E. R. Munro and Company

Ouch! Mother Nature just reached into our wallets

ERMCO — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:33:28 +0000

If you are upset about the increase in your insurance premiums this year, blame Mother Nature. According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in 2011, the U.S. saw a dozen or more weather events that did at least $1 billion each in damage. During one three-day period last April, 343 tornadoes struck [...]

Protect You and Your Family From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

ERMCO — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:27 +0000

E. R. Munro and Company wants you and your family to be safe. Please remember that gas water heaters, wood stoves, fireplaces, auto exhaust, leaking chimneys and furnaces, and unvented kerosene and gas space heaters can be sources of deadly carbon monoxide. Read more on ways to protect your family. Carbon monoxide (CO) is a [...]

E. R. Munro Office Hours Changed for Friday, Feb. 10 Only

ERMCO — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:28:39 +0000

The offices of E. R. Munro and Company will be closed from noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 so that we may enjoy a luncheon compliments of management.

If you own an extensive gun collection, consider extra insurance coverage

ERMCO — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:48:42 +0000

Your child invites a few friends to your home and later you discover that your .40 caliber semiautomatic handgun is missing. Of course you should report the theft and contact the parents of the children who visited. Your homeowners insurance will likely cover the loss. Most standard policies cover theft of firearms for up to [...]

Ohio Auctioneer Completes Premiere Training Program

ERMCO — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:44:08 +0000

Congratulations to Auctioneer Jeff Koehler, of Lepi & Associates, Zanesville, Ohio, who completed the Certified Auctioneers Institute training program. The program was developed by the National Auctioneers Association for auction professionals. Koehler, who specializes in real estate auctions, has been in the auction industry for about 20 years. He is a member of the Ohio [...]

Happy New Year from E. R. Munro and Company

ERMCO — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:55:16 +0000

The management and staff of E. R. Munro and Company wish our clients and friends a happy and healthy new year. Our offices will be closed on Monday, January 2 so that we may spend some extra time with our families.

‘Stacking’ Car Insurance a Smart Move?

ERMCO — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:29:39 +0000

There are pros, cons and restrictions to stacking your uninsured and underinsured motorist limits. http://www.bankrate.com/finance/insurance/stacking-car-insurance-a-smart-move.aspx

Expect Insurance to Cost You More in 2012

ERMCO — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:19:42 +0000

Why will insurance cost you more next year? To protect themselves from catastrophic losses, insurance companies buy insurance from other insurance companies. This is known as reinsurance. For the first 11 months of 2011, reinsurance companies paid out approximately $1.09 for every $1 they took in. Although nine cents doesn’t seem like that big of [...]

E. R. Munro Named One of the Top 10 Bond Producers in U.S.

ERMCO — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:10:33 +0000

Merchants Bonding Company has named E. R. Munro and Company, Pittsburgh, Pa., as one of its Top 10 Pacesetter Agencies for being a top producer of bonds in the United States. To celebrate this success, Merchants Bonding Company donated $500 to a charity of our choice. E. R. Munro and Company President Tod E. Aronson, AAI, CIC, CPIA, selected [...]

University to Offer Auctioneer Degree Program

ERMCO — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:40:29 +0000

Clarion University will offer an associate degree program in auctioneering at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh beginning in January. It is the only auctioneering program approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Auctioneer Examiners in western Pennsylvania and the only one in the state to award a university associate degree. Courses will be offered Saturdays [...]