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It's almost Fall, Y'all!

If you are like most of us here at Kessler Alair Insurance you work hard to play hard. For many of us filling our weekends with fun family activities is first priority when we clock out on Friday evening. The first day...

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How to Hit April Out of the Ballpark!

The Happening That’s Happening From the IE to the OC in April 2018! - - - If you are like most of us here at Kessler Alair Insurance, you work hard to play hard. For many of us - filling our weekends with fun family...

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Rozina & Smith Physical Therapy

In 2008, Mary Rozina and Jason Smith began their company with an exciting vision: create a top notch physical therapy practice, with individualized patient care every visit, using the most current treatment methods and...

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Should I pay for Water Line Insurance?

Should I pay for Water Line Insurance? - Recently the topic of Water Line Insurance has been on the minds of many of my neighbors because of the solicitations we have received in our water bills. While I was online at ...

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Fun Things to do in December, from the IE to the OC, for you and your family!

The Happening That’s Happening From the IE to the OC in December 2016! The holidays are here! If you are like most of us here at Kessler Alair Insurance you work hard to play hard. For many of us filling our weekends...

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Kessler Kares Team Got Walking

Kessler Alair Insurance Services Raises Funds for the IVHS It took 90 years of serving our communities insurance needs, for Kessler Alair Insurance Services to grow into what it is today, and just one day for the staff...

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The Joys of July! Over 30 Awesome Things To Do In the Inland Empire and Orange County

The Joys of July! Over 30 Awesome Things To Do In the Inland Empire and Orange CountyIf you are like most of us here at Kessler Alair Insurance you work hard to play hard. For many of us filling our weekends with fun...

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Top 25 things to do in November from the Inland Empire to Orange County

The Happening That’s Happening From the IE to the OC in November! If you are like most of us here at Kessler Alair Insurance you work hard to play hard. For many of us filling our weekends with fun family activities...

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13 Quick Tips to Maintain Your Home for Fall

Fall brings more than just changing leaves and shorter days. Even thought it doesn't seem so drastic in Southern California, in many areas, it also comes with a shift in weather conditions that can have a serious impact...

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4 Ways to Help All Children Have a Great School Year

It's back-to-school time, and, if you have school-age children, your household is likely bustling with activity and filling up with books and backpacks. There are other households and school districts in your community,...

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Top 20 things to do in the Inland Empire and Orange County in September

Top 20 things to do in the Inland Empire and Orange County in September! If you are like most of us here at Kessler Alair Insurance you work hard to play hard. For many of us filling our weekends with fun family...

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Do you Uber?

Do you Uber? - Please see update of information at new blog post: New Mercury Announces Insurance for Ride-Hailing Drivers for Uber and Lyft and other TNC's! - In case you have never heard about it, Uber, Lyft or...

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The Happening That's Happening from the IE to the OC in August!

The Happening That's Happening From the IE to the OC! If you are like most of us here at Kessler Alair Insurance you work hard to play hard. For many of us filling our weekends with fun family activities is first...

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The Happening That's Happening from the IE to the OC in July

The Happening That's Happening From the IE to the OC in July! If you are like most of us here at Kessler Alair Insurance you work hard to play hard. For many of us filling our weekends with fun family activities is...

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Keeping Personal, Private! Protect Your Information

Keeping Personal Private! Steps to take to protect your personal information on the internet. We at Kessler Alair Insurance, thought this would be something you could share with your family and friends both at work and...

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Beat the Budget Busting Blockbusters!--and more

The Kessler Alair Insurance Services summer newsletter is here to enjoy. Here are a few of the articles: How to beat the cost of movie going this summer. Do you Uber? Employee Spotlights Get your boat ready to go!...

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The Happening That’s Happening From the IE to the OC in June!

The Happening That's Happening From the IE to the OC in June! If you are like most of us here at Kessler Alair Insurance you work hard to play hard. For many of us filling our weekends with fun family activities is...

