Here is a question we are asked all the time: “Why is my home insured for $200,000 when similar homes in my neighborhood are selling for only $150,000?” This is…
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The other day Jim said, “I feel like David.” Huh?!? “Okay, I’ll bite,” I thought. So, I asked, “David who?” “You know…the guy who was up against the giant in…
“Life is uncertain, eat dessert first.” This famous quote by American author, Ernestine Ulmer, always makes me smile. What a clever way to remind us to appreciate and live every…
Recent research information from the Travelers Companies, Inc. showed the most expensive and the most common homeowners insurance claims. Their data was based on home insurance claims filed in the…
There are huge advantages to combining your auto and home insurance with a single company. The biggest and most direct benefit is getting a multiple-policy discount. However, it goes beyond…
I was standing in a checkout line the other day, listening to a conversation between a little girl and her dad – about Halloween costumes. My first thought was, “Wow,…
You might assume that having grown up in an insurance family and being married to the owner of an insurance agency, I would have at least above average insurance knowledge. …
Acronyms and initialisms are used so often they have just become an accepted part of our everyday lives; we rarely ever even think about what they stand for. Defined by…
The other day I saw a cartoon that pictured two men talking – one had a cast on his leg and his head wrapped in bandages; the other was an…
Our auto policy renewal came in the mail yesterday. While reading it, I commented to Jim that I sometimes find “insurance terms” confusing. Of course, being in the industry for…
