How to Stay Safe on New Year’s Eve
2017 is right around the corner and whether 2016 was the best or worst year, everyone always loves sending it off with a bang on new years eve. To make sure your New Year’s Eve is fun and safe, here are a few safety tips to ensure you start 2017 off right. Plan your Transportation…
12 Must-Have Items for Your Winter Storm Emergency Kit
While the cold weather has suggested that winter has been here for a while, the season officially began Wednesday. Ready or not, the first day of winter is here. While many people are hustling and bustling to get those last minute gifts, here is a friendly safety reminder of the practical items you should have…
“Does My Homeowners Insurance Cover That?”
If you have homeowners insurance, you know that you’re covered in the event of fire damage or if you encounter a few sticky finger thieves. Now that the holidays are right around the corner and more people will be visiting your home, it’s time to cover three potential scenarios that may happen to you this…
5 Checkboxes Engaged Couples Should Check
Congratulations – you’re engaged! You’re marrying your best friend and you can’t be more excited. You nailed down the venue, purchased the rings, invited all your family and friends, wrote your vows, and have the wedding party solidified. All the hard stuff is done, but the important stuff still needs to be completed: getting your…
Holiday Cooking Safety Tips
For millions of people, this is the season of friends and good food. Unfortunately, the holiday season also tends to bring up less joyous outcomes: holiday kitchen fires. Do you know the top reason for home fires? Yup, you guessed it: cooking. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 43% of home fires start…
Cyber Liability Insurance: Are you Covered in the Event of a Cyber Attack?
What do Kmart, American Express, Target, Home Depot, and eBay, have in common? They are all part of massive data breaches where hackers stole and exposed customer records for monetary gain. The frequency of these cyber-attacks has increased year over year which has put Cyber Liability Insurance in the spotlight. Odds are that if you’re reading…
Cooking Fire Safety Tips
This time of year families are congregating in the kitchen. Home cooked meals warm the heart. Sadly this time of year sees the highest number of house fires. According to FEMA, in 2014 the majority of house fires where cooking fires. Lets avoid or limit fires this year! Now is a good time to refresh your…
Vandalism Are you covered?
With creepy clowns in the news, and Halloween around the corner, homeowners are concerned about vandalism. What can you do to protect your home from mischief? What insurance coverage is available to you the homeowner for vandalism? Damage to your home because of vandalism or malicious mischief to your home is usually covered under Coverage…
Cyber Security Protection
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month. Homeowners now need identity fraud coverage. This type of coverage can be added to your homeowners insurance along with your building coverage and personal liability. Why is this needed? Have you noticed that if you are struggling with an app or something on your tablet or smartphone all you…