--- title: Gompers, Cornish & Barr Blog Posts from 2025 description: Blog posts published by Gompers, Cornish & Barr in 2025 --- # ARTICLES FROM 2025 * * * [**Phishing Emails, Ransomware, and Liability: A Business Owner’s Cyber Checklist** — Cyber threats have become an everyday risk for businesses of all sizes, not just large corporations. In fact, small and mid-sized businesses are increasingly targeted by cybercriminals because they often lack dedicated security infrastructure. Phishing emails, ransomware attacks, and data breaches… — Sep 8, 2025](/blog/2025/phishing-emails-ransomware-and-liability-a-business-owners-cyber-checklist) [**What to Check Before Letting Your Teen Drive the Family Car** — Handing over the keys to your teenager is a big moment—for them and for you. While it marks a new level of independence, it also comes with serious responsibilities, including making sure your insurance coverage is ready for this milestone. Before your teen hits the road, here are a few important… — Aug 21, 2025](/blog/2025/what-to-check-before-letting-your-teen-drive-the-family-car) [**Insurance Tips for First-Time Homebuyers** — Buying your first home is an exciting milestone, but it also comes with a learning curve, especially when it comes to homeowners insurance. With so many options and coverages to consider, it’s important to understand what you're buying and how to make sure your new investment is properly protected.… — Aug 14, 2025](/blog/2025/insurance-tips-for-first-time-homebuyers) [**Common Commercial Insurance Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)** — Running a business comes with plenty of challenges, and insurance is one area where mistakes can be costly. From underinsuring key assets to misunderstanding policy exclusions, commercial insurance missteps can leave your business exposed to financial loss. Whether you're a seasoned business owner… — Aug 11, 2025](/blog/2025/common-commercial-insurance-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid-them) [**Get to Know: Lauren Dallas, Personal Lines Manager** — **Meet Lauren Dallas, our go-to leader for all things Personal Lines here at Gompers, Cornish & Barr** — With a natural drive to educate, a talent for motivating her team, and 15 years of insurance experience, Lauren helps ensure that our clients—and our own people—are always supported and set up for… — Aug 7, 2025](/blog/2025/get-to-know-lauren-dallas-personal-lines-manager) [**How to Prepare Your Business for a Natural Disaster** — Natural disasters can disrupt your operations, damage property, and cause long-term setbacks for your business. Whether you’re facing hurricanes, wildfires, floods, or severe winter storms, it’s essential to have a plan in place before an event occurs, not after. — While disasters can’t be avoided,… — Aug 6, 2025](/blog/2025/how-to-prepare-your-business-for-a-natural-disaster) [**Backyard Safety Tips for Fire, Water, and Everything in Between** — Summer is the perfect season for outdoor entertaining, family cookouts, and poolside relaxation. With more time spent outside comes more exposure to risks that could lead to accidents and insurance claims. From fire pits and pools to trampolines and grills, backyard features should be enjoyed… — Jul 31, 2025](/blog/2025/backyard-safety-tips-for-fire-water-and-everything-in-between) [**Why Home Insurance Inspections Are on the Rise—and Why They’re Actually in Your Best Interest** — _By Lauren Dallas, Personal Lines Manager_ — If you’ve shopped for home insurance recently, you may have noticed something new: your insurance company wants to schedule an inspection. Whether it’s a walk-around of your property or a full interior tour, these inspections are becoming more common. And… — Jul 22, 2025](/blog/2025/why-home-insurance-inspections-are-on-the-rise-and-why-theyre-actually-in-your-best-interest) [**Get to Know: Kristen McClellan, Commercial Lines Account Manager** — **Meet Kristen, one of the friendly faces and a proud member of your hometown insurance team, Gompers, Cornish & Barr.** — Kristen serves as one of our four dedicated Commercial Lines Account Managers. With a passion for service, a mind for detail, and a heart for helping people, Kristen brings both… — Jun 20, 2025](/blog/2025/get-to-know-kristen-mcclellan-commercial-lines-account-manager-2) [**Summer Storms Are Getting Stronger—Here’s How Homeowners Can Stay Ahead of the Damage** — If you get the sense that the winds are blowing stronger and storms have been getting more intense here in Michigan in recent years, **you’re not imagining it**. — As unpredictable and intense spring/summer storms become the new normal, homeowners are facing a growing need to take proactive steps to… — May 29, 2025](/blog/2025/spring-storms-are-getting-stronger-heres-how-homeowners-can-stay-ahead-of-the-damage) * * * - [1](/blog/2025.md) - [2](/blog/2025.md/page-2) - [3](/blog/2025.md/page-3) **Start your quote online or contact our office to find out how we can help you find a policy that fits your needs.** [Start Your Quote](/quotes) [Contact Us](/contact) ```json {"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/blog","name":"Blog"}}]} ```