Three films were considered frontrunners at the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday night, with Gravity and American Hustle earning the most nominations with 10 each while 12 Years a Slave came in a close second with nine nods. In the end, two walked away winners: Gravity technically coming out on top with seven awards (five […]
If you’ve ever read a nutritional label after downing an entire bag/pint/package of food and thought, “How are there three servings in this?” the Food and Drug Administration hears you — today it announced a proposed revamp to its nutrition labeling, the first major change in the label’s 20-year history. One proposed change will be […]
This week’s “Inside The Industry” takes a look inside the gas station industry, one of the many industries we specialize in insuring. A 25-mile stretch of the Mississippi near New Orleans reopened with restrictions Monday, two days after two vessels collided and caused an oil spill that shut it down, the U.S. Coast Guard said. […]
This week BBIMI is giving you a glimpse at 15 facts you probably did not know before you read this blog post. The world is full of useless, yet entertaining information and we would be crazy not to shed some light on this subject. There’s just two more days until the weekend, so enjoy this […]
What do your insurance agency employees do if they see some trapped ducks? Jump into action of course! We found these lost little guys trapped in a sewer drain and we rescued them! They are currently nestled up in our lobby waiting for either their mother/brothers/sisters to be found or for the wildlife department to […]
If you like parity, you loved Sochi. Five countries won more than 20 medals, signifying the strength of the Olympic movement worldwide. The U.S. team held its own, winning more medals that it ever had in a Winter Olympics outside North American soil, but the Americans, with 27 when this story was published, still will […]
This last Saturday, BB Insurance Marketing had their very first give event. A wonderful event put on by Paul Applegate, our agency traveled to the Westchester/Regents Park Nursing home in Sunrise, FL! We spent some quality time with the residents bringing them supplies, such as blankets, stuffed animals, pillows and clothing, and asking them a […]
A South Florida artist is facing a criminal charge after police say he smashed a $1 million vase by a Chinese artist at Miami’s new art museum to protest what he called its favoritism for international rather than local art. Maximo Caminero, 51, was charged with criminal mischief after Sunday’s incident at the Perez Art […]
This week BBIMI is giving you a glimpse at 15 facts you probably did not know before you read this blog post. The world is full of useless, yet entertaining information and we would be crazy not to shed some light on this subject. There’s just two more days until the weekend, so enjoy this […]
Your email just got broken into? Sorry, it’s not personal. It’s business. That may not console you much when you realize that your email account was “pwned” through malware or deceit. But, really, the hackers who went after it probably had nothing against you personally. They were instead focused on potentially profitable uses of your […]