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Getting Your Boat Out of Storage and Into the Water

Summer is almost here, and you're ready to get out on the water. But is your boat ready? Even if you've kept it properly stored for the winter and protected from the elements, there are still a number of things you need...

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The Happening That’s Happening From the IE to the OC in May!

The Happening That's Happening From the IE to the OC! If you are like most of us here at Kessler Alair Insurance you work hard to play hard. For many of us filling our weekends with fun family activities is first...

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The Happening That’s Happening From the IE to the OC in April!

The Happening That's Happening From the IE to the OC! If you are like most of us here at Kessler Alair Insurance you work hard to play hard. For many of us filling our weekends with fun family activities is first...

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How to Create Your First Garden This Spring

My husband has become quite the "farmer" in the last few years. It has been fun to watch him create our family garden. We are in our early 40's and this is something that he was never really interested in before. I can...

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Earthquake coming? Are you prepared?

At Kessler Alair Insurance we are always trying to help our clients get prepared for the natural disasters that are common to our area. Preparing emergency kits for your car, your home and at your work have been...

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7 Things You Need to Know About Wills and Trusts

7 Things You Need to Know About Wills and Trusts What if someone walked up to you and asked the question, "Do you have a will and / or trust?" What would you say? For many of us the answer would be an uncomfortable, "No,...

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Tips to Protect You for National Consumer Protection Week

www.ncpw.gov. Do you ever get that feeling that you've just been conned, or that you made a bad purchase decision that you're going to have to pay for? It's happened to us many times. For instance, you buy a new...

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The Happening That’s Happening From the IE to the OC in March!

If you are like most of us here at Kessler Alair Insurance you work hard to play hard. For many of us filling our weekends with fun family activities is first priority when we clock out on Friday evening. Having our...

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Kessler Alair Insurance Services Announces New Location in Newport Beach

Kessler Alair Insurance Services Announces New Location Client Convenience and Growing Demand, Reasons To Expand To Orange County (February 20, 2015, Upland, CA) For over 90 years, independent insurance agency Kessler...

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The Happening That’s Happening From the IE to the OC!

The Happening That's Happening From the IE to the OC! If you are like most of us here at Kessler Alair Insurance you work hard to play hard. For many of us filling our weekends with fun family activities is first...

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A Little Extra Caution Can Go a Long Way While Driving at Night

Did anyone see the full moon this week? It was a beautiful sky to behold. But even with a full moon the longer nights mean increased danger on the roads. You might think you drive just as well at night, but consider...

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Dine Out to Help Out the Be Perfect Foundation!

Kessler Alair invites you to spread the word and Dine Out to Help Out the Be Perfect Foundation! The Be Perfect Foundation is a local non-profit that supports spinal cord injury victims and their families. Visit them at...

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California Governor Signs Bill Requiring Paid Sick Leave

http://jrreport.wordandbrown.com/2014/09/16/governor-signs-bill-requiring-paid-sick-leave/ Governor Signs Bill Requiring Paid Sick Leave September 16, 2014 Source: Sacramento Business Journal Gov. Jerry Brown signed...

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Congratulations Nancy on your Anniversary with Kessler Alair Insurance.


Celebrate National Night Out With Your Neighbors

In 1984, National Night Out - "America's Night Out Against Crime" - began as a way to promote crime prevention through neighborhood camaraderie. Since then, according to the National Association of Town Watch (NATW),...

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CA Time of Hiring Pamphlet - For New Hires after July 1, 2014

California's Department of Workers' Compensation has recently updated the pamphlet for new hires effective July 1, 2014. The language contained within the new pamphlets now conforms with the recently enacted regulations....

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Kessler Alair's Carrie Adams Quoted in Recent Article on Etiwanda Fire

California Wildfire Forces Evacuations East of Los Angeles - By Tim Sprinkle, PropertyCasualty360.com • Reprints Original article http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2014/05/01/california-wildfire-forces-evacuations-east-...

