COVID-19, One Year Later
So it’s been a long year. In fact, I was reflecting a little bit today and it was almost exactly a year ago when I started making our first videos concerning COVID, and the threats that we had to our…
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Welcome to the Agency!
Dave Evans here from Hopmeier Evans and Gage Insurance, where the wrong coverage is never a bargain. Welcome to the agency! We appreciate your business and want to let you know this is not a one-and-done policy, you buy…
Do I Need Flood Insurance?
The answer is YES! Even if you are not required by your mortgage company to purchase flood insurance, you should consider it! When Hurricane Irene hit in 2011, our offices were not immune to the extensive damage it caused to…
We’re sorry to see you go, but we are still here for you!
As Insurance Agents, we never want to see someone over charged by an insurance company. We strive to find you the best policy with the right coverage. We understand monetary pressures and the reasoning behind leaving for another insurance company…
Discounts/ Bait and Switch- You Could be Missing Coverages!
New Law UPDATE NYS -Senate June 2023 Insurance companies, insurance agents, and brokers online over the phone, wherever, the old practice is if they can’t help you on the price, if their product is priced more than your current…
Workers’ Compensation Insurance- Your Business Needs it!
Todays topic for discussion, workers’ compensation insurance, or work comp, workman’s comp, call it what you want, but workers’ compensation is what you need for your business to operate in the state of New York, and it comes with…
Why You Need a Local Agent!
Why do you need an agent or broker on your side? In my world, it just seems so simple in terms of the value that we add to the relationship. We as our agency, Hopmeier Evans and Gage, we participate…
Bait and Switch- Everything You Need to Know!
We have all experienced the “bait and switch” technique used by sneaky salespeople. You can probably provide many examples of you being attracted to an advertisement that promised bigger, better, and cheaper products, but when ordered it is nothing like…
Class B Foam- High Burn Rate Fires
VFIS had recently sent out a notice in regards to Class B Foam used for suppressing high burn fires and the exclusion on Pollution Liability coverage for Fire Departments. Class B Foam has been beneficial in helping fight high burn…
Water Line, Sewer Line or Gas Line- Why You Need Service Line Coverage!
Service line coverage is $10,000 of coverage for $25. PLEASE call, let us explain the reason for this add on. In the past, there was NO coverage for these items. There is no coverage unless we add this coverage enhancement…