In celebration of Women’s History Month, I sat down with Lydia Bashwiner, Esq., CWCP, NJWCP, from Otterstedt Insurance Agency Inc. Lydia is the treasurer of New Jersey PIAPAC, as well as the chair of the PIANJ Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee. We discussed...
Winter is here—and the NOAA shows us the latest on inclement weather
The winter season may bring warm fires, hot chocolate and cozy socks to mind—but residents in the Northeast aren’t strangers to the bitter cold, snowy conditions that accompany the winter months. For 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted...
It’s hurricane season—and it’s no secret that the Northeast ought to prepare
Hurricane Irene and Hurricane Sandy made Northeast landfall in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Collectively, they caused over $83 billion in damages, and caused more than 300 deaths. And, this year, meteorologists and hurricane researchers are predicting an above average...