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  • SZW’s “Casual Day Project” Delivers Christmas Cheer for Two Utica Families

    “It’s a great feeling when we see what our Casual Day Project does for local people during the Holiday Season.” That’s what our claims manager and Casual Day coordinator, Cathy LeTray, said after this year’s project. Teaming up with our friends at the Utica Municipal Housing Authority (UMHA), this year’s project was our biggest yet. […]

    December 22, 2015

  • 5 Common Mistakes Retirees Make with Their Personal Insurance

    If you’re recently retired or are almost there, congratulations. We wish you a productive, happy retirement with family and friends. We’re sure you’re proud of how far you’ve come over the years. And how much you’ve accumulated in financial and tangible assets. Which is why you should start looking at your insurance in a different […]

    December 15, 2015

  • Financial Help for College Next Year

    Did you know that over $150 billion in federal student aid is available through grants, work study, and loans every year? Often, students and their parent don’t realize that money is available to help them pay for college. The thing is, they have to apply for it. If you are a high school student applying […]

    December 8, 2015

  • SZW at Grand Opening of New ARC Redemption Center

    Scalzo, Zogby & Wittig is a longtime supporter of the ARC Oneida Lewis Chapter. So we were excited to attend the grand opening of ARC’s newest enterprise, the purchase of the Nickelback Redemption Center in Waterville. The bottles and cans redemption center delivers new jobs to people with disabilities who will work with the current […]

    December 2, 2015

  • Your Central NY Holiday Travel Checklist

    Sit back and relax this Thanksgiving, you’ve completed your holiday travel checklist and all is well with the world. Well, okay, if you’re helping with the preparing, cooking, and cleaning up, it’s not all relaxation. But it sure is fun being with family and friends at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Hanukkah. But this year is different […]

    November 24, 2015

  • The Dangers of Driving at Night

    Summer has ended, and while fall and winter have their own pleasures — including the beauty of fall colors and then off to the slopes — longer nights mean increased danger on the roads. You might think you drive just as well at night, but consider this: Even though nighttime driving accounts for just 23% of vehicle miles […]

    November 6, 2015

  • Big Discount on the AARP Smart Driver Online Course

    Our friends at AARP and the Hartford Insurance Company have teamed up to celebrate Veterans Day by helping you save money on the AARP Smart Driver online course. They’re offering a 40% discount for members of AARP if they take advantage of this special deal during the month of November 2015. We’ve talked about online […]

    November 4, 2015

  • 4 More Common Teen Driving Mistakes

    Last week, we posted 5 mistakes common with teen drivers here. We’ve come across a few more that we’d like to share with parents and teens. These are easy to rectify and highly recommended so that our young insureds get to enjoy the road safely. Not Wearing a Seat Belt Teens don’t like wearing seat […]

    October 21, 2015

  • 5 Common Teen Driving Mistakes

    At Scalzo, Zogby & Wittig, we understand teenagers. There are teens in many of our employees’ families and, of course, we were there at one time, too! So the driving mistakes that teens make are familiar to us. That’s why we’d like to pass on what we know to you and your teens. We want […]

    October 14, 2015

  • How To Know It’s Time For An Elderly Driver To Give Up The Car

    According to the Leadership Alliance for a Vital Community, a website of the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, the elderly population in Oneida and Herkimer Counties is growing. “Both counties are experiencing the graying phenomena effecting much of the country. The 85 and over group was the fastest growing since 2000 with 29% […]

    October 7, 2015