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Happening Soon: Alberta Clipper | Tips on Preventing Freezing Pipes
Brace Yourselves, Erie! After Record-Breaking Snowfall, an Alberta Clipper is on the Way 🌨️ Learn how to prepare for the next wave of freezing temperatures and prevent frozen pipes before they burst. We want to prepare you ahead of the storm. What is an Alberta Clipper? The National Weather Service. . .
Lake Effect Snowstorm 2024
Starting Friday, Nov. 29, and continuing into Tuesday, Dec. 3, Erie County and surrounding areas of the Great Lakes have been under a State of Emergency due to the powerful Lake-Effect Snowstorm. Lake Effect Snow occurs when cold air moves across large, warmer bodies of water, picking up moisture that. . .
Importance of Flood Insurance: The Unexpected is Now the Expected
Whether you are a homeowner, renter, or property owner, considering flood insurance is a valuable option as we head into 2025. If you reside in an area designated as Zone X, the recent unpredictable weather patterns show that obtaining a flood insurance policy could be wise. Zone X is a. . .
Great Lakes Insurance – 2020 Year in Review
https://greatlakesins.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GLISG-2020-Year-in-Review.mp4 It goes without saying that 2020 had its ups and most certainly its downs. We were hit with one of the worst pandemics since the Spanish Flu of 1918, businesses were shut down, borders were closed, quarantines were mandated. It has been a scary year, but we tried to. . .
2020 Erie’s Choice Insurance Agency – Property & Casualty
On Friday October 30, 2020 Pete Zaphiris was notified that Great Lakes Insurance Services Group LLC won the Erie Times News – Erie’s Choice Insurance Agency for Property and Casualty award. This marks the 3rd time Great lakes Insurance has won the award since 2016. Great Lakes Insurance now owns. . .
How Great Lakes Insurance has handled COVID-19
On March 19th, 2020 like most businesses we were ordered to shut down our offices and send everyone home. We were faced with circumstances we had never experienced and were left scrambling for ways to stay open and continue to provide the level of customer service our clientele has become. . .
Great Lakes Insurance Partners with Red Letter Hospitality & Teresa’s Deli – Lakeshore to provide COVID-19 Relief
A big thanks for our friends at Molly Brannigan’s, The Skunk & Goat Tavern and The Cork 1794 for partnering with us and getting 215 meals over to Saint Vincent Hospital today. We have 200 more meals going to Saint Vincent’s this week and 200 meals going to UPMC Hamot at some point next week. These restaurants have. . .
EFFECTIVE 03/19/2020 AT 8:00 PM WE WILL BE CLOSING ALL OF OUR PHYSICAL OFFICE LOCATIONS. WE WILL STILL BE MONITORING OUR PHONES FROM REMOTE LOCATIONS. CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF OUR PHONE NUMBERS.
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has mandated we close our physical office locations Thursday March 19th at 8:00 pm. We will still be here to serve you via; phone, text, email & chat. Please contact us at the phone number you are familiar with to reach the staff. . .
Employees Working From Home Can Increase Your Exposure To Cyber Loss
Coronavirus is not only putting your personal health at risk it is time to start considering your business as well. Employees working from home are more susceptible to cyber losses because of laissez-faire work from home attitude. Employees who do not commonly work from home do not understand the extra. . .
Great Lakes Insurance Takes on the Flagship City Curling League
When we first heard news about the Flag Ship City Curling League we knew we had to secure a spot to compete and maybe bring home a championship. Sadly we are staring down the pipe at a 2-3 record with barely any shot at the playoffs. However we have come. . .