Your Online Reputation and How to Protect It

As a business owner or an employee of any company, I think we have all come in contact with a disgruntled employee of some sorts.  I know in my insurance career, I've definitely been around and experienced at least a handful of employees that truly felt like they were either not being treated fairly or that they were not valued enough.  Even if the accusations are false, the perception of the employee is all that matters.  

Who is wearing a Tiger Shark Costume to Work? This TEAM!

Today starts a sales competition here at Bozzuto.  All the producers and account managers are split up into three teams.  As you can see from the picture below, my team is serious about spirit and WINNING. 

 

Here at Bozzuto we're sincere about customer service and building a long lasting relationship with our clients.  And that is why our Tiger Shark team is looking for any insurance referrals.  Help our Tiger Shark team win!  If you refer three or more referrals to our team, we'll thank you by sending you a generous gift card.   Feel free to email us with any referrals at joileneh@dbinsurance.com! 

GO TIGER SHARKS!!!

How are Vacancy Insurance Issues Affecting the Real Estate Market?

In previous real estate years, we really never had to worry about vacancy issues, especially in Silicon Valley.  Everyone wanted to work here and therefore, move here.  Businesses, families, recent grads, start-up enthusiasts and Southern California transplants were itching to get their own piece of the Silicon Valley success pie. Now, whether you're buying and selling or buying and holding real estate for your own portfolio or the portfolio of the company you work for, vacancy issues scattered amongst the real estate world is creating quite an insurance nightmare for some property owners. 

Hire a Lawyer. Then Sue Your Lawyer....

Refreshed, relaxed and picking up a slight Chicago accent from a week long vacation, I came back to work with a few potential clients interested in lawyers E&O.  Somewhat organically, recently I've been gaining traction in the errors and omissions insurance arena with law firms.  I've worked with many different types of law firms to date: insurance law, construction defect, personal injury, labor employment, etc.  The list could go on and on.  As many different types of law as there are, there is one disturbing trend that is rising: malpractice or professional liability claims filed against law firms in 2011.