And the winning number is...

This was the first year that we held this contest for our clients, their friends, and family. The contest was pretty simple, all you had to do was guess how many jellybeans were in the jar pictured below. We supplied the dimensions of the jar, 9X6 inches, and you all did the rest.

 

When we decided to start this contest we were simply hoping to provide a fun contest

,something different, and the chance to win some $. We weren't sure how many participants we would even have. 10? 50? 100?

 

Over the month of March and into early April our inbox was flooded with guesses,  we had somewhere north of 350 people enter. It was exciting to see all of the guesses come in. There were so many great guesses we thought that there might be a chance multiple people would guess the actual number.

 

Surprisingly only one person guessed 1905, which is the year Spalding Insurance was founded. It was a well thought out guess and probably would have been a winner if we had thought of it ourselves.

 

The actual number of jellybeans in the jar was 1,117. 

 

The winning guess was 1,114 and the runner-up number was 1,111. We are in the process of notifying the winners so that they can stop into one of our agency locations to collect their Visa gift cards.

 

Thank you to everyone who participated! We believe that we have the best clients in Michigan. It is our privilege to provide you with insurance services and products.

Your Duties in the Event of a Loss

When your family or business suffers a loss or damages you have several responsibilities that you need to take per the conditions in your insurance policy. 

 

Below you will find some highlighted duties you have after you discover you have suffered a loss. 

 

- Give prompt notification to your insurance agent of the loss. You should include information such as when, where, who, and how.

 

- Take all reasonable steps to protect the property from further loss or damage. 

 

- Notify the police if the loss appears to be a result of a violation of the law such as theft or vandalism.

 

- Furnish to the insurance company inventories of the damaged property and permit for them to inspect the property and your records.

 

- Cooperate with the insurance company with the claims process including submitting to an examination regarding the loss.

 

- Sign a sworn proof of loss for the insurance company.

 

We represent several top rated insurance carriers that pride themselves on their claims handling and experience. In the event of a loss we are there to guide you through the process and make sure you are taken care of the way you deserve.