Category: Current Events

We live in a fast-paced world where current events and news shape the landscape of things to come. A lot happens every day, but we’ll keep you posted on things that could impact you – and, occasionally, something funny from within our company. We love sharing our funny stories and inside jokes! Anyways, we’re kind of obsessed with insurance here at InsuranceHub (which isn’t terribly surprising) so we’re always scouting for updates from the insurance world. We like being in the know. But if there’s something that we love more than reading and chatting about insurance trends, it’s sharing those trends with others! The more the merrier. We’ll let you know about anything that could impact you insurance-wise because knowledge is power.

Check out our current event articles below and stay current on the world around you. Don’t worry – we’ll also keep you informed about things other than insurance, too! Even though insurance is our favorite.

09 Oct
2019

Meet Angie Cooper, one of our amazing Senior Account Managers!

by Katelyn Betts | with 0 Comment | in Business Insurance, Current Events, Insurance

We’re all one big family at InsuranceHub, and we’re so glad that we get to work together as a team. There are a lot of us in the office, and we’ve all proved in one way or another that all roads lead to insurance. Everyone has a different story and a different path. We caught up with one of our spectacular Senior Account Managers, Angie Cooper, to learn about her story – how she got her start in insurance, her time at InsuranceHub, what she loves about her job, and what a day in the life of Angie looks like.

02 Oct
2019

InsuranceHub team members headed to MCIEF meeting in Orlando

by Katelyn Betts | with 0 Comment | in Business Insurance, Current Events, Insurance, Transportation

At InsuranceHub, we believe in continuing education. Insurance is a constantly changing industry, and we like to stay up-to-date on the latest trends, technologies, and knowledge. There’s always something to learn about insurance, especially when it comes to transportation insurance. It’s a very specialized niche, and there’s always plenty to discover. That’s why we’ve got six team members – Lee LeBaigue, Ed Hemmer, Monica Lott, Chrisann Richards, Kristina Insley, and Robyn Roberts – headed to Orlando to attend the annual MCIEF (Motor Carrier Insurance Education Foundation) Conference! The MCIEF meeting is from Oct. 3 to Oct. 4, and our team is really looking forward to it.

27 Jun
2019

An insurance look: Tractor-trailer accident in Virginia

by Katelyn Betts | with 0 Comment | in Business Insurance, Current Events, Transportation

The road is not the safest workplace. Wrecks happen. Truckers, who spend a ton of time on the road, are at risk for getting into wrecks, what with the many miles they log on the highway. Today we’re going to take a brief news story out of Virginia about a tractor-trailer wreck. We’ll explain what happened while also discussing several questions the article left us with from an insurance perspective.

19 Jun
2019

Fourth of July safety tips you need to know

by Katelyn Betts | with 0 Comment | in Current Events, Home Insurance, Insurance

The Fourth of July is a time for celebration, family, and summer fun. Maybe you get some time off work in observance of the holiday and you’re looking forward to relaxing, grilling out, and watching some fireworks. Sure, July 4^th is a great time, but you also need to be sure to be safe. Check out the following reminders so you can have a happy and safe Fourth of July.

06 Jun
2019

An insurance look: Car carrier crashes in North Carolina

by Katelyn Betts | with 0 Comment | in Business Insurance, Current Events, Insurance, Transportation

Wrecks happen. They just do. And that’s what insurance is for. It’s so important for businesses that do auto transport to have the right insurance for their car carriers. We’ll take a look at a news story from last week about a car carrier, and we’ll examine it from an insurance angle, exploring what coverages would be helpful and what questions we have.

10 May
2019

An insurance look: Tank truck carrying cooking oil crashes, hangs off bridge

by Katelyn Betts | with 0 Comment | in Current Events, Insurance, Transportation

For truck drivers, whose job it is to, well, drive, the road can turn into an extremely dangerous place. Wrecks and crashes happen, and there are a lot of hazards out there – from bad weather and slick roads to other drivers to traffic. Today we’ll take a look at a tank truck wreck that occurred in Arlington, Texas by giving an overview of what happened, presenting some questions we have from an insurance perspective, and going through some of the coverages that could help this trucking business recover.

24 Apr
2019

An insurance look: Semi-truck in Los Angeles explodes

by Katelyn Betts | with 0 Comment | in Business Insurance, Current Events, Insurance, Transportation

So, usually, we have a little introduction to articles where we take a real-life news story and examine it from an insurance angle. But with this one, it seems easier just to dive into the “what happened” section. Basically, a semi-truck exploded.

12 Apr
2019

An insurance look: Tanker truck carrying milk crashes in Texas

by Katelyn Betts | with 0 Comment | in Business Insurance, Current Events, Insurance, Transportation

If you’re in the trucking industry, the possibility of having an accident is probably a very real fear. Crazy things happen on the road all the time, and driving a truck is not easy. In the course of a split second, what started out as a normal drive can take a horrible (metaphorical) turn and become a bit of a disaster. We’re going to explore one such story. It involves a tanker truck and some milk.

03 Apr
2019

An insurance look: 4 trucks burn at Indiana truck stop

by Katelyn Betts | with 0 Comment | in Business Insurance, Current Events, Insurance, Transportation

No truck driver wants to consider the possibility of their rig bursting into flames. But, unfortunately, it happens. Fire can be very destructive, and it can gobble up a truck with no problem. The thought of your loyal truck on fire is a scary one. But that’s exactly what happened to four truck drivers last week at an Indiana truck stop.

27 Mar
2019

An insurance look: Fire damages auto body shop in Saratoga County, NY

by Katelyn Betts | with 0 Comment | in Business Insurance, Current Events, Insurance

It might seem like insurance agencies go on and on about the importance of having the right auto shop insurance and having enough coverage. And it’s true – we do. But for good reason. Auto repair shops are not without their risks, and all it takes is one disaster to turn the world upside-down for an unsuspecting business. One auto body shop in Saratoga County, NY, experienced such a disaster when a fire struck in mid-March.