Blogs

Where Are You Required to Post the FFCRA Notice?

As an employer, you're required to post the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice so that your employees are properly informed. However, you...

30 March, 2020

Questions & Answers about the FFCRA

With the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act, also known as FFCRA or HB 6201, taking effect on April 1 employers need to...

30 March, 2020

CARES Act & FFCRA | What you need to know

Here's what you need to know about the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. We know...

30 March, 2020

COVID-19 & Coverage

Businesses want to know: In the wake of COVID-19, how will insurance coverages respond? Byars|Wright has been consulting with our insurance companies and clients...

18 March, 2020

In case of emergency: Does your business have proper coverage?

By: Paul Burnett, Producer The role of insurance is to prevent devastating scenarios, when possible, and mitigate the effects when disasters do happen. We...

20 February, 2020

Insurance Claim Advocacy at Byars|Wright

By: Alan McCoin, Director of Claim Management   While many insurance claims can be prevented through proper risk management and the right layers of liability...

29 January, 2020

Critical Insurance Coverage for the Datacom/Telecom industry

By: J.R. Appling, Producer and Risk Consultant for Byars | Wright Telecom and datacom business owners face increased exposure to risk due to the...

17 January, 2020

Could you remember all your possessions if they were lost in a fire? Create a home inventory.

In the event of a fire or disaster, can you remember all of your possessions? Could you close your eyes - picture a...

16 January, 2020

Beyond Byars|Wright: Lacey Rae Visintainer and Special Equestrians

Beyond Byars|Wright, Lacey Rae Visintainer, Agency Brand Manager, spends a portion of her time volunteering with Special Equestrians. Special Equestrians provides high quality therapeutic...

30 December, 2019

Are these terms included in your grocery store lease?

By: Paul Burnett, Producer  Sharing retail space is not a new concept. Grocery stores often lease space to pharmacies, banks, and restaurants. This practice...

28 November, 2019

Beyond Byars|Wright: Amber LaRussa and Big Brothers Big Sisters

Amber LaRussa is a Personal Lines Account Manager at Byars|Wright. When she’s out of the office, Amber and her husband spend their free...

25 November, 2019

Surety & Bonding: Questions You Need to Consider

As a bond producer and construction-oriented agent, I’m often asked important questions on Surety & Bonding topics: 1. "How do I choose the right...

18 November, 2019

Beyond Byars|Wright: Jan Giangrosso and the James Rushton Early Learning Center

At Byars|Wright, we love that our family members give back to the organizations that serve and enrich the lives of the communities we...

18 November, 2019

Beyond Byars|Wright: Haig Wright and the Walker Area Community Foundation

Beyond Byars|Wright, our President, Haig Wright, is involved with the Walker Area Community Foundation.   Haig has served the Walker Area Community Foundation (WACF)...

11 November, 2019

4 Risks You Can’t Ignore When Starting a Grocery Delivery Service

By Paul Burnett, Producer In recent years, we’ve definitely seen an increase in home delivery within the grocery retail world. Third-party services like Shipt...

07 November, 2019

The Byars|Wright employee development process and why it starts on day one

By Andy Byars, CIC, Vice-President What are the methods used in employee development? Who’s responsible for this development? Why is it important?  These are questions...

30 October, 2019

Hiring locally: How Byars|Wright fully invests in our communities

By Trae Norrell, Producer and Amee Donald, Agency Relations Manager and Advertising At Byars|Wright, we’re not just a business that’s trying to sell a...

16 September, 2019

Workplace culture: What is it and why does it matter so much?

By Lacey Rae Visintainer, Agency Brand Manager Workplace culture is difficult to define. Personally, I believe it’s more easily felt. Though, if I had...

13 September, 2019

Protecting relationships: An inside perspective on what this means to Byars|Wright

By Judy Hopkins, CISR, Account Manager In 1999, I was working with a large insurance agency when I was approached by Byars|Wright. I had...

20 August, 2019

Six apps and platforms to make you more efficient personally and professionally

By Mitchell Garnett, Director of Operations, and Scott Campbell, Agency Operations Assistant If every year your life seems to become more hectic, both personally...

12 August, 2019