Daigle & Travers: A Chubb Cornerstone Agency
Daigle & Travers Private Client Team has received the prestigious 2019 Chubb Cornerstone designation. Benefits of choosing a Chubb Cornerstone Agency to protect you & your family Chubb is the world’s largest publicly traded P&C insurer providing commercial and personal insurance. Chubb’s personal insurance division specializes in providing personal [...]
Make Your Boat Shipshape: Preseason Checklist
Make your boat shipshape for the season By Russ Steinman Spring is in the air and the weather is warming up around the Long Island Sound, one thing is on boat owners’ minds: When are we going to splash our watercraft? After being bundled up for the winter, your vessel [...]
Water Backup and Sump Pump Overflow Insurance
Water Backup and Sump Pump Overflow Insurance Have you ever come home from a long day of work or after being away for the weekend and found a pool of water in your basement? How did it get there, what caused it, and what do I do now? The water [...]
Track Insurance
Track Insurance Do you like to take your car to the track? Us too, but did you know that your auto insurance won’t cover you for track usage? Do you have track insurance? In order to insure your toys on the track, you need to purchase a track [...]
Concours d’Caffeine 2019 Classic Car Show
2019 Concours d'Caffeine What are you doing on the morning of Cinco de Mayo? Nothing? Come visit us at Concours d’Caffeine in downtown Westport, CT! Hagerty Insurance at the Concours d'Caffeine Daigle & Travers is excited to be partnering with Hagerty Insurance. We will have a booth at the [...]
Why is my home insured for more than its market value?
Why is my home insured for more than its market value? This is the million-dollar question. One of the most difficult questions for an agent to answer and for a client to accept. There is an old saying location, location, location. We hope that this article will help with [...]
Workers Compensation Insurance in CT and NY
A Guide to Workers Compensation Cost by Daigle & Travers All businesses in Connecticut and New York that have employees are required to carry workers compensation insurance. Depending on your industry, workers comp may be your highest expense after payroll. *Note that in New York, when you have payroll [...]
Buying Waterfront Property in Connecticut and New York
Buying Waterfront Property in Connecticut and New York When home buyers are considering the purchase of waterfront or coastal property in Fairfield or Westchester County, there are several insurance factors they need to understand. We always recommend consulting an insurance professional prior to making an offer on your new home. [...]
Naming Your Life Insurance Beneficiary
Naming Your Life Insurance Beneficiary By Ann S. Binzer Purchasing a life insurance policy is an important piece of financial planning. Naming a beneficiary, and changing that beneficiary when necessary, is also a key component of insurance planning. Keep these tips in mind when naming a life insurance beneficiary: Spouse's [...]
Directors & Officers Insurance (D&O)
Directors & Officers Insurance for High Net Worth individuals Do you like to give back to your community? One way many of our clients do this is by volunteering to sit on different boards of directors. Most non-profits will carry Directors & Officers coverage, but the limits provided may [...]
Personal Umbrella Insurance Coverage or Excess Liability Coverage
What is Personal Umbrella Insurance Coverage and Why Should Everyone Have It? What if: You are in a car accident and injure or kill another party Skiing in Vermont, you collide with another party and injure them You are in an altercation with another person and they are injured You [...]
2019 Spring Home Buying Market: Insurance Tips Before You Buy
2019 Spring Home Buying Market: Insurance Tips Before You Buy Each spring in Fairfield and Westchester Counties, the spring home buying market begins. This is a busy time of year for local realtors, lawyers, mortgage brokers and insurance agents. Clients are moving to the area for the first time, up/downsizing [...]