Category: Commercial Insurance


  • Property Managers Check Twice Before Hiring Any Contractor

    Finding the right contractor to perform quality work on time can be a challenge for many property managers. It may also be a good idea to contact the Better Business Bureau for more information. Before you hire a contractor, make the following check list part of your decision process. Remember, your business insurance will not […]

    February 27, 2017

  • Has Your Business Changed? So Should Your Business Insurance.

    Update Your Business Insurance Let’s face it, your business changes almost every day.  You add new employees, equipment and vehicles, and you change and update in every way needed to remain competitive. To ensure your business is protected with the right business insurance, you need to structure your program to respond when needed. These changes […]

    February 12, 2017

  • Business Owner’s Policy

    As a small business owner, you strive to make decisions that are right for your business, your employees and yourself. This includes decisions about business insurance. You know you need comprehensive coverage; however, you don’t have time to become an expert in business insurance. That’s where The Armstrong Company Insurance Consultants can help. A Business Owner’s Policy […]

    December 27, 2016

  • Layering Excess Liability-What you need to know

    Excess liability insurance provides additional protection that supplements a company’s existing single policy coverage. In an excess casualty program there are several layers of coverage that build upon each other. For example, an umbrella policy and multiple excess policies may be necessary in order to achieve the desired amount of insurance protection. Provisions to look […]

    December 14, 2016

  • Does your business need Inland Marine Insurance?

    Inland Marine insurance covers property transported over land or while temporarily warehoused by a third party. Does your business transport property of any kind? Does your business transport equipment or inventory in a vehicle or other mode of transportation? Do you transport tools, construction equipment, computer data or building plans and more? Does your business have […]

    October 26, 2016

  • Manufacturing Risks Evolved

    The evolution of manufacturing techniques over the years has as much to do with the implementation and enforcement of environmental regulations as it does modern technology.   Historically manufactures have had effects on the environment in ways such as smoke stacks and discarded hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Over the years the EPA and OSHA have increased […]

    October 24, 2016

  • Identity Theft – What you need to Know

    Identity theft is an all too common occurrence that needs to be taken seriously by individuals as well as business owners who are responsible for the identity of employees, vendors and customers. In a recent case by the US Attorney’s Office-Eastern Division, a Delaware man Jean Baptiste Alvarez allegedly improperly obtained the personal identifying information […]

    March 9, 2016

  • Inland Marine Insurance – What you need to know

    What is Inland Marine Insurance? As a business owner, it could be you’ve never heard of Inland Marine insurance, or maybe you’ve dismissed it because of the name.  Well, you might want to think again. Inland Marine Insurance was first created to cover the transport of goods over water, but the definition of the term […]

    January 18, 2016

  • Understanding Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI)

    EPLI is a type of liability insurance that covers wrongful acts arising from the employment process. Types of claims covered include: Wrongful termination Discrimination Sexual harassment Retaliation Defamation Invasion of privacy Failure to promote Deprivation of a career opportunity Negligent evaluation Who is covered: Directors and Officers Management personnel Employees as insureds The most common […]

    October 13, 2015

  • Hurricane Season 2015 – What’s happening?

    So far the 2015 Hurricane Season has brought 6 named systems in the Atlantic Basin Region and 13 named systems in the Eastern Pacific Region. We are currently experiencing three systems in these two regions; two of systems are located in the Pacific region, Hurricane JIMENA a CAT 4 and IGNACIO a CAT 2  as registered on the Saffir-Simpson […]

    August 31, 2015