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Risqué Insurance: Tattoos, Piercing, and Spas Oh My!
In this episode of Awkward Insurance, hosts Dustyne Bryant and Ashley Fitzsimmons embrace the awkward with Susan Etter, President of Professional Program Insurance Brokerage (PPIB), as they explore the less talked-about corners of insurance with a touch of humor.
PPIB
Don’t Get Burned by the Permanent Jewelry Industry
If you have yet to hear, permanent jewelry is one of the latest fashion trends. From New York to LA, people are getting “Forever Bracelets”
PPIB Press Release May 1st, 2022
Professional Program Insurance Brokerage (PPIB), Division of Specialty Program Group, LLC Acquires the Assets of Jones Birdsong Petaluma, CA – May 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ —
How to Submit a Claim Efficiently
If you need to make a general liability insurance claim, the method you use to submit your claim can either help or hinder the process.
SPG Press Release February 23rd, 2021
Summit, New Jersey February 23, 2021 –Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), a leading operator of specialty
insurance brokerages and underwriting facilities, announced today the promotion of Susan Preston to Vice
President, Director of Program Development for SPG.
PPIB Press Release February 16th, 2021
Professional Program Insurance Brokerage (PPIB) announces that Susan Etter has been promoted to President. In this role Susan will oversee and manage all daily operations of PPIB. The move coincides with the promotion of PPIB founder and current President, Susan Preston, to Vice President of Program Development for Specialty Program Group, PPIB’s parent company.
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST PART II – OUTLASTING 2020
We can now look back at 2020 as an unbelievable time. If you are reading this, you are likely hanging on to your insurance career. And why not? How much more exciting can one industry get than insurance was in 2020?
Permanent Cosmetics
PPIB Partners with the AAM to present Virtual Summit
The AAM present the PMU Business Blueprint, Pt. 1 Virtual Summit Wednesday, Aug. 12th. The webinar featured PPIB’s Rashea Byars and Karen Torres. The program covered essential business items related to legal protection, filing taxes, and insurance claims. Watch the presentation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FtKLE81jmq4
Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t
Recently we had an insured call and suggest we write an article on why a permanent makeup (PM) technician should give the client the exact look they want and not try to foist their own opinion and ideas of beauty on the client. The situation that arose was our insured PM technician felt that her client’s request for eyebrows was too radical and faddish. The person seeking the procedure was a woman under 30 who wanted her eyebrows to be a trendy, uplifting look.
Expect the Unexpected
There seems to be a prevailing belief in the professional services world that if you are good at what you do, you don’t need insurance. You can be as careful as you possibly can, you can be excellent in your field, you can cross all of your T’s and dot all of your I’s, but you cannot account for Human Nature, nor Mother Nature.
Beauty
Salons – The New Normal
Beauty professionals are working diligently to adapt their businesses and services to protect clients, employees, and themselves from COVID-19. Regulations vary depending on location; however, regardless of your situation, these are some strategies you can consider in addition to meeting the minimum requirements for reopening. If opening guidelines are not available in your area, these ideas may allow you a starting point for preparations.
Salon Owners FAQ During COVID-19
The effect of the COVID-19 Crisis has been swift and relentless. As scary as it is for our health, it is also terrifying for many salon owners and other small businesses. Our salon insurance specialists want to share what information in an effort to help salon owners keep their businesses afloat during the COVID pandemic. Here are some frequently asked questions and answers.
Water and Other Slippery Slopes
Day Spas in America are doing well. They are able to combine services and offer the busy woman or man more than one option for their beauty treatments. This industry has turned out to be somewhat recession proof as one of the last expenses people give up are services or products that make them feel better about themselves.
Eyes Wide Open – Nouvelle Esthetiques & Spa Magazine
Written by: Susan Etter Whether you are from the era of Marilyn Monroe, Twiggy or Adele, it’s hard not to appreciate what amazing lashes can
Pop Quiz for Spa Owners
Q1. Where is your business owners’ policy?
Wait, don’t tell me! Let me guess. It’s in a file folder in a slightly dusty cabinet at the back of your office in the original envelope it came in.
Tattoo / Body Piercing
Tattoo Shop Safety
Our tattoo shop insurance specialists hear that it can be hard to make sure your staff is as safety conscious as you are. Here are some ideas for ensuring that everyone is following safety precautions and taking them seriously.
First Hand Facts on Fainting
Written by: Susan Preston My “virgin husband” finally determined he was ready to venture out and get his first tattoo. Having no time in our
