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Don’t Spark a Wildfire this Fourth of July!

Fireworks are illegal in certain areas of California because each year serious injuries and millions of dollars in property loss occur from wildfires sparked by fireworks. Large grass crops and dry vegetation increase the threat for devastating wildfires throughout all of California. Remember fireworks spark wildfire. Check your local laws ...

Systemic Change in the Insurance Industry?

As nationwide unrest mounts in the wake of multiple police brutality cases, we see the unravelling of long-standing brand identities, the toppling of statues that glorify the short-lived Confederacy, and public acknowledgement and apology for associations with historic oppression. These public apolgogies are beginning to appear everywhere regardless of the ...

How Will George Floyd’s Death Matter to the Insurance Industry?

Article courtesy of the folks at Insurance Journal The National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA) was organized to create a network among people of color and others employed in or affiliated with the insurance industry. The association currently has 15 chapters, with 2 others in development, throughout the nation and its members ...

Barber Insurance Insured Our First Tiny House!

You may be familiar with the phrase "Tiny House" as the minimalist movement gains momentum; A no-frills lifestyle approach that cuts down on housing costs, ecological footprint, and materialistic consumption. Tiny houses are rarely more that 400 square feet and boast a myriad of multi-use spaces, efficient storage, and ...

5 Tips for Staying Healthy During Quarantine

Tips courtesy of our friends at Mercury Insurance. It’s easy to sink into somewhat of a rut during quarantine – with Netflix, Postmates and Instacart at your fingertips, motivation to get off the couch can sometimes be hard to find. However, maintaining a healthy lifestyle during this time not only ...

What's a Mega Drought!?

California’s crushing five-year drought came to a welcome end after record rain three winters ago. Or did it? Although forests are greener, reservoirs are fuller and widespread water restrictions are gone, many believe the past few years, in which there was pretty decent rainfall, were just a blip on ...

We Are Still Here For You

Happy Spring and Happy Mother's Day to all! First off, we would like to give a huge shout out to all the mothers out there who juggle a myriad of tasks every day. Within our agency, we have some incredible matriarchs simultaneously working from home and homeschooling their kiddos. What ...

Peer Coaching for Medical Professionals

Our company, Mercury Insurance, has partnered with California Medical Association to create Care 4 Caregivers Now, a peer coaching program by medical professionals, for medical professionals. Working through a crisis can leave a wake of trauma and the doctors and nurses on our frontlines need our support. Below is the program ...

Do You Need a Commercial Auto Insurance Policy to Deliver Food?

With much of the country practicing social distancing and self-quarantines due to the coronavirus pandemic, many companies are looking for delivery drivers to get groceries, takeout meals and other items to customers. If you’re looking to pick up some extra cash as a delivery driver and using your own ...

5 Side Hustles to Boost Your Income while Social Distancing

Many Americans are currently out of a job as businesses that have been deemed non-essential  close their doors to keep patrons safe from the rapid spread of COVID-19. Unemployment is growing as employees are laid off or furloughed from companies struggling to stay in business and ...

COVID-19 Financial Assistance

In a financial bind due to employment interruptions caused by COVID-19? You're not alone. As an independent insurance agency we connect our customers to the insurance company that best suits their needs. Consequently, we work with all sorts of different companies simultaneously. To make this easier on you, our customer, ...

How to Support Restaurants Right Now

Today's blog is a share of some highlights from Bon Appetit's article circa March 17th (boy, that feels like an eternity ago) with some wonderful ideas of how to support local businesses through the economic crisis caused by the COVID19 pandemic. We've removed non-profits and organizations that don't ...