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As an adult, you are responsible for many things – your children’s safety, investing in Charlotte insurance, and keeping the house clean. But how do you teach your children responsibility? Here are some creative ideas!

Christmas is the biggest holiday for giving electronic gadgets from cell phones to laptops to gaming consoles. But because of that simple fact, the holiday season also offers ample opportunity for gadgets to be lost, stolen or broken. When is your device covered by your Charlotte home insurance? When is the manufacturer’s warranty enough, and when should you go the extra mile and purchase the extended warranty? Continue reading for some useful hints to help you with your Christmas gadget shopping! 

As a business owner, you have a lot on your plate! You’re networking with potential clients, trying to find the best NC business insurance, and keeping current clients happy. But one of your main responsibilities is to your employees: motivating them! Motivated employees are more productive, more loyal to the company, and are happier overall. Here are some tips.

What’s one of the most common wish list items for children during the holiday season? A bicycle…but bikes can be very dangerous if the rider doesn’t know some safety tips and the rules of the road. Thus a good idea for this Christmas season when giving them that bike they’ve always wanted is to include some safety rules they need to know to avoid dangerous situations. The following are some helpful hints for bicyclists to avoid dangerous accidents like this….

Holiday parties are a great way to celebrate with family and friends! Before your party, you’ll want to make sure you have adequate Charlotte insurance coverage to protect your home. Once your friends and family have left, the gifts have been unwrapped, and all the food’s been eaten, you might be left with a mess! Here are some tips for tackling that mess.

We love saving you money on your North Carolina auto insurance or Charlotte home insurance! Need a success story for some evidence? I give you Debra Forrest of Charlotte, NC…

In your office, you probably keep a lot of information online or on your computer. Think of all the sensitive information that you have on your computer: passwords, credit card and bank account numbers, sensitive files, and NC business insurance information. Are you taking appropriate measures to protect this information? Here are some tips!

Charlotte has recently been named one of the most dangerous cities for pedestrians! That’s not a very nice accolade to have, but there are things we can do to improve conditions for pedestrians on our streets. First, everyone should make sure they have Charlotte insurance. This includes both health insurance and auto insurance, both of which can protect those that are injured in a collision. Here are some other tips, for both drivers and pedestrians, to keep our streets and sidewalks safe!

It’s the elephant in the room that nobody wants to talk about. With the job market struggling so mightily, what’s going to be the resulting effect on North Carolina Workers Comp? After going strong for so long (the workers’ compensation system celebrated its 100 year anniversary this year), there are tough obstacles ahead with our country struggling to dig itself out of a deep recession.

Did you know that statistics show that there are about 25 million Americans vying for just 3.5 million available jobs? That’s around 7 applicants for every 1 job opening! That goes to show you that the labor market is currently in a crisis, and even once the country climbs its way out the lasting consequences are going to be evident.  So what’s the effect of high unemployment rates on workers’ compensation?

Are you traveling this Thanksgiving holiday or are you taking on the monumental task of cooking the extraordinary feast yourself? Either way, there are many dangers you can encounter on everyone’s favorite eating day.