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Since we do not want to repeat what everyone already knows, here is a very important additional reason to change the batteries on your smoke detectors now. Based on reported fires with malfunctioning detectors, close to 30% of fire detectors have either no batteries or dead batteries. Smoke detec...

According to an article in Advisen, by Josh Bradford, an estimated of one in seven AIG Merger & Acquisition policies deals result in a claim. The results are provided by a study of the insurer of its own global representations and warranties claims data between 2011 and 2014.

According to an article on Advisen.com, the issue of employee classification will continue to get hotter and result in more state-wide crackdowns. The question is, what differs you as an independent contractor rather than an “employee”? Click here for the many classification factors that differen...

“The Internet has made it easier for criminals to get inside banks,” said Shane Shook, an independent security consultant. “Criminals are moving away from consumer-targeted attacks to much more substantial bank hacks because it takes less effort to get more money.”

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Speaking of donations, we believe that charity can begin at the office as well as at home. We are very proud that our small business has donated nearly $500,000 to charities since the Owens Group Foundation began in 1990. The Owens family matches dollar-for-dollar the donations made by our staff.

Owens Group does write travel insurance. Our carriers can frequently provide broader coverage at more competitive rates than those sponsored by your travel agent. Arranging travel insurance through Owens Group also helps prevent duplicating any of your existing personal or corporate coverage. Add...

Now that the immediate excitement of the graduation season has receded, parents and their offspring can focus on the “real world” of jobs, housing and, of course, insurance. Oftentimes both parents and children assume that parental insurance continues unchanged even though the children may be liv...

Coverage for such claims is included in many policies, so please check with us before buying a separate service from a credit card company. Fortunately, there are more protections than ever to help eliminate identity theft claims and/or reduce the time and expense of repairing the damage.

Owens Group’s Executive Vice President, Joseph Ehrlich, pictured below, at Lloyd’s of London with clients. They are standing in front of the famous Lutine Bell. The bell has traditionally been struck on the arrival of news of an overdue ship – once for the ship’s loss (and so, for bad news), and ...