Ensuring: The FBinsure Blog

The insurance industry is not short of professionals and experts. Drive down Any Street, USA and you can find a brokerage or retail agency. The traditional method for purchasing insurance has stayed the same for many years and I’m sure you’ve experienced it. Fill out applications, get some quotes, and pick what looks best. All these experts. All these options.

But what about the cannabis insurance space? Where are all the experts when it comes to insuring a cannabis businesses?  In California, there are currently approximately 130 insurance agencies on the

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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

September’s Jeans Day will be the “New England Walk4Hearing” hosted by our Client Service Manager Colleen Rosa. Her niece, Tia, was diagnosed at birth with moderate bilateral sensorineural hearing loss which is caused by damage to the inner ear or problems with the nerves from the ear to the brain (ASHA, 2019). This requires her to use of hearing aids, American Sign Language (ASL) and lip reading. Tia, who is now 10 years old, is mainstreamed in the public school system with the support from The Program for the Deaf

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

The frustration of the year after year double digit premium increases has left many business owners seeing their health insurance renewal as a necessary evil. Fed up with the empty promises of insurance agents, rising costs, diminished benefits, and a lack of options business owners now treat employee benefits like a trip to the dentist.

Once a year you will deal with it, it will be painful, ruin your day and most likely leave you in a horrible mood. How is it you brush 2x a day, floss, use the best mouthwash on

This month’s Jeans Day is advocated by Brenna Gimler. Hear why this organization is near and dear to her:

For this August’s Jeans Day I have decided to give to the Comfort Zone Camp, a camp for children who have lost a parent, sibling, or other primary caregiver. The reason this organization has my full attention and commitment for this Jeans Day, other than its mission to help grieving kids, is simply because of my friend Steve Roy.

Steve is one of the most amazing people I have had the privilege of

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,

On our (early) July’s Jeans Day, the FBinsure team is throwing on jeans and donating dollars to support the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and The Jimmy Fund. This month’s charity is chosen by our very own Amy Duckett, a Client Service Manager, who will be participating in the 2019 Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk on September 22nd!  This month’s donations to her walk directly support Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s unique 50-50 balance between cutting-edge science and highly compassionate cancer care. The support received allows Dana-Farber leaders to enhance programs and initiatives that

When the voters approved to make recreational marijuana use legal in Massachusetts in 2016, employers immediately wondered how they were going to navigate these waters with their employees. Marijuana still remains illegal under Federal Law, which is putting Massachusetts based employers in a tough spot.

With the first recreational marijuana shops recently opening in the Commonwealth, employers are now faced with the real likelihood that some of their employees are now consuming marijuana products on their own time. How is this going to affect employers that have drug policies in place

You own a great ski house in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Friends, family and even coworkers have asked to use it for a long weekend during ski season, leaf peeping in the fall or a week away in the summer months. For these types of scenarios you most likely will not need to change your insurance policy.

But what if you decide to take it one step further and list it on an online site such as Home Away or AirBnB? While some online vacation rental websites now offer