While driving home one evening last week, I found myself stopped in traffic behind a van with two hand-written signs taped to the back: “STUDENT DRIVER BEHIND THE WHEEL” and “THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND SYMPATHY.” I chuckled as I remembered learning to drive many years ago, and wondered...
Author Archives: Richard Hale
How Changes May Affect Your Insurance Premiums
Keeping up with customer needs is one of the most important parts of a service team’s job. Our service team has decades of combined experience and compassion for our clients’ business and personal needs. Helping you, the client, through changes is part of our daily work. Be it a simple...
Teen Parties: What Every Parent Needs to Know
Parties can be a significant part of every teenager’s development. However, an enjoyable evening with friends and family doesn’t need to involve alcohol or drugs. Merriam Insurance hopes that these party guidelines will assist parents and teens in the planning of a drug-free, sober, and safe party. Guidelines for Parents...
Four Generations Providing Expert Evaluation
After the national tragedy in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, the nation’s oldest mission lost its insurance coverage because of its high-risk location. If it couldn’t secure new coverage, hundreds of needy New Yorkers would be deprived of basic needs. Merriam Insurance filled that void and provided the shelter with comprehensive coverage thanks to its expertise in writing policies for churches, missions and shelters.
Jenson Merriam Memorial Scholarship
Designed by the Merriam Insurance Agency and funded in part through employee contributions, the Jenson Merriam Memorial Scholarship is named in memory of Jenson Merriam (November 5, 1993–December 23, 2011). Jenson, a former SCCC student, was a gifted writer, illustrator and filmmaker. His passion for helping others will live on...
Brian Merriam Recipient of Rotary-Steiner Award
The Merriam Insurance Agency is pleased to announce that our president, Brian H. Merriam, has been selected as the recipient of the Schenectady Rotary Club‘s inaugural Rotary-Steiner Award. Created with the aim to honor the memory of former Schenectady County Chamber of Commerce president and local Rotarian, Chuck Steiner, this award recognizes an individual or organization that demonstrates...
Fireplace Safety
As the days get shorter and the thermometer drops, we naturally start thinking about what we are going to do to keep warm this winter. With the cost of heating oil, propane and natural gas taking a bigger bite out of the family budget, many people are thinking about using...
Tropical triple threat: Preparing for Hurricanes Irma, José, and Katia
Hurricane Irma is not the only show in town. Two additional strong hurricanes, José and Katia, are expected to cause even more havoc this weekend. For those of you who are in paths of these storms, we encourage you to follow this comprehensive list that was found online detailing the necessary...