Tips for Landlords, Building and Home Owners
Winter Weather Home Protection When You’re Away From Home
You need to understand winter weather home protection because when you leave home in the winter, whether for a quick vacation or a longer stay somewhere warm, you want to…
Do Landlords Need Commercial Auto Insurance?
As a landlord or building owner, do you need commercial auto insurance? You probably drive your personal vehicle for business. Or you use your car for personal use most of…
Stay Safe When Using Space Heaters
Space heaters can warm up a chilly room. They can save energy by allowing you to turn down your thermostat and only heat a small area. Unfortunately, they can also…
Homeowners Associations and Fraud: What You Need to Know
If you live in a property with a private homeowners' association (HOA), like many condominium and co-operative buildings in the New York City area, homeowner association fraud is a real…
Protect Tenants with These Fire Prevention Tips
Distinguished Programs recently published a white paper on Common Fire Risks and Prevention Tips Every Community Association Should Know. The short guide offers great advice for landlords and their tenants.…
City Building Owners Insurance Now Offers Property and Casualty Insurance to High Net Worth Families
Stu Cohen and the City Building Owners Insurance program have partnered with the PURE Group of Insurance Companies. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., PURE is a member-owned property and casualty…
Do You Have Cyber Insurance Protection?
After the recent (and preventable) Equifax breach, Yahoo's follow-up announcement that the August 2013 attack affected all 3 billion of its users at the time—rather than the initially reported 1…
When Brownstone Markets Rise, So Does Your Risk. Is Your Property Covered?
As the New York brownstone market continues to grow, so can the risk. Reviewing your property assessments and insurance each year can provide peace of mind. All around the world,…
New Commercial Tenant? Call Your Insurance Broker
For owners of mixed-use buildings here in the New York City market, finding the right commercial tenant is getting even harder. As reported earlier this year in "What's Happening with…
Fire Safety Tips for Apartment Buildings
While individual apartments (or co-ops or condos) have the same risk of fire as a single-family home, close proximity to other units makes apartment fires especially dangerous. Flames, smoke and…