You've worked hard to build a successful business. Now it's time to make sure you're protecting your investment. All businesses that sell alcohol face unique challenges but craft breweries have additional risks that can keep you up at night. Many small and mid-sized breweries also operate restaurants so you may have exposure similar to a bar/restaurant like selling alcohol, kitchen accidents, food spoilage, and special events. In addition, you also have the risks that come with brewing like batch contamination, leakage, transportation/delivery, tasting rooms, production facilities, and more. You've put so much [...]

Gannon Associates Insurance strives to offer an enhanced customer service by providing all of our customers with 24/7 service. In addition to our 24/7 phone line, we are proud to offer a self-service online customer portal. “Gannon Access” is here to help you secure access to your insurance information online 24/7! This service is available to our customers at no additional cost. Gannon Access offers a variety of services including: Viewing your policy information Obtaining your certificate of coverage Viewing and Printing your auto ID cards Adding drivers to your policy [...]

What causes your insurance premium to go up? This is an age-old question that we often face. The answer is not always so straight forward. There are many reasons that your insurance premiums can increase, some of them are specific to you and some are not. Some premium increases are the result of an across-the-board rate hike. These can happen your insurance carrier and the state department of insurance agree on a new rate plan for the year. Other premium increases are specific to you and factors such as your driving record, credit [...]

Preparing for your retirement years can be a daunting task. Securing your income stream, updating estate planning documents, deciding where to live, and protecting assets you would like to leave to your family are all important actions to complete. In addition to these, a plan on how to handle a long-term care event should be included on this list. It is estimated that 70% of those aged 65 or older will have long-term care needs during their retirement years. No other event can disrupt a retirement plan more than a long-term [...]

Gannon Associates has been selected for the 2020 Best of Shamokin Award in the Auto Insurance Agency category by the Shamokin Award Program. Each year, the Shamokin Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Shamokin area a great place to live, work and play. Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose [...]

The Animal Care Sanctuary and Gannon Associates Insurance are teaming up to make sure all of the cats and dogs are well-taken care of this winter and we’re asking you for help to collect some of the supplies that help them do all the great things that they do!  Animal Care Sanctuary cares for over 700 animals annually who come from overrun shelters, areas hit by disaster, owner surrenders, as well as abandoned, mistreated or animals with special needs. An adoption rate of 91% means ACS adopts out over 600 animals each year, [...]