Here's a comparison. Are you a family working and e-learning from home? For many of us this has become the new normal and our Wi-Fi networks are struggling to keep up with the demand. Is this because your cable connection is slow or does it have something to do with the network you have in [...] Read More

We at Shepard Insurance Group are seeing a growing number of individuals and families looking to rent a summer house in coastal Connecticut, as well as Long Island, looking to move in early. Instead of moving out to the rental in June, driven entirely by the Coronavirus, renters are looking to start as early as [...] Read More

How much Liability Insurance should you have? Like most people living in lower Fairfield county, you are savvy with your asset allocations and how well they are growing. But what kind of backstop do you have that is unrelated to your investments? "How much Liability Insurance should you have?" In particular, how large is your [...] Read More

Whether you are aware of it or not, we are in the midst of a Perfect Storm on insurance for homes. The Perfect Storm is driven by the following factors: "claims and rising construction costs are sending insurance premiums higher" natural disasters – wildfires, wind, and water damage claim severity is at a peak level [...] Read More

Trending in Opposite Directions It might be the SALT (state and local tax) deduction on the income tax cap of $10,000 or the changing appetite of millennials, but property values are at risk, especially for residences that are further away from downtown. "Property Values and Construction Values are trending in opposite directions" Unfortunately construction values [...] Read More