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Keep Water from Going Where it Shouldn't

One of the most disheartening experiences is to find flooding or extreme water damage to your treasured home in Upland, Rancho Cucamonga and the surrounding cities in the Inland Empire. At Kessler Alair, we know you...

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Etiwanda Fire Up to Date Information

We are all concerned about the Etiwanda Fire and what will happen next. We are fearful for those residents that live close to the fire and realize that many of them are our friends, family and clients. We have turned to...

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Mercury Customer Portal Means Convenience for Kessler Alair Clients

Great news for Mercury Customers! Mercury Insurance has just rolled out a Customer Portal to provide greater convenience for our customers to do the following things from your computer or mobile device: Pay bills...

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Spring Newsletter from Kessler Alair Insurance

It is our pleasure to share with you our Spring Newsletter, chock full of information that pertains to you and your family. We hope you take a quick moment to read: We Need to be Water Wise!- Do your part to help in...

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Happy New Year from Kessler Alair Insurance!

May the New Year bring many blessings to you and yours. From Your Friends At Kessler Alair Insurance

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Kessler Alair Fall Newsletter

What a wonderful time of year. As 2013, our Kessler Alair Insurance 90th anniversary celebration, comes to a close we pause to take in all that we are thankful for. Thank you for being a part of all that we hold dear....

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Kessler Alair's First Bat-a-Thon for the Be Perfect Foundation

On Saturday October 19th the Kessler Alair Employees and their families got together at Claremont High School for a teambuilding and fundraising event. The event was held at the Claremont High School Baseball field...

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Thank you for supporting Hal Hargrave Jr. and The Be Perfect Foundation!

Thank you for supporting Hal Hargrave Jr. and The Be Perfect Foundation! The votes are in, and though Hal Hargrave Jr. didn't win an additional donation from Safeco Insurance in the "Vote for Your Favorite Safeco...

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Christina Ades with Kessler Alair Insurance Certified with Covered California

Congratulations to Christina Ades! She is one of the very first Certified Insurance Agents to make it through the Covered California Process. Yes we all know there are issues with the website, but paper applications can...

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Safeco Insurance® recognizes Hal Hargrave Jr. as a Community Hero, donates $5,000 to Be Perfect Foundation

Vote in online contest to help Be Perfect Foundation get up to $10,000 more UPLAND, CA (Oct. 14, 2013) - Help Hal Hargrave Jr. win $10,000 for the Be Perfect Foundation in the "Vote for your favorite Safeco Insurance®...

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Check Out Our Latest Video!

Check out our latest video! For a Range of Reasons, we are there. When you think of Insurance, call Kessler Alair!

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It is not too late to register for the 5k to help Megan's Wings Foundation!

http://www.meganswings.org/home.aspx The mission at Megan's Wings is to improve the care and quality of life for children with cancer and support their families by providing critical financial aid. They receive...

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Back to School Safety Reminders

The end of summer in California means many things, such as cooler weather (we hope right), shorter days and ... the start of football! But most important, it means kids are headed back to school. And that means we all...

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Welcome to Three New Employees!

David Foote, Customer Service Representative for Kessler Alair Insurance Services, brings a fresh attitude and a tremendous passion for community to the dedicated team. While David is relatively new to the insurance...

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Congratulations to Michael Donaldson

Michael Donaldson was installed as a new Board of Director for the Upland Chamber of Commerce at a banquet held on June 26th. He has been serving as an Ambassador for the last two years and is currently co-chair of the...

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Kessler Alair Gives Back by Supporting Victims of Spinal Cord Injuries

Be Perfect - A Partnership for Change Kessler Alair Gives Back by Supporting Victims of Spinal Cord Injuries Kessler Alair has been a long-time staple in our local community, giving back not only professionally, but...

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Kessler Alair Summer Newsletter!

2013 marks 90 years of service to our local community! Attached is our Summer newsletter. Read inside for: Be Perfect- A Partnership for Change. Kessler Alair Insurance gives back by helping Spinal Cord Injury Victims....

