In my 18 years of writing bonds, I have found that many moving and storage customers do not realize they need a bond until the last minute, which can put them in a difficult situation. Recently, I had such a situation with a customer who needed a military bond immediately, and the window that DPS…
2025 Housing Market & Economic Predictions Mixed
By Brandon Laam At MOVER’S CHOICE, we strive to provide relevant and current information to help our moving and storage customers and their insurance brokers navigate the challenging moving landscape. In this blog, we’re taking a look at the housing market and economic predictions for 2025, as well as current moving trends. Is there good…
Should My Company Implement Telematics?
First, what are “telematics”? Telematics can best be described as the process in which compiled automobile data is transmitted wirelessly, stored on various platforms and analyzed for better productivity. One idea behind telematics is to track the behavior of the vehicle when it’s being operated. Tracking data can include locations traveled to, speed of the…
The Importance of Following Safety Protocols
It’s critically important for Insurance professionals to educate their clients in the standard practices of following safety protocols to avoid heavy losses. Over the years we all have probably heard of horror stories involving a moving company that didn’t follow the safety rules or government safety regulations. In my experience, the cause of this is…
Advice of Coverage Versus All Risk Certification
In the transportation industry there are many minute details when it comes to coverage options and if you have not worked closely with it, it can become a little daunting to fully understand. I’ve worked in the insurance sector of the transportation industry for many years and have had many conversations with different brokers, one…
Avoiding the Workplace Stress Train
I was once told by a mentor of mine that anxious thoughts can be like a train and that once you are on that train, it can be hours or days before you are able to get off at the next station. So imagine, you are standing there at the station and see that the…