Blogs

Employee Benefit Changes Your Business Should Make Going into 2021

By CJ Jordan, Producer and Employee Benefit Specialist  This year has been unpredictable, to say the least. Due to all of the unknowns stemming...

06 November, 2020

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

By Lacey Rae Visintainer, Brand Manager    Branding used to be just for businesses, or so we thought. Then the internet happened. Fast forward a...

27 October, 2020

Slip, Trip, and Fall Solutions for Your Grocery Store

By Paul Burnett, Producer   According to Business and Industry Connection Magazine, slips, trips, and falls are one of the most common and costly workplace...

12 October, 2020

Byars|Wright: Where Real Relationships Matter

Our independent insurance agency started in 1946, with Mr. Byars selling insurance and Mrs. Byars typing the policies. We've grown tremendously in our...

23 September, 2020

Life Insurance Policy: Buyer’s Tips

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...

21 September, 2020

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

By Andy Byars, CIC, Vice President  One of the biggest challenges when it comes to insurance for transportation, is combining the best rate with...

18 September, 2020

The Byars|Wright Secret Weapon: Our Marketing Team

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...

24 August, 2020

What Trucking Companies Need to Know About Their 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...

14 August, 2020

Succeeding as an Independent Agency During a Global Pandemic

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...

20 July, 2020

The Perfect Formula: A Byars|Wright Account Manager

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...

20 July, 2020

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

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...

01 July, 2020

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

By Lyric Welty, Agency Experience Assistant    Job experience, gaining industry insight, and building a strong resume are a few of the reasons why a...

01 July, 2020

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

28 May, 2020

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

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...

27 May, 2020

Elements of a successful onboarding program

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...

26 May, 2020

How to attract and retain great employees with robust benefits

By: Byars|Wright Benefits Partner: Tom Murfee, President and Founding Partner of Murfee Meadows Employee benefits, insurance, and retirement planning are all parts of the...

20 May, 2020

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

Effective April 30 at 5:00 PM, Alabama is under a NEW order. Governor Kay Ivey issued a Safer at Home order with some...

28 April, 2020

Does my business need cyber liability coverage?

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...

27 April, 2020

How is experience mod calculated?

By Lawson Shaffer, Producer Workers’ compensation insurance coverage protects both businesses and their employees from financial loss when an employee is injured on the...

12 April, 2020

Building relationships with insurance carriers

By: Evan Chambers, Producer and Branch Manager, & Gabe Clement, Producer and Branch Manager As you may already know, our agency motto is, “Where...

02 April, 2020