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Updated 3/15/2020

To Our Valued Clients,

FBinsure is deeply committed to the health and safety of our employees, clients, and communities.  Like so many, we are adapting to and navigating the situation as best and as quickly as possible.  It is our commitment to you to continue to strive to exceed your expectations despite these trying times.  To that end, we are implementing the following:

As of Monday 3/16/2020, we will be closing our locations in Fall River, Dighton, West Bridgewater, Freetown, and New Bedford – 1823 Acushnet Avenue.  Other locations will

The CDC has advised Americans to take precautions and make preparations to deal with a outbreak of Coronavirus, or COVID-19, in the United States.  While the media hype surrounding the illness can seem overblown, it’s important to not write off the risk this virus poses to Americans’ daily lives.

The Coronavirus Facts As We Know Them:

Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, runny nose, cough and trouble breathing.
Most people only develop mild symptoms, through there is more significant risk to elderly, young or immunocompromised individuals
The virus spreads in close contact, mainly through respiratory

This month we’ve chosen the Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts for our Jeans Day charity.  Being originally from Brockton I have a special place for the APCSM since it’s in my home town and I adopted my now departed cat from there.    The APCSM is located at 1300 W Elm Street Ext. in Brockton, MA.  They are a non-profit organization founded in 2009 that serves the communities and pets of southeastern Massachusetts.

The adoption center provides care and housing for homeless and surrendered dogs, cats, rabbits and other small pets. 

As of February 23, 2020 hands-free driving is the law in Massachusetts!

The new law prohibits drivers of motor vehicles from using any electronic device, including mobile telephones, unless the device is used in hands-free mode. Distracted driving has sky-rocketed as an issue since the adoption of cellphones in everyday life and many states have instituted similar laws to curb the problem. In the United States, approximately 9 people are killed and more than 1,000 injured each day in accidents that are reported to involve a distracted driver. Did you know

January’s Jeans’ Day: Australia’s Bushfire Victims

This month our cause is a bit less local than the charities typically chosen in our communities, but as life is more connected than ever on our little blue marble, many of us are thinking of the suffering felt by the folks in Australia. Since September deadly bushfires have been burning throughout Australia, spurred on by several years of drought and high temperatures. With both humans and nature reeling from this tragedy, we are splitting our donations this month between the Australian Red Cross,

You won’t find our team in the office today. At FBinsure we like to believe we understand the protection of precious things but understand certain protections only go so far. Today we observe Veteran’s Day to honor those who have answered this country’s call to defend and protect our great nation.

Our team includes those who have served proudly and family members who have made the sacrifices at home. We appreciate them every day, but today we take a special moment to express our gratitude, to them and all veterans, for

If your organization handles critical assets such as customers’ personal data, intellectual property or proprietary corporate data, you are at risk of a data breach. It doesn’t matter if you are a Fortune 500 company or a small “ma & pa” shop—cyber thieves are always looking for their next score. It is often assumed that smaller businesses can escape attention from cyber crooks, but according to industry experts, an increasing number of data breaches are occurring at companies with fewer than 100 employees. No company of any size is completely

GUEST BLOGGER: NEAL GLATT, of GrowTheBench.com

When I entered the workforce 10 years ago, every business was concerned with survival.   “The Great Recession” struck hard and the future of sales and profitability for many industries was extremely concerning.  We were all caught completely by surprise and suffered some very tough years as a result.  Hopefully, reading this now, you not only survived but have likely emerged stronger with new processes, solid growth, and increased technology to be better equipped than we were before.  Congratulations!

Here’s the problem: we are on the verge

With cases of mosquito-bourne illnesses on the rise in our Southeastern Massachusetts communities we would like to take a moment to remind our reader to take extra precautions while enjoying these last days of summer into the fall. Along with limiting time outside, following these tips will help minimize your family’s risk:

If you must be outdoors when mosquitoes are active, wear a long-sleeved shirt and long pants. Take special care to cover up the arms and legs of children playing outdoors.
Fix any holes in your screens, and make sure they

In the digital age, most of us are aware that we take certain risks everyday by using plastic & digital forms of currency.  Our data is very valuable to cyber criminals and the institutions charged with protecting that data can be vulnerable.

Capital One announced on July 19, 2019, that the personal information of more than 100 million of its U.S. customers was compromised in one of the largest data breaches involving a bank. In an official release from the company, Capital One noted that the information exposed includes names, addresses,