Archive for the ‘Business Insurance’ Category

What is a Fire Protection Class?

One of the most important things when underwriting a home for Homeowners Insurance is the Fire Protection Class.  The fire protection class is a score that ranks from 1 to 10, with one. being the safest number and ten being the highest risk.  The Fire protection class is an ISO product.   This score is […]

Who we write insurance with

Marindependent Insurance Services LLC functions as both an Insurance Brokerage and an Insurance Agency.  However, we are primarily California Property and Causality Insurance Brokers.  A broker works for the client where as an Agent works for the Insurance Company.   This is stated just to be perfectly clear that we broker policies and are not […]

Insurance Agent, Insurance Broker – What is the difference?

What is an Insurance Agent?  What is an Insurance Broker?  What is this third category in between Agent and Broker? Insurance Agent, Insurance Broker…  This is one of the common talking points and questions that all insurance agents and brokers get.  Please allow me to try and explain. Insurance Agent, Insurance Broker: According to the IRMI […]

The Case for Umbrella Insurance

Two Types of Umbrella Insurance: There are essentially two types of umbrella insurance, Business and Personal.  To be perfectly clear they cover completely separate things.  As the names would suggest a Commercial Umbrella covers your business liability arising out of business operations.  A personal umbrella covers no such thing. A Personal Umbrella, also occasionally known as […]

Insuring a One Woman Operation from your Home

Do I need Home Based Business Insurance? What do you mean my home insurance does not automatically cover my business? Why doesn’t my home insurer want to insure  my business? One of the first two things that small businesses owners / entrepreneurs need to think about are obvious:  Incorporation and Insurance. Both Incorporation, whether it’s […]



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