Summer Lightning Safety

Summer has arrived and we're all trying to spend more time outdoors. Gathering outside with family and friends for cookouts, boating, baseball and soccer games are an American tradition. However, summer does bring dangers, namely thunderstorms and lightning. Here's some disturbing facts: Deaths by Lightning 54% occur in open fields, ball parks and golf courses…

Special Event Policies for your Community Association?

The Community Association Institute, Chesapeake Chapter produces a quarterly newsletter, the Beacon. Melissa Esham, Business Development Advisor for Deeley Insurance Group contributed an article on special events in community associations in the spring issue. Check out Page 5! If you need a Special Events quote, you can get an immediate quote, pay and bind the…

CARS 3: Auto Insurance versus Life Insurance

At times, insurance agents will get together and talk about the best way to get a client covered. Even I was a little surprised when my 11 year old niece asked me the following insurance question: “If you were going to insure one of the CARs from the CARS movie – would you sell them…

Memorial Day Safe Travel Tips

Traditionally, Memorial Day Weekend is the official start of the summer travel season. Unfortunately, it’s also become known as one of the busiest, and deadliest, weekends for travel. Numerous studies show that traffic violations and fatalities increase around Memorial Day. Here are a few tips to make your holiday travel easier, and safer. By Air…

Town of Ocean City Improves the Community Rating System

The Town of Ocean City announced that through efforts of Terry McGean and staff the Community Rating for Ocean City has improved. This rating generates discounts to flood policies that are in the Special Flood Hazard Zones (A or V). The National Flood Insurance Program took an increase of 6.9% in April of 2017. The…