Insurance can protect your pandemic renovations
Consider all factors when calculating replacement cost after home renovations. If you are like millions of other people, during the pandemic you have made improvements to your property. Whether you installed a pool, remodeled rooms or finished your basement, now is a good time to check in with your independent Arthur Hall Insurance agent to ensure your homeowner coverages are still adequate. The first thing to understand is how remodeling an existing space versus adding a space affects replacement cost. REMODELING You may think coverage needs to be increased by the amount it cost to renovate a space. But during renovations, existing materials already...
Ashley Smith Attends AIG University
Arthur Hall Insurance Account Manager, Ashley Smith, CISR, recently attended the AIG Private Client Group (PCG) University Producer Sales School. Ashley’s nomination and subsequent selection as one of only 15 participants from a pool of 75 nominees, is noteworthy in this highly competitive program. The AIG University helps participants refine their skills as insurance advisors, deliver superior insurance solutions to clients and overcome sales challenges to achieve success. Classes help empower advisors with skills to ask probing questions and offer appropriate services to highly successful individuals and families. This interactive program has been effectively training insurance professionals for ten years. Arthur Hall Insurance...
Firm Receives National Recognition
Resources Magazine, the leading industry publication for The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, recognized Arthur Hall Insurance in the latest Fall 2019 issue: A Matter of Principals Arthur Hall Insurance, of West Chester, PA, has qualified for Mutual Benefit Group’s Inner Circle award for a ninth year. Arthur Hall is a long-time, strong supporter of continuing education, evidenced by the National Alliance designations following the names of every agency principal, as well as a large number of employees’ names. Mutual Benefit Group established the Inner Circle award in 1993 to acknowledge outstanding agent performance and recognize those who have established a...
Insuring Your College Student
Sending a child off to college is a significant milestone. As you prepare for the start of the semester, you should consider how your insurance needs may change with your son or daughter away at school....
Vacation Tips to Keep Your Home Safe
Top 10 tips to keep your home safe while you are away on vacation. Be sure you have adequate insurance coverage to protect your home and belongings....
Ashley Smith Earns CISR Designation
Arthur Hall Insurance congratulates Personal Lines Account Manager, Ashley Smith, as she achieves the professional Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) designation. The CISR designation is recognized throughout the industry as a standard of achievement and ongoing professionalism. Certified Insurance Service Representatives are required to successfully complete five courses and examinations in the areas of personal and commercial insurance and agency operations. They must also commit to annual continuing education to update their designation and knowledge in order to serve their clients, agencies, and companies at the highest level. This achievement caps off a two-year period of dedicated study, extra hours, effort and...
Christine Ruth Joins Arthur Hall Insurance
Arthur Hall Insurance is pleased to welcome Service Representative Christine A. Ruth to our team of insurance professionals. Based in the West Chester office, she will work closely with Account Managers in the service and support of agency and Personal Lines activities. Christine has a varied background as an educator, serving as adjunct professor on the college level, as well as working as an elementary and early childhood teacher. She has also served as Director of Staff Development and Training for Housing and Residential Life at several universities throughout her career. Her academic accomplishments include a Master of Arts in Elementary Education from...
Be Prepared: Holiday Fire Safety at Home
Four Fire Hazards and Tips to Avoid Them* Picture your perfect holiday. Perhaps you hear family members laugh while the fireplace crackles in the background. Or you enjoy your favorite holiday meal surrounded by friends and the glow of candlelight in your carefully decorated dining room. With all the holiday buildup, you might not be thinking about fire safety. But you can help preserve these peaceful memories by doing a little preparation. Nearly 156,000 fires occur during the winter holiday season, causing 630 deaths, 2,600 injuries, and approximately $936 million in property damage, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. "These are tragic losses...
Elizabeth D. Stanley Receives Promotion
Arthur Hall Insurance Recognizes Elizabeth D. Stanley (West Chester, PA – April 18, 2017) Arthur Hall Insurance is pleased to announce the promotion of Elizabeth (Beth) D. Stanley to Personal Lines Supervisor. Beth joined Arthur Hall Insurance as a Personal Lines Account Manager in 2015 bringing with her over 10 years of personal lines and insurance experience. As a member of the Arthur Hall Insurance team, Beth earned the distinguished CISR Elite designation and continues to prove instrumental in improving department efficiency with new and innovative procedures and processes. In her new position, Beth will actively oversee the daily operations of the personal...
Ride-Sharing May Not Give You A Lift
Recently, while visiting the city with my twenty-something daughter, I dared to experience my first ride-sharing venture. Admittedly, I was a bit leery but anxious to learn what these ride-sharing companies were all about. So I let her take charge, tap into her smartphone and call up a quick ride around town to get to our desired location. Easy! The request was accepted and we could track the vehicle on her phone. Block by block, I could see our ride’s approach, ticked down to the minute in real time. We even knew what make and model car to look for. All...