Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Rip Current Survival Guide

Summer time brings summer fun including family trips to the beach.

While we all love relaxing on the warm sand and playing in the water we need to remember the dangers or Rip Currents.

How do you identify Rip Currents?  Look for any of these clues:


  • a channel of churning, choppy water
  • an area having a notable difference in water color
  • a line of foam, seaweed, or debris moving steadily seaward
  • a break in the incoming wave pattern



Click here to see the Rip Current Survival Guide from the United States Lifesaving Association.

Don't forget to call your Jimcor Underwriter to access markets for your coastal property including seasonal risks!

Monday, July 1, 2013

Technology for ALL

Technology will continue to differentiate the top of the pack from those that cannot compete.  At Jimcor Agencies we pride ourselves on being one of the leaders in technology.  Our employees serve on various national committees and work alongside
carriers and competitors alike, to improve the way we service our agents making it easier for them to write business.  Why work with competitors?

"Everyone wins when competition works together to move the industry forward" explained Jim Mastowski, CEO and CIO of Jimcor Agencies.  "We work closely with carriers, from the admitted and non-admitted side of the business.  We want writing business from   the carrier to the wholesaler to be seamless for the agents.  We want to do everything we can to make it easier for them.  If this means improving the technology of our competition and the overall industry, then that is what we do."

"During Superstorm Sandy our technology worked to our advantage and allowed us to help agents and their policyholders.  Unfortunately many of our agents lost power and did not have access to files, with some agencies losing everything!  Policyholders had nowhere to go with questions about their policies and they needed to file claims" stated Jim.  "Since we operate on a Cloud System our employees were able to access information from wherever they were, and even  transfer work phone calls to cells and home numbers so they can assist clients.  Our claims department was up and running, and within 24 hours we were able to start helping those most impacted by the storm.  So in that instance our technology worked to help everyone we do business with - from the agent to the policyholder and even the carrier."


Check out what Jimcor has been up to with our online programs!  Online quoting, payments, accounting statements, agency activity log, and much more.  Click here to visit our page.