What to Consider When Buying Life Insurance
Life insurance is incredibly important because it will help ease your mind knowing that your loved ones will be financially safe if you were to pass away unexpectedly. While it is a tough subject to try and be open about, it is one that is important to protecting your loved ones. There are many aspects […]
Read MoreNew Year’s Insurance Review
When it comes to the new year, people often take a step back and look for places in their lives that they want to change. Some of the most popular resolutions are: To lose weight To quit smoking To drink less or quit drinking While these are great resolutions to have for the beginning of […]
Read MoreFlood cars: How to avoid purchasing a washed-up vehicle
Tips for spotting auto fraud The facts about flooded cars Like other natural disasters, floods can create enormous damage to properties and vehicles. Flood vehicles offer a tempting opportunity for criminals to defraud unsuspecting consumers. By definition, a flood vehicle has been completely or partially submerged in water to the extent that its body, engine, […]
Read MoreDo I need insurance for a child going away to college?
With burglaries constituting approximately 50 percent of all on-campus crimes, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, it is more important than ever that college students and their parents review their insurance coverage. For students who live in a dorm, most personal possessions are covered under their parents’ homeowners or renters insurance policies. However, […]
Read MoreCyberrisk: Threat And Opportunity
This white paper examines the current exposure to cyberrisk and how insurers are responding: Interest in cyber insurance and risk continues to grow beyond expectations in 2016 in part due to high profile data breaches, but also due to awareness of the almost endless range of exposures businesses face. Attacks and breaches have grown in […]
Read MoreLightning Safety: Myths vs. Facts
With 1,800 thunderstorms in progress at any given time on Earth, it’s important to be able to sort out the myths from the facts when it comes to lightning safety. And keep in mind that the best lightning safety plan of all is to take shelter in a house or other structure, or a hard-topped […]
Read MoreHurricane Season Insurance Checklist
You probably make a checklist for performing home repairs, a shopping list before hitting the grocery store, or perhaps a to-do list for work assignments—but do you have a checklist for reviewing your insurance coverage? The start of hurricane season is right around the corner (June 1 – November 30). So now’s the time to […]
Read MoreOroville Dam Crisis Highlights Importance Of Flood Insurance, Preparedness
ACRAMENTO, CA, February 14, 2017 —Homeowners and businesses in California’s Butte, Sutter and Yuba counties who have flood insurance will be covered if the Lake Oroville Dam’s auxiliary spillway fails, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). “The potential for flooding poses a significant threat to life and property in these three northern California counties […]
Read MoreDistracted Driving
UP FRONT Activities that take drivers’ attention off the road, including talking or texting on mobile devices, eating, conversing with passengers and other distractions, are a major safety threat. In 2014, 3,179 people died in distraction-affected crashes, based on National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) criteria. The number of state legislatures passing measures that address […]
Read MoreTornadoes and Thunderstorms
TORNADOES A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm and comes into contact with the ground, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In an average year about 1,000 tornadoes are reported nationwide, according to NOAA. Tornado intensity is measured by the enhanced Fujita (EF) scale. The […]
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