Gail Bortolotti
User's Blogs
Temporary Plates and Massachusetts Residents
Navigating your way through the policy and procedure of the Massachusetts DMV can be difficult. Here are a few frequently asked questions regarding temporary plates that could save you both time and aggravation.
Q) If I buy a car out of state and I am issued temporary out of state plates, is it legal to drive with them in Massachusetts?
A) No, it is not. Massachusetts does not recognize out of state temporary plates issued to a Massachusetts resident as legal.
Is there coverage under my homeowner’s policy for my home based business?
With the use of the internet and email many people are able to realize the dream of starting a business from the comfort of their own home. This now poses the question, is there coverage under the typical homeowner’s policy for this new business exposure?
Cyber Liability
Information Security and Privacy Insurance AKA
Cyber Security Liability
Vacant property and how it affects your insurance policy.
In this tough economic time and with foreclosures on personal residences and businesses at a record high more and more properties are now vacant. Vacant buildings are more prone to arson, theft of copper plumbing, vandals and water damage. On the liability side, vacant property is often an attractive nuisance.
Lawn Mower Safety
March winds, April showers, bring May flowers, (and hay fever) so it’s time break out the allergy medication, ready the lawn mower and start the spring house cleaning!
Do you know that each year emergency rooms treat approximately 75,000 persons with power mower injuries and more than 9,000 of them were children under the age of 18? Older children and adolescents were most often hurt while cutting lawns as part of their chores or as a way to earn money.
Call 1-800-DIG-SAFE
Planning any additions to your home? Planting a tree? Installing a fence or deck?
All of these home improvements will require some level of digging, and some of these improvements are so small you may not think you have to notify the appropriate authorities of your intentions. The truth is that no matter how small the projects, if any digging is required then you must notify all utility companies to be sure that you are not digging near a utility line.
