Leasing Office Equipment Isn’t Risk-Free Your business may need to lease equipment to fulfill a special or expanded contract or to serve a temporary role while you decide on a permanent purchase or await repair of items your company owns. In these cases, many companies turn to rental centers or equipment-leasing enterprises. Phones…
How to Keep Your Child’s Identity Protected Online Many people are aware that in today’s digital age it is important to protect your identity but parents may not realize that their children face the same threats. Child identity theft can be particularly dangerous because their credit history is a blank slate. While you likely monitor your own…
Community Food Pantry of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown Margaret Black, Director of the Local Food Pantry and VP of Operations for Allan Block Insurance saw an opportunity for the Insurance Industry to support the local community food pantry. Margaret’s nomination was reviewed and the Insurance Industry’s Charitable Foundation awarded $2500 to…
Your Cell Phone Number May Lead to you Being Scammed If someone you just met asked you for your Social Security number, what would you do? Most likely you would tell them that it is none of their business. What about if someone asked you for your cell phone number? In today’s digital world your cell phone can be a goldmine of personal…
Do College Students Need Renters Insurance? Whether College students need renters insurance is dependent on where they are living. If the student is living at home or in on-campus housing they may be covered under their parent’s home or renters insurance. Many insurance policies include off premises theft coverage which would cover the student…
Contractual Risk Transfer: Frequently Asked Questions Many businesses sign contracts that include contractual risk transfer but you may not actually know what this is. What is Contractual Risk Transfer? Contractual Risk Transfer is a non-insurance risk transfer mechanism that allows someone like a general contractor to transfer the risk to…
Tips for Adding a Teen Driver to Your Auto Insurance It’s normal for parents to start worrying when their teens become old enough to drive but many parents may not be prepared for the financial shock of adding a teenager to your family auto insurance. While increases vary from state to state an annual analysis found that adding a single…
Community Spotlight: It Takes a Village 10591 Allan M. Block Insurance and its employees like to be involved and give back to the local community. This month we are highlighting the local non-profit organization It Takes a Village 10591 for their work with residents of the 10591 community. It Takes a Village 10591 provides support and…
Traveling? Don’t Come Back to This If you are traveling for vacation or closing up a summer home, there’s nothing worse than coming home to a damaged home. Here are a few simple, proactive steps taken before you leave, that can reduce the likelihood of a loss occurring while you are away so you can return to a damage-free home and get on with
