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Mar 09

Coping with loss in a catastrophe: What to do

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Protecting yourself and your family is your first priority in the aftermath of a catastrophic event. When your auto, home, business or personal property is damaged or destroyed by a tornado, hail, flood or other destructive event, focus on people first. The post Coping with loss in a catastrophe: What to do appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

Mar 02

Make a generator part of your emergency backup plan

By Scharver Insurance Group agent, backup, carbon monoxide, cooling, critical, damage, dark, earthquake, emergency, family, frozen, fuel, generator, grounded, heating, Home Protection-Safety, hurricane, independent, Insurance, internet, light, medical, outage, permanent, pipes, portable, power, prevent, property, protect, refrigeration, safe, safety, security, source, spoiled, Spring Storms, Storm Prep, systems, Winter Prep, wired

Does your emergency preparedness plan include a generator? Whether you’re facing a public safety power shutoff in California due to red flag wildfire conditions or an ice storm, heavy snow or hurricane that downed power lines or another manmade or environmental emergency, it’s a good idea to be ready for power outages. The post Make a generator part of your emergency backup plan appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

Feb 23

Woodchippers efficient, but demand extra caution

By Scharver Insurance Group agent, blades, caught-in, caution, chute, controls, ear protection, earplugs, eye protection, feed, gloves, hands, hazard, independent, injury, instructions, Insurance, lockout, precaution, prevent, projectile, protect, push, safety glasses, Safety Tips, size, Spring Storms, tool, wood, woodchipper

Woodchippers are an efficient way to clean up wood, fallen branches and other debris, but their force and rapidly moving blades pose serious dangers. Follow these safety practices to use a woodchipper safely and effectively. The post Woodchippers efficient, but demand extra caution appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

Feb 16

Tips to protect taxpayers from identity theftduring and after the pandemic

By Scharver Insurance Group agent, caution, charities, compromise, Consumer Tips, coronavirus, COVID-19, crime, cybercrime, data, email, fake, file, filing, fraud, identity, independent, Insurance, IRS, Pandemic, phishing, phone, prevent, protect, ransomware, return preparer, returns, scam, social media, tax, taxes, taxpayer, theft, vishing, website

Taxpayers, beware of fraudsters out to trick you for your information. Tax return identity theft has reached such epidemic proportions that it tops the list of the IRS’s Dirty Dozen Tax Scams. Here are tips the IRS wants you to know about identity theft so you can avoid becoming a victim. The post Tips to protect taxpayers from identity theft<br>during and after the pandemic appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

Jan 26

Cincinnati Insurance keeps your data privacy at the top of our priorities

By Scharver Insurance Group agent, Consumer Tips, cybercriminals, independent, information, Insurance, policies, prevent, privacy, private, protect, record, release, retention, security, standards, training, unauthorized

At Cincinnati, we don’t have to look far to see the importance of privacy. The Cincinnati Ethic -- our principles for treating employees, customers, agents and business partners fairly -- includes putting people first and living the golden rule every day. That’s why we treat your privacy the way we want our privacy to be treated. We do not sell personal information. The post Cincinnati Insurance keeps your data privacy at the top of our priorities appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

Jan 19

Maintain your hardscape cobblestone and paver walkways

By Scharver Insurance Group agent, ankle, architectural, brick, certified, cobblestone, driveway, element, elements, fall, hardscape, hardscaped, independent, injure, injury, inspect, Insurance, landscape, Loss Control, maintain, maintenance, paver, prevent, property, protect, qualified, rain, regular, Safety Tips, slip, stone, walkway, weather

Cobblestone or interlocking paver driveways or sidewalks can be an attractive addition to your property, providing an architectural element not possible with cement or blacktop; however, cobblestone features may require additional maintenance. The post Maintain your hardscape cobblestone and paver walkways appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

Jan 12

Never leave a wet floor unattended or unmarked

By Scharver Insurance Group agent, customer, employee, fall, food, guard, ice, independent, injure, injury, Insurance, locations, Loss Control, mark, mud, objects, planning, premises, prevent, procedure, protect, protocol, safe, Safety Tips, signs, slip, snow, staged, strategic, supplies, training, water, workers

When unexpected spills, tracked-in snow or rain, leaking appliances or other sources lead to floor contamination, your employees’ response can easily be the difference between a slip and fall, prompting a potential injury claim, or it being a non-event. The post Never leave a wet floor unattended or unmarked appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

Jan 05

Vacation nightmare… times two

By Scharver Insurance Group agent, basement, break, damage, dehumidifier, dishwasher, drywall, floor, heater, Home Protection-Water, independent, Insurance, leak, mess, pipe, prevent, protect, shut-off, sink, toilet, washer, water

They say that homes that experience one water loss are likely to experience more. After experiencing two separate water heater leaks in our home while my family was away on vacation, I guess it’s true. The post Vacation nightmare… times two appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

Dec 15

Skiing: Is it worth the risk? A method to help you decide

By Scharver Insurance Group administrative, agent, analyze, assessment, avoidance, clothing, Consumer Tips, decision, elimination, engineering, eyewear, helmet, hierarchy, independent, injury, Insurance, Loss Control, mitigating, mitigation, options, personal protective equipment, potential, PPE, prevent, principles, protect, reduce, risk, safe, ski, skiing, substitution, technique

In both our business and personal lives, risk is unavoidable. But accepting risk needn’t be “all or nothing.” You have options for mitigating an identified risk, and the same principles you might use in assessing a business risk can be used in your personal life. The post Skiing: Is it worth the risk? A method to help you decide appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

Dec 08

Sprinklers protect your home from biggest threat: Fire

By Scharver Insurance Group activation, agent, claim, cost, damage, expense, family, fire, home, Home Protection-Fire, house, independent, install, installing, Insurance, life-saving, lives, new, new build, prevent, property, protect, retrofitting, save, sprinkler, sprinklers

One of the most significant threats to your home, its contents and those living there is a fire. If you're building a new home or planning a major renovation of your existing home, consider installing or retrofitting with a fire sprinkler system. Sprinklers save lives. The post Sprinklers protect your home from biggest threat: Fire appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

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