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Disaster Preparedness for Small Businesses: Why a Continuity Plan Matters

Disaster Preparedness for Small Businesses: Why a Continuity Plan Matters

National Preparedness Month Is a Reminder for Business Owners, Too Every September, FEMA's National Preparedness Month encourages individuals and organizations to think ahead about how they would respond to emergencies. For small business owners, this is a good opportunity to ask an important question: if a fire, storm, cyber incident, or other unexpected event disrupted your business tomorrow, would you be prepared to keep operating...

Back-to-School Driving: Insurance Tips for Teen and Student Drivers

Back-to-School Driving: Insurance Tips for Teen and Student Drivers

September means school buses, morning carpool lines, and for many families, a new teen driver on the road. Whether your teenager is driving themselves to high school for the first time or heading off to college with a car in tow, back-to-school season is a good time to make sure your auto insurance keeps pace with your changing driving needs. Here's what to know about...

Recognizing Latino History Month: The Value of Insurance Education in Every Community

Recognizing Latino History Month: The Value of Insurance Education in Every Community

Honoring Latino History Month Beginning in mid-September, Latino History Month, also observed as National Hispanic Heritage Month, recognizes the histories, cultures, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities throughout the United States. It's a time for reflection and celebration, and also an opportunity to think about how access to clear, understandable insurance information benefits every community, regardless of background or the language someone speaks at...

How ERIE Handles Claims Away from Home

How ERIE Handles Claims Away from Home

Insurance claims usually aren’t a top priority for travelers heading on a road trip. A specialized team of ERIE claims professionals make certain they remain out of mind. ERIE’s Zone Outside of ERIE Territory (OET) team works to ensure that customers traveling outside ERIE’s territory receive the same seamless, responsive claims service they would if the loss occurred at home. From deer damage to vandalism...

Business Interruption Insurance: What Happens When Your Business Has to Close Temporarily?

Business Interruption Insurance: What Happens When Your Business Has to Close Temporarily?

Most business owners think about insurance in terms of protecting physical assets—the building, the equipment, the inventory. But what about the income your business generates? If a fire, storm, or other covered event forced your doors to close for weeks or months, how would your business survive without revenue coming in? That is the problem business interruption insurance—also called business income insurance—is designed to help...