By CJ Jordan When most people think about life insurance, they usually associate it with protecting their family in the event of their death. Usually, it’s with a term or permanent, “whole life”, policy. It protects the future of their loved ones, providing peace of mind...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 financial planning process for both individuals and businesses. As a strategic partner of Byars|Wright, Murfee Meadows aims to complement the agency’s current...
By Lawson Shaffer, Producer Workers’ compensation insurance coverage protects both businesses and their employees from financial loss when an employee is injured on the job or gets sick from a work-related cause. While workers’ compensation coverage is required for some businesses, we recommend that all businesses...
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...
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...
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 on this matter since COVID-19 appeared across the globe. Its effects rippled through our state even before the virus physically reached our...
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 just about every business owner eventually asks themselves, and at Byars|Wright, we’ve developed a process that we believe allows our employees to...
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 product or service. We’re an organization that truly invests in the communities in which we operate, and we believe there’s no better...
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 met some of their team at a meeting where we had to pass down our business cards to go into a drawing...
By Mitchell Garnett, Director of Operations, and Scott Campbell, Agency Operations Assistant If every year your life seems to become more hectic, both personally and professionally, we’re here to tell you that you’re not alone. All too often, there just aren't enough hours in the day...
Running a privately owned, family-owned business is no easy task. You have to manage employees, juggle clients, handle finances; the list goes on and on. But even in the hustle and bustle of the days that seem to fly by and the minutes where you’re...
June 15th, 2019 By Amee Donald, Agency Relations Manager At Byars|Wright, we take on a different hiring philosophy than most businesses. While most companies hire employees based solely on skills and previous experience, we believe that if we can find the right people, we can teach...
May 24th, 2019 By Mitchell Garnett, Director of Operations Byars|Wright is an agency that lives by our motto “Relationships Matter”; it drives everything we do. Developing, building, and nurturing relationships is the heart of our business and always will be. While some may associate the use of...
