Why You Need Renters Insurance

Your stuff isn’t protected by your landlord’s policy, so make sure you have  the coverage you need. By Cameron Huddleston, Contributing Editor, Kiplinger.com Just because you’re renting your apartment or home doesn’t mean you’re off  the hook when it comes to insurance. Your landlord’s property insurance policy  will cover the building if disaster strikes, but [...]

Car Insurance Can Be Funny.

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Here are three crazy stories: • A driver claimed they were leaving for work one morning and drove into a school bus parked at the end of their drive. A claim was filed against the bus driver, since the bus was five minutes earlier than they had expected and therefore obviously at fault. (as told by [...]

Young Drivers: The High Risk Years

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, “Teenage drivers have the highest crash risk per mile traveled, compared with drivers in other age groups. The problem is worse among 16 year-olds, whose driving experience is the most limited and whose immaturity often results in risk-taking.” The following is a great video that teen drivers and [...]

Am I Paying Too Much for Insurance?

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That’s a question that every consumer asks from time to time. Everyone is curious and concerned as to whether he or she is getting a good value for the money, whether it’s for a candy bar, a car or an airline ticket. It’s a good question to ask about insurance, too. After all, Americans spend [...]

Traffic School

Allowing local governments to manage their own traffic fines (and traffic schools) could be a good thing – especially if traffic school helps keep your driving record clean (right on!). Perhaps this is just another area in which State government should mind its own biz. http://www.heraldextra.com/news/opinion/article_70ac0fee-973a-596b-aa92-7b36df01b00b.html