How To Select A Business Insurance Broker Connecticut

A business insurance broker should have experience, be a source of information, alert you to coming changes in the industry, and provide all the coverage you will need in your business.


1 . Local Companies

Cretella & Associates
203-245-4107
2 Samson Rock Drive, Suite 1G/ P.O. Box 31,
Madison, CT
Advanced Insurance Products LLC
203-804-6300
37 Canterbury Road
Hamden, CT
Agency Intermediaries, Inc
203 453-2859
P.O. Box 451 /1575 Boston Post Road
Guilford, CT
Allstate Insurance
203-453-9981
34 York Street
Guilford, CT
Chamber Insurance Trust
203-795-9756
325 Boston Post Road, Suite 3F
Orange, CT
Coastal Agency
203 458-3100
620 Boston Post Rd., #4
Guilford, CT
Kinnare Insurance LLC
203 453-4829
135 Church Street
Guilford, CT
MDG Associates of CT, LLC
203-453-2590
1575 Boston Post Road, Suite 6
Guilford, CT
New England Insurance Group
203 453-0471
2514 Boston Post Road
Guilford, CT
Page Insurance
203-453-5258
102 Boston Street
Guilford, CT

2 . One Broker vs. Several Brokers

The diversity of coverage that a business may need could require more than one business insurance broker. Sometimes it is possible to place all your business with one broker. It may also make sense from a cost standpoint, since getting all the needed coverage through one broker may save premium costs over time. Multiline brokers are unique and worth the effort to ferret out from the large group of brokers one can find in the yellow pages or on the Internet.

The ease of finding a broker may depend on the type of business you are running and the amount of potential risk there is in your day-to-day operation. The important point is whether it takes one of more brokers to cover your business, it is money well spent, as it will give you protection if there is a business claim, which may or may not be your fault. Without this protection, one claim can close a business without warning.

3 . Where To Find A Business Insurance Broker

The yellow pages, the Internet, your banker, or your accountant can usually be a good source of where to find a broker for your business. You can also ask your friendly competitors whom they use, if your businesses are the same as far as liability or small business coverage is concerned. Sometimes an association you are a member of can lead you to an excellent fit for your business insurance needs. Ask around and see if the same names begin to surface. This is a good indication of a possible answer for this business need. Special needs may be harder to find, and your state insurance commissioner may be a source of help.

In any event, asking around is a start to discovering a business insurance agent with whom you can develop a client-provider relationship.

4 . What Are The Types of Business Insurance You May Need

Trucks and autos are obvious needs and building insurance may be necessary. Job liability and bonds may be another coverage you will be required to have in order to do your type of work. Construction companies would have far different needs than an accounting office or a law office.

What you need to carry is also an excellent reason to deal with an experienced agent. They will know what businesses similar to yours have in force and why.
There may also be state requirements that they know of and you do not. If a problem can happen that can cost you money, then there may be coverage you can purchase to help cover a claim that your company must pay.

5 . Featured Local Company

Cretella & Associates

203-245-4107
2 Samson Rock Drive, Suite 1G/ P.O. Box 31,
Madison, CT
http://www.cretellabenefits.com

Cretella & Associates provides solutions to life, health, disability and retirement needs for individuals and businesses.

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