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What are the differences between a flood insurance policy and a home insurance policy?

Is your liquor liability insurance up to par?

What is the least glamorous part of working in the restaurant business? The 14 hour days? Working as the host, the manager, the chef, the bartender and the janitor every day? Keeping a close eye on employees to make sure they are not stealing any of your hard earned cash? Maintaining, selecting and paying for the proper insurance protection for your restaurant probably ranks high on the list.

If you live on the North Shore of Boston or basically anywhere in Massachusetts, you surely heard the storm roar through the area in the wee hours of the night Thursday February 25th and early Friday morning. Needless to say dozens of customers called into Duffy Insurance Friday morning to report homeowners insurance claims. Roofs were torn apart. Windows shattered. Trees everywhere. To add insult to injury the forecast was for more wet weather throughout the weekend. This, all to often results in water damage to your property. John Posiviata of Puro Clean kindly shared the following tips and tricks for property owners following water damage.

With the new home buyer tax credit being extended through the end of April, there are many first time home buyers out there. Since a home is typically one’s largest investment, we asked home insurance expert Brad Jones of Duffy Insurance to put together a list of some tips for new home owners as they relate to homeowners insurance in Massachusetts.

The Do’s • Create “profiles” on major social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIN • Connect with friends, family, business contacts, co-workers.

So you have taken the plunge in starting your business. Congratulations! To most entrepreneurs, there is no more exciting time than the start up faze of your business. With all the excitement, planning, 16 hour days, maxed out credit cards, sweat, blood and tears, you have taken your first step toward the American dream.