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May 07

Make your boat shipshape for the season

By Scharver Insurance Group agent, air, animals, anode, anodes, antennas, batteries, boat, brackets, cabin, Capstone, charge, clean, cover, cracked, damage, engine, frayed, GPS, hoses, independent, Insurance, mold, preparation, prepare, scupper, seacocks, shipshape, shrink, vessels, water, wires, wrap, zincs

After being bundled up for the winter, your boat needs a little attention as you remove the shrink wrapping or heavy winter cover. Follow a few tips to make the experience easier and more pleasurable. The post Make your boat shipshape for the season appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

Jan 29

Earthquake: Tips to protect your family

By Scharver Insurance Group agent, anchor, bolt, brace, coastal, cripple, damage, disaster, earthquake, flammable, foundation, gas, independent, indoors, inland, Insurance, outdoors, plan, plate, prepare, protect, safe, safety, Safety Tips, shake, sill, structure, tips, tsunami, vehicle, water, water heater

If you live near a fault line, you likely are no stranger to tremors or other earthquake activity. Preparation may be an ongoing process for your family. The post Earthquake: Tips to protect your family appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

Dec 18

Avoid hairy situations with dogs at your brewery

By Scharver Insurance Group agent, animal, animals, beer, beverage, bite, brewery, brewpub, cleaning, craft, Craft Beverage, customer, dog, dogs, drink, employee, food, furniture, independent, inside, Insurance, law, laws, leash, legal, legislative, liability, patio, prevent, protect, regulations, responsibility, safe, safety, sanitation, signage, state, taproom, training, visitor, water, worker

Today more than ever, our furry best friends are taking their seats next to us for rides in the car, trips on airplanes – and drinks on the patio at the local craft brewery. Brewpub operators should review and understand state and local regulations regarding food service establishments and animals. The post Avoid hairy situations with dogs at your brewery appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

Dec 11

Test your knowledge: Frozen pipes

By Scharver Insurance Group 55 degrees, agent, air, below, burst, business, chilly, circulate, costly, damage, drip, flood, freeze, freezing, frozen, home, ice, icy, independent, Insurance, leak, leaks, pipe, pipes, prevent, protect, temperature, warm, water, winter, Winter Prep

Do you know what to do to prevent pipes from freezing or to manage already frozen pipes? Test your knowledge with our five-question quiz. The post Test your knowledge: Frozen pipes appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

Nov 27

Winterize your pipes to protect your home

By Scharver Insurance Group agent, air, attic, basement, circulation, cold, crawl, damage, drip, dripping, empty, faucet, freeze, frigid, frozen, garage, home, house, independent, insulate, insulation, Insurance, low, main, maintain, maintenance, occupied, outer, pipe, pipes, plumbing, prevent, protect, sensor, shutoff, space, temperatures, unclogged, unoccupied, valve, walls, water, winter, Winter Prep, winterize, wrap

While even the best forecasters cannot guarantee what’s ahead this winter, now is the time to prepare yourself and your home for the coming season. The post Winterize your pipes to protect your home appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

Aug 14

Don’t underestimate the risks of pressure washers

By Scharver Insurance Group agent, bruise, carbon monoxide, clean, CO, damage, danger, dangerous, deck, driveway, electric, flesh, hazard, hazards, hurt, independent, infection, injure, injured, injuries, injury, Insurance, laceration, lacerations, lawn furniture, patio, power, pressure, prevent, property, protect, Safety Tips, siding, spray, washer, water

Pressure washers are a quick way to clean the dirt and grime from siding, driveways, decks, patios, lawn furniture and other items. But while results may look great, users should beware: Pressure washers are deceptively dangerous. The post Don’t underestimate the risks of pressure washers appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

Jun 05

Heat stress: Don’t underestimate the danger

By Scharver Insurance Group administration, agent, air conditioning, app, burn, business, children, clothing, cold, cool, elderly, exhaustion, fluid, health, heat, hot, humidity, illness, independent, index, indoor, infants, Insurance, occupational, OSHA, outdoor, outdoors, personal, play, precautions, public, rest, safety, Safety Tips, schedule, shade, slowdown, sports, strenuous, stress, stroke, symptoms, water, work

Heat is a leading weather-related killer, and those who work or spend time outdoors should consider strategies to avoid heat-related illnesses. The post Heat stress: Don’t underestimate the danger appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

Mar 13

Call before you dig – 811 nationwide

By Scharver Insurance Group agent, barrier, CATV, claim, communications, danger, dig, digger, digging, digs, drainage, electric, electricity, excavate, excavation, fiber optic, gas, hazard, incident, independent, Insurance, invisible, neighbor, non-visible, pet, petroleum, pipe, post-hole, power, prevent, protect, Safety Tips, sewer, television, TV, underground, utilities, utility, water

Make sure you haven’t forgotten an important factor before you contemplate digging: underground utilities. You certainly don’t want to find out by accident that utilities are buried in your yard. Before you dig, please call the toll-free 811 line to have underground utilities mapped. The mapping service is free. The post Call before you dig – 811 nationwide appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.

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