North Adams RMV Reservations Beginning February 16th
North Adams RMV Reservations Beginning February 16th The RMV Service Center in North Adams is currently open as a Registration Drop Off Center. Beginning Tuesday, February 16, it will also open for Class D and M License, Permit, and ID transactions for customers with reservations. Reservations are already available for scheduling. The hours will…
RMV’s Expired Inspection Sticker Reminder Campaign
RMV’s Expired Inspection Sticker Reminder Campaign The MA RMV has begun an email campaign to remind customers with an expired inspection sticker that it’s time to get their annual safety and emissions inspection. They will email all customers with active registrations, an expired sticker, and an email address on file in ATLAS. While driving without…
REAL ID Documentation Revised to Reflect New Enforcement Date
REAL ID Documentation Revised to Reflect New Enforcement Date The MA RMV has revised the REAL ID documentation and Mass.Gov/RMV website to reflect the new full enforcement date of May 3, 2023. The following REAL ID documents have been updated and are available online: Identification Documents Checklist (LIC115); Driver’s Manual; and REAL ID vs. Standard…
RMV COVID-19 Policies Being Rescinded on 5/29
RMV COVID-19 Policies Being Rescinded on 5/29 Governor Baker’s Executive Order establishing COVID-19 policies will be rescinded on May 29th. As a result, the following RMV policies will be changed: 1) The grace period for registration transfers after vehicle purchase will revert back to 7 days; 2) The in-car observation hours for junior operators will revert…
Senior Hours Extended Through March
Senior Hours Extended Through March Dedicated Wednesday appointment hours for customers 75 years of age or older have been extended through March. These appointments will be available to all customers 75 years of age or older. Beginning in February, senior hours will also be expanded to include ALL available service center transactions. They are…
Learner’s Permit Practice Exams Available on RMV Website
Learner’s Permit Practice Exams Available on RMV Website Class D Learner’s Permit exams are now available on mass.gov/RMV in the Exams section when a customer logs in to MyRMV. Users have 25 minutes to answer 25 random questions. This will help them know the type of questions to expect on the real exam, and…
Insuring RV’ers, Riders, Boaters and Their Toys
Insuring RV’ers, Riders, Boaters and Their Toys Massachusetts is on the rebound and ready for a great summer. And what’s more fun than hitting the roads and waterways in a motorized vessel? Sales of RVs, campers, trailers, boats, motorcycles, and e-bikes are at an all-time high, and their owners need insurance! Happily, MAIA members have…
You Need an E&O Policy Developed by Agents for Agents
You Need an E&O Policy Developed by Agents for Agents MAIA’s Number One Insurance Agency works with E&O carriers whose programs are developed and updated by and for agents, and we’re the state’s top seller of Agents’ E&O! When you purchase your E&O through Number One, you are also helping your Association, because Number One’s…
Lack of Offering Flood Can Lead to EO Claims and Broken Hearts
Lack of Offering Flood Can Lead to E&O Claims and Broken Hearts Failure to offer proper coverage is one of the top reasons for E&O claims. And that includes the failure to offer flood. Here’s a true scenario of a love triangle gone wrong: A Condo Association purchases a flood policy from an Agent. The…
RV Sales Are Booming & So Are Opportunities to Insure Them!
RV Sales Are Booming & So Are Opportunities to Insure Them! RV, trailer, and motorhome sales have shot up in the past year, as people are eager to travel but don’t necessarily want to fly or stay in a hotel. You can insure their home on wheels with a standard policy that covers Personal Property…
Your Client May THINK Their HO Policy Covers Their Home Business, But…
Your Client May THINK Their HO Policy Covers Their Home Business, But… Small businesses are in survival mode due to COVID. Many business owners have shifted their operations to home. Unemployed workers have started small businesses to help pay the bills. What these home-based entrepreneurs may not know is that the typical homeowners’ policy doesn’t…
Now is the Time to Discuss Flood Insurance with Your Clients! These Marketing Tools Can Help
Now is the Time to Discuss Flood Insurance with Your Clients! These Marketing Tools Can Help Everyone in MA has flood risk exposures, especially now, with hurricane season upon us! Heavy rains, high winds, swelling tides, storm surges… it’s all coming! Even inland, flash floods happen when saturated soil can’t absorb rainwater fast enough, or…
Hospitality Product News! Package Policy & Pay As You Pour
Hospitality Product News! Package Policy & Pay As You Pour MAIA’s Number One Agency would love to talk to you about some great new options from Hospitality Mutual! Their new multiline Package Policy combines Commercial Property, General Liability, and Liquor Liability into a single policy. And the new Pay As You Pour Program helps clients…
What Are Agents Saying About Our Flood Concierge Program?
What Are Agents Saying About Our Flood Concierge Program? By now, you’ve probably heard of the Flood Concierge Program from MAIA’s Number One Insurance Agency. In short, our experienced team services your flood clients on your behalf, and you get 60% of our commission. But what do the MA insurance agents who use Flood Concierge…
Could Your Agency Protection Use Some Backup?
Could Your Agency Protection Use Some Backup? COVID-19 has brought an increase in discrimination and wrongful termination claims, cyber breaches, and liability claims, and agencies are not immune. Has your coverage kept pace with how you operate today? Are you adequately protected, not just with Agents’ E&O, but with Cyber and EPLI? Agency BOP? Commercial…
RLI Personal Umbrella: No Personal Auto? No Problem.
RLI Personal Umbrella: No Personal Auto? No Problem. Do you have clients who do not own a personal vehicle, but would like the coverage of an umbrella over their property? With most carriers, that’s a no-go. Not with RLI! Your clients can get RLI coverage as long as they carry underlying coverage, if and…
Flood Insurance Got You Baffled? Let Us Help You Move in the Right Direction!!
Flood Insurance Got You Baffled? Let Us Help You Move in the Right Direction!! The constant changes surrounding flood insurance create a challenge for many agents, with some even choosing to not promote and service this market. Take a new approach, with the support you need, by working with the Flood Concierge Team at MAIA’s Number…