it affects California Employers

Senate Bill 1159 – How it affects California Employers What is Senate Bill 1159? Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1159...
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Important but often overlooked coverages on your commercial insurance
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Important but often overlooked coverages on your commercial insurance

Important but often overlooked coverages on your commercial insurance Many businesses first purchase the insurance they’re legally required to, and...
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Management talk: who said you don’t need E&O?
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Management talk: who said you don’t need E&O?

Management talk: who said you don’t need E&O? Most alarm dealers have Errors & Omissions (E&O) coverage along with their...
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California Department of Insurance Orders Workers’ Comp Carriers to Return Premiums Due to Stay-At-Home Orders
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California Department of Insurance Orders Workers’ Comp Carriers to Return Premiums Due to Stay-At-Home Orders

California Department of Insurance Orders Workers’ Comp Carriers to Return Premiums Due to Stay-At-Home Orders On June 17th, 2020, California...
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3 Things Environmental Contractors Should Consider During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Environmental Remediation

3 Things Environmental Contractors Should Consider During the COVID-19 Pandemic

3 Things Environmental Contractors Should Consider During the COVID-19 Pandemic Many of our environmental contractors doing emergency-related services and environmental...
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Does my insurance cover business losses from Covid-19?
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Does my insurance cover business losses from Covid-19?

Does my insurance cover business losses from Covid-19? Is your business is experiencing slowing revenues due to the coronavirus?  You...
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Cyber Risk – Threats and Treatments
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Cyber Risk – Threats and Treatments

Cyber Risk - Threats and Treatments The California Alarm Association’s winter convention, one of the foremost industry events in the...
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Are Little Claims On Your Insurance Worthwhile?
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Are Little Claims On Your Insurance Worthwhile?

Are Little Claims On Your Insurance Worthwhile? You bought insurance for your business for protection, you wanted to make sure...
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Workers Comp and Independent Contractors: What you need to know
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Workers Comp and Independent Contractors: What you need to know

Workers Comp and Independent Contractors: What you need to know Previously, we discussed how a company can protect itself and...
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Uncovering Warning Signs of Worker’s Compensation Fraud
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Uncovering Warning Signs of Worker’s Compensation Fraud

Uncovering Warning Signs of Worker’s Compensation Fraud There’s no doubt that accidents happen in the workplace. However, when an employee...
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Don’t Let a Subcontractor Jeopardize Your Insurance Protection
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Don’t Let a Subcontractor Jeopardize Your Insurance Protection

Don’t Let a Subcontractor Jeopardize Your Insurance Protection The term subcontractor is defined as an independent business or person that...
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Admitted, Non-Admitted, or Financial Strength?
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Admitted, Non-Admitted, or Financial Strength?

Admitted, Non-Admitted, or Financial Strength? Some insurance buyers express concern over whether a carrier is Admitted or non-Admitted, but what...
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Where’s The Money in my Property Policy?
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Where’s The Money in my Property Policy?

Where’s The Money in my Property Policy? As California wildfires recently burned through millions of acres and affected thousands of...
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SSN’s Robert Akert Interview with Larry St. John, Eclipse Marketing Insurance Services
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SSN’s Robert Akert Interview with Larry St. John, Eclipse Marketing Insurance Services

SSN’s Robert Akert Interview with Larry St. John, Eclipse Marketing Insurance Services https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f72KQhiDqNo&t=52s
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Understanding Business Interruption Insurance
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Understanding Business Interruption Insurance

Understanding Business Interruption Insurance One of the common questions we hear is “what happens if my business suffers a disruption...
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What Information Do You Need to Collect for a Work Comp Claim?
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What Information Do You Need to Collect for a Work Comp Claim?

What Information Do You Need to Collect for a Work Comp Claim? Monday morning you get a call from one...
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What Insurance Do I Really Need?
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What Insurance Do I Really Need?

What Insurance Do I Really Need? Not every broker understands what you need and no one wants to be in...
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Traffic Crashes in the U.S
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Traffic Crashes in the U.S

Traffic Crashes in the U.S "At least 28% of all traffic crashes in the U.S. or 1.6 million crashes each...
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Rock Climber, Falls to his Death
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Rock Climber, Falls to his Death

Rock Climber, Falls to his Death A few years ago something horrible and tragic happened, Tito Traversa,a 12-year old climber,...
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Yes, You need a contract
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Yes, You need a contract

Yes, You need a contract Having a standard contract written by a legal expert in your industry is the closest...
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CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPOHOLIC
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CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPOHOLIC

CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPOHOLIC Confession: I am a chronic shopper. Not for something exciting, like shoes, or iPhone cases, but...
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What should you look for in an insurance broker?
Electronic Security / Alarm Companies

What should you look for in an insurance broker?

What should you look for in an insurance broker? No matter what vertical market your business operates in, you are...
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