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To honor all serving in our military on Veteran's Day, we recently sat down with U.S. Navy Seaman Matt Saccoccie, son of our very own Vicky Saccoccie who is a Personal Lines CSR from our Kingston Branch (pictured here with Matt and her husband Joe.) We had a quick Q&A with Matt, which he graciously provided about his service to our country.

The common cold and seasonal flu share many symptoms, but there are points of differentiation to help you identify which it is in order to seek treatment. 

Common Cold:

Halloween is a fun time for children and adults alike. However, there are many precautions to keep in mind in order to enjoy the holiday safely.

The following are just a few general tips to keep in mind:

As the owner or manager of a small business, your attitude toward job safety and health will be reflected by your employees. If you are not interested in preventing employee injury and illness, your employees will probably not give safety and health much thought either.

Fires are a serious risk for businesses of all types. It’s up to you to take the proper precautions to keep yourself, your co-workers and  safe from fire hazards.

Lower the Risks of Fire
There are some simple things you can do to prevent fires:

Fall is upon us, and Winter is on its way. That means it's the perfect time for some building and property maintenance to help you ease your organization into cooler weather, and whatever Mother Nature throws your way. Here are some items to add to your maintenance list this Fall that may help improve safety at your organization.  

Our team is honored to be recognized by the American Heart Association for reaching the Silver level for Workplace Health Achievement.

In many areas of the United States, 10 out of 12 months of the year is considered “allergy season”. When your body comes in contact with whatever may trigger allergies, it produces chemicals called histamines. Histamines cause the tissue in your nose to swell (making it feel stuffy), your nose and eyes to run, and itchy eyes.

Insurance carriers realize that offering additional lines of coverage to an existing customer is less expensive than trying to attract new customers. They also know that the more lines a given customer has, the longer they’re likely to stay with them.

Prescription opioids are the number one workers’ compensation problem in terms of controlling the ultimate cost of indemnity losses. This comes from a recent Lockton Companies report that also states that there’s never been a more damaging impact on workers’ compensation claims than the abuse of opioid prescriptions for the management of chronic pain.