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Kessler Alair Insurance and Be Perfect in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Event Saturday to benefit work of Be Perfect Foundation - "Suzanne Sproul, Staff Writerdailybulletin.com" <suzanne [dot] sproul [at] inlandnewspapers [dot] com?subject=DailyBulletin [dot] com:> Posted: 05/06/2013...

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The Be Perfect Foundation picks up Gift Baskets from Kessler Alair

The last of the gifts collected from Kessler Alair Insurance of Upland and Rancho Cucamonga were picked up from the Be Perfect Foundation today. The Be Perfect Foundation raises money to help support victims of Spinal...

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Let Us Compare "Apples to Apples"!

It is quite funny how often we say this phrase on the phone in our office. In getting quotes from different agencies and companies it is critical that you are comparing "Apples to Apples" or in other words exact...

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Celebrating 90 years Spring Newsletter

2013 marks 90 years of service to our local community! Attached is our Spring newsletter. Read inside for: Insight from 92 year old Gene Alair on how the insurance industry has changed over the years. How we can help...

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Kessler Alair Insurance looking to hire Commercial Lines Account Manager

Kessler Alair Insurance of Upland and Rancho Cucamonga CA is looking to hire a Commercial Lines Account Manager to join our fabulous team. If interested please send resume to mcaraway [at] kessleralair [dot] com

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Kessler Alair Insurance celebrates 90th Anniversary at Ontario Reign Hockey Game

On Friday January 4th the Employees of Kessler Alair Insurance along with their families and friends attended the exciting Reign hockey game at the Ontario Citizen's Business Bank Arena. The Reign played the Utah...

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CIC Honors for Christina Ades of Kessler Alair Insurance

Christina M. Ades, Vice President of Kessler Alair Insurance of Upland and Rancho Cucamonga, was recently honored for her ongoing pledge to education, commitment to excellence and dedication to the insurance profession....

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Kessler Alair wishes you a Fabulous Fall! Newsletter is here.

Take a moment to read our newsletter! Here are the highlights! Kessler Alair Celebrates 90 years of service in 2013! Client Appreciation Vouchers for Ontario Reign hockey games! Pictures from our Grand Opening at...

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KESSLER ALAIR CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING AT VICTORIA GARDENS

Long-time Upland-Based Insurance Firm Expands Services to Regional Town Center Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., October 9, 2012 On the eve of its 90th anniversary, Kessler Alair welcomed the public as well as many state and...

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Grand Opening Celebration for Kessler Alair's Newest Location

Kessler Alair would like to invite you to their Grand Opening Celebration for their newest location in the Victoria Gardens mall in Rancho Cucamonga. The event will be held on Tuesday October 9th from 5pm to 7pm at...

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Kessler Alair Insurance at LA County Fair Today

Kessler Alair Insurance is at the LA County Fair today to celebrate Upland Day at the fair! The parade is scheduled for 5pm followed by the celbrations of Upland's Community Heroes. Congratulations to this year's heroes....

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Summer is Here! Read All About it in our Newsletter!

Take a moment to read the Kessler Alair Insurance Summer Newsletter! Here are the highlights: The Dog Days of Summer. What you are saying on Yelp and Google Reviews! Get Your Belongings on Record. Upland Lemon Festival....

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Kessler Alair Sharing Some Fun Pictures From the Upland Lemon Festival

Many people enjoyed the Upland Lemon Festival the last weekend of April. We at Kessler Alair Insurance Services enjoyed getting to meet many people in the community and share our passion for Upland and our desire to...

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Come join Kessler Alair Insurance at the Upland Lemon Festival this weekend!

Come join Kessler Alair Insurance at the Upland Lemon Festival! Not exactly sure where our booth will be located yet other than downtown Upland CA. There will be food, rides and fun at the event. Come check it out and...

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New Change to Carseat Law Effective Jan. 2012

Important Change to California Car Seat Law Effective January 1st San Bernardino: Beginning January 1, 2012, California law will require children riding in any vehicle to be buckled into a car seat or booster seat in...

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