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For Young Physicians: Protecting Your Future

Monday, October 28th, 2024

If you’re an early career physician, this article is for you!  If you’re further along in your career, and have a younger physician in your workplace or in your family, this is helpful  information to share with them.

Why Small Businesses Need Crime Coverage

Thursday, September 12th, 2024

In today’s complex business environment, small businesses face a wide array of risks that can threaten their financial stability. One often underestimated risk is crime, particularly theft by employees- even tenured and trusted ones.

Disability Overhead Insurance

Tuesday, July 9th, 2024

Are you a professional Business Owner? If so, you'll want to check out this short webinar created to help you understand why Disability Overhead Insurance is crucial for your practice.

Cradle Beach

Thursday, June 20th, 2024

We had the pleasure of helping out at Cradle Beach- one of our favorite volunteer days of the year! 

Questions To Ask Your Employer About Your Disability Benefits

Tuesday, December 12th, 2023

Questions you will want to ask your employer about your Disability Benefits include: How much of my income is covered? Are my benefits taxable?

LTC Awareness

Tuesday, November 16th, 2021

What To Know About Long Term Care Insurance

Cyber Alphabet Soup

Saturday, October 16th, 2021

Cybercrime has been rising significantly over the last several years.   It’s probably on the list of “things that keep me up at night” for most business owners.   There are ways to address concerns about cyberattacks and cybercrime, with cyber insurance being one of them.  We’ve been talking to 

Need for Life Insurance

Thursday, September 16th, 2021

The need for life insurance is greater than ever. The Covid-19 pandemic has not only affected our daily lives, it has also prompted many of us to reassess our physical and financial well-being. This has led to 

Celebrating 100 Years

Wednesday, September 16th, 2020

Celebrating 100 Years with Buffalo Business First

Employment Related Liability

Monday, December 16th, 2019

It’s clear that all employers and supervisory employees have to work to prevent and address sexual harassment, which has existed for too long in many workplace cultures.  While being mindful of these responsibilities, business owners and managers also need to consider

Don't Rely on Employer Provided Disability Insurance

Tuesday, April 16th, 2019

With more physicians now employed by hospitals and large groups, there are more physicians with employer-provided insurance benefits available to them than in the past.  Often, these employment benefits include group Long Term Disability (LTD) insurance.  While this is a valuable benefit, most physicians should...

Comparing Insurance- Part 1

Sunday, September 16th, 2018

We frequently speak with customers who are comparing various insurance policies to determine which one to purchase.  Comparing proposals for different policies can be more difficult than meets the eye, as I discuss in this two-part series of articles.

Comparing Insurance- Part 2

Sunday, September 16th, 2018

This is the second article in a two-part series about comparing insurance policies.  In the first article, I discussed the challenges involved in comparing different disability policies and different life insurance policies. Below I discuss other types of policies and make additional recommendations for when you are comparing one policy with another.

Why Do Attorneys Need Disability Insurance?

Monday, July 16th, 2018

If you are a sole practitioner or in a small firm, chances are that you don’t have disability insurance through your firm. You need to secure disability insurance so that, if you got sick or injured and couldn’t work, you’d be able to 

2018 Business First Listing

Monday, July 16th, 2018