Snow, we’ve definitely got snow and plenty of it.  With the record breaking temperatures we’ve been experiencing, the snow we have is sticking around.  It just hasn’t been warm enough for it to melt, which is both good and bad.  Un-melted snow brings with it two issues, aside from it being just plain unsightly: the stress it can bring to...

We love hearing that our clients are happy!  Here are some of the notes we’ve received. All, Some of you know that I am particular about my cars.  This past weekend, I used my car for the first time since it went in for repairs. The car looks fantastic. The process for the claim was extremely professionally handled.  Our Pure...

Advocate Brokerage’s own Denise Koslowsky was invited to share her expertise and experience in small business with Jim Blasingame, one of the world’s foremost experts on small business and entrepreneurship. The Small Business Advocate® Show is the only weekday radio talk show dedicated to small business.  Denise was featured on Thursday’s episode.  Click below to listen to her segments. "A great American...

Saturday is Valentine’s Day and since approximately 17.3% of you will shop for jewelry, I thought I would share some of my thoughts on how to keep your sparkly gifts (and the rest of your jewelry collection) protected. The first question that usually comes to mind is do you need additional coverage?  Although there is no one size fits all...

Which is a bit silly considering yesterday’s snow storm, but I digress, it is UMBRELLA day so I thought it would be entertaining to tell you more about Umbrella Insurance and why we at Advocate Brokerage think it might be the most important part of your insurance portfolio.  I like to call it the “sleep at night, something has gone...

First there was the storm that wasn’t, Juno.  Juno was followed closely by Linus, who blanketed our area with a few inches of snow. From the looks of early forecasting, we may get a few more inches headed our way next week. We decided it might be a good time to revisit some past blogs about Ice Dams. What they...