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As winter settles in the Northeast and the Coronavirus pandemic continues to spike across the country, many parents (and educators) face a difficult conundrum: whether or not to send their kids to school. With varying guidelines across state and even district lines, many parents are left to choose between in-person learning, hybrid learning, or fully remote education. Still others have chosen to homeschool or join a newer type of learning model known as the "School Pod"...

It is with a sad heart that we share the news of our founder, Richard “Dick” Wright Clark’s passing at the age of 86. Dick had a prosperous career and life, surrounded by family, friends, colleagues and celebrated numerous achievements and successes, both personally and professionally. Our prayers, condolences, and well wishes go out to his family....

Making decisions about your insurance can be difficult. Admittedly, you might not know what all the terms mean or what an appropriate level of coverage is. Initially, all you see are costs towards something you actually hope never happens. We get it — insurance is this thing you feel like you have to have, but not until the moment you have to use it. Because of this, you might be quick to check this off your to - do list and choose the advertiser you...

Since our founding in 1931, we’ve seen it all. Working with customers on their auto insurance over the years, there are two topics that people need to know about. The first is simple steps on how to decrease their auto premium. The second is how to handle a new teen driver–should you add them to your policy or give them their own? Let’s take a look....

Many homeowners don’t think twice about flood insurance unless they are required to. Unfortunately, with this increase in inclement weather, this has to change. With just one inch of water needed to damage your possessions and home, and flood zone maps being updated, flooding is a real concern for every homeowner. Here’s what you need to know....

First and foremost, we hope you are remaining safe and in good health through these changing times. As the developments of this pandemic continue to unfold, so too do the changes in our daily lives, in our routines, and in the pressures that we face as we adjust to our new normal. As an independent insurance agent, we recognize that one of those pressures can be the ability to pay ongoing expenses, including the cost of insurance premiums....

We’re excited to share with you our 2019 Annual Report. Capturing many aspects of our agency, this report sheds light on our company culture, history, geographical reach, philanthropic/community impact, services, civic engagement, educational achievements, as well as awards & recognitions. Please take a moment to look through the report – we’re proud of what we accomplished this past year, and are well aware that it could not have been possible without our valuable team members, customers, and carrier partners. Thank you to all those that took...

Now that we’re in April, and it’s Distracted Driving Month, our team at Clark would like to address distracted driving and cellphone use, just like the example above. To do this, we’ll focus on an underlying concept: inattention blindness – to explain why distracted driving is occurring and to show you how it’s a solvable problem....