Author: byarswright

06 Nov Employee Benefit Changes Your Business Should Make Going into 2021

Posted at 15:44h in Business Management, Commercial Insurance, Employee Benefits, Relationships Matter

By CJ Jordan, Producer and Employee Benefit Specialist This year has been unpredictable, to say the least. Due to all of the unknowns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, trying to plan your business’s employee benefits for 2021 is a challenge. However, now more than ever, it...

27 Oct Personal Branding: What is it and Why Does it Matter?

Posted at 19:36h in Business Management, Relationships Matter, Workplace Culture

By Lacey Rae Visintainer, Brand Manager Branding used to be just for businesses, or so we thought. Then the internet happened. Fast forward a few years… the beasts we call social media and digital advertising have propelled brands straight into our homes and hands. While this...

12 Oct Slip, Trip, and Fall Solutions for Your Grocery Store

Posted at 20:55h in Uncategorized

By Paul Burnett, Producer According to Business and Industry Connection Magazine, slips, trips, and falls are one of the most common and costly workplace incidents that occur. These incidents end up costing businesses more than $60 billion per year. The cost per claim will be on...

21 Sep Life Insurance Policy: Buyer’s Tips

Posted at 13:45h in Life Insurance, Personal Insurance, Relationships Matter

By Mitchell Garnett, Director of Operations, and Life Insurance Producer There are a lot of misconceptions when it comes to life insurance. Many don’t understand just how valuable it can be when it comes to their family’s future. Others have the wrong idea about the costs...

18 Sep What Every Transportation Company Needs to Know About Reducing Their Insurance Costs

Posted at 16:51h in Commercial Insurance, Relationships Matter, Transportation Insurance

By Andy Byars, CIC, Vice President One of the biggest challenges when it comes to insurance for transportation, is combining the best rate with the greatest amount of coverage. One of the most common questions that I get is, how can I reduce my insurance costs?...

24 Aug The Byars|Wright Secret Weapon: Our Marketing Team

Posted at 20:35h in Business Management, Commercial Insurance, Relationships Matter

By Byars|Wright Byars|Wright has a secret weapon; a new department that we created a year ago: our marketing team. When we talk about our marketing department, we aren't talking about the traditional idea of marketing, such as advertising or branding, we are referencing the industry experts...

14 Aug What Trucking Companies Need to Know About Their Insurance

Posted at 19:58h in Commercial Insurance

By J.R. Appling Transportation presents many risks and exposures that come with day-to-day operations. I often discuss with my clients, and others in the trucking/logging field, important, but overlooked questions that are vital to understanding the insurance and needs of your business. I specialize in...

20 Jul Succeeding as an Independent Agency During a Global Pandemic

Posted at 19:21h in Uncategorized

By Byars|Wright As a business owner, the past few months have been nerve wracking, unpredictable, and an adjustment for all business owners, regardless of the industry. It is a time when all businesses including Byars|Wright, had to regroup and find a new way of conducting their...

20 Jul The Perfect Formula: A Byars|Wright Account Manager

Posted at 19:04h in Uncategorized

By Laura Lee Johnson, Account Manager/Service Team Leader and Hayden Moss, Account Manager At Byars|Wright, we know how to drive sales. We also know how to retain those clients by providing the top-notch service that our current clients have come to know and expect. Above all...

01 Jul Byars|Wright Gives Back: Our Partnership with the Gardendale Senior Center

Posted at 15:47h in Beyond Byars|Wright

By Byars|Wright When COVID-19 hit Alabama, all five Byars|Wright offices closed to the public for a little more than three months. Most employees worked from home, trying to get adjusted to a different way of life due to the global pandemic. Fortunately for Byars|Wright, we were...

01 Jul More Than an Internship: Everything I’ve Learned from Interning at Byars|Wright

Posted at 15:29h in Internship, Relationships Matter, Workplace Culture

By Lyric Welty, Agency Experience Assistant Job experience, gaining industry insight, and building a strong resume are a few of the reasons why a college student might consider completing an internship with an independent insurance agency. As an intern in ELEVATE, the Byars|Wright internship program, you will...

28 May Commercial auto insurance vs. hired and non-owned auto insurance

Posted at 20:42h in Business Management, Commercial Insurance

By: Lawson Schaffer, Producer The road is a risky place to be. In today’s litigious commercial auto insurance environment, adequate insurance protection is becoming more important than ever before. As a business owner, it’s essential to understand your exposures and liabilities in order to determine the...

27 May Built For Tomorrow: How we’ll reach our 4th generation

Posted at 19:54h in Business Management, Uncategorized

By: Lacey Rae Visintainer, Brand Manager Byars|Wright is 75 years old. Even so, in the past few years Byars|Wright has experienced its largest growth spurts in agency history. With two acquisitions, three new offices, and a record number of new hires in 2019, we aren’t slowing...

26 May Elements of a successful onboarding program

Posted at 19:41h in Business Management, Workplace Culture

The employee onboarding process is not taken lightly at Byars|Wright. It’s a team effort, and everyone shares a common goal: Make each employee feel welcomed, comfortable, and informed. “Those first few days are the best time to make the best impression possible on the new hire...

28 Apr What’s NEW in Alabama’s Safer At Home Order

Posted at 18:50h in COVID 19 Resources

Effective April 30 at 5:00 PM, Alabama is under a NEW order. Governor Kay Ivey issued a Safer at Home order with some businesses and beaches reopening April 30, but which ones? Check out the poster below to learn what is new and what is...

27 Apr Does my business need cyber liability coverage?

Posted at 18:50h in Commercial Insurance

By: Trae Norrell, Producer I am often asked about cyber liability coverage and how to protect a business from cyber-attacks and data breaches. I always offer two solutions. The first is simple: do not use the internet for business activities. This is considered risk avoidance. Unfortunately,...

02 Apr Building relationships with insurance carriers

Posted at 19:50h in Commercial Insurance, Relationships Matter

By: Evan Chambers, Producer and Branch Manager, & Gabe Clement, Producer and Branch Manager As you may already know, our agency motto is, “Where Relationships Matter,” but it doesn’t just refer to relationships with our clients. We value and prioritize the relationships with insurance companies, as...

01 Apr Workers’ compensation FAQs

Posted at 21:47h in Business Management, Commercial Insurance, Construction Insurance

By: Ben Davis, Producer Workers’ compensation is insurance coverage paid by the company to provide benefits to its employees who are injured or become sick on the job. It’s a win-win for the employer and employee. Workers receive medical care they need, and employers receive assurance...

01 Apr InsureTech: How Byars|Wright stays ahead of the curve

Posted at 15:26h in Business Management, Commercial Insurance

By: Mitchell Garnett, Director of Operations Technology is becoming more and more prominent every year. It impacts how we communicate and how efficiently we work. It also evolves year to year, dating some practices and improving others. Similarly, InsureTech has entered almost every aspect of the...

30 Mar Where Are You Required to Post the FFCRA Notice?

Posted at 22:30h in COVID 19 Resources

As an employer, you're required to post the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice so that your employees are properly informed. However, you might be wondering, "How do I do that if my employees are working from home?" or "I'm just a small business, do...