Insight from the President

Greetings! January 25th to February 2nd is the Great Seattle Boat Show. We’ll be at the South Lake Union floating show. Set aside these dates. More next month. Suddenly in Command Imagine a beautiful sunny day on the water. You, your family and friends are spending a quality time boating. Suddenly the owner of the boat has a heart attack…

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Insight from the President

Greetings! The holiday season is coming and with it winter weather. I hope you all have winterized your boat, RV or other systems that will be outside this winter. Even though it’s predicted to be a warmer than usual winter, it is always best to be prepared. Around my house are mostly Evergreens, but the Cedars and…

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Insight from the President

Boats Afloat Show Last month was the Boats Afloat Show. Ron and Robin braved the rain and surprisingly there were quite a few people who attended. I guess a little rain won’t stop a true northwest’er. There were over 200 boats and a lot going on. Next show is January and that one is really big! If you haven’t been…

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Insight from the President

BOATS AFLOAT SHOW It’s September once again and one of our favorite events we attend is the Boats Afloat Show on South Lake Union, September 13th thru the 16th. This will be the 23th year we have had a booth in the show and it provides us the opportunity to see many of our clients, yacht…

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Insight from the President

A warm thank you to all as Bristol Insurance Group has enjoyed a great first half of 2018 writing more yachts, home/auto/umbrella, and commercial business than past years at this date. We very much appreciate our current clients that have asked us to quote their home, auto, and umbrella with high quality carriers such as…

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Insight from the President

Boating Season is getting underway and there will be several activities on the waterfront in support of our boating compatriots. A few of the events we are sponsoring are: Selene Rendezvous April 25-29th. If you want to see a lot of Selenes, they will be at Roche Harbor. Registration is due by the 1st of…

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Insight from the President

Why Is My Home Insurance So Much More Than My Friends? Why is my friends home insurance so much less expensive than mine? We live in similar neighborhoods and our homes are about the same size! We get this question all the time and thought it would be beneficial to review a few of the many rating factors that affect home…

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Insight from the President

A new year is off and with it the Great Seattle Boat Show at South Lake Union and Century Link Field. Please be sure to visit us on Lake Union at the Seattle Boat Show Jan 26 – Feb 3, 2018. Over 1000 boats to choose from plus the latest in gadgets and gear and…

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Insight from the President

I just got back from our annual Christmas office lunch. Nothing like a full stomach and Christmas cheer. I’m very sleepy, so I’ll make this short. Boat show is next month and we have 100 tickets to give away. First come first serve. Tickets are limited to present clients with active policies. No exceptions this…

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Insight from the President

The boat show is over and it’s back to normal. Today I’m going to talk about cyber security. Cyber security insurance is not yet a household name. It’s not yet required by law, nor is it as commonplace as other types of insurance like fire, earthquake and liability insurance. However; with all the major cyber…

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