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Hearing that your vehicle has been declared a total loss can be frustrating. But not knowing what to do after that declaration can be downright stressful. In this article, we define a total loss, outline the five steps you should…
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Category: Accident, Auto, Claims, Personal
Tags: actual cash value, auto, auto accident, claims, lienholder, personal auto coverage, total loss, vehicle title
We’re breaking down some of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’s most iconic scenes as we explore the liability risks and insurance implications of hosting the hap-hap-happiest Christmas since…well, you know.
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Category: Claims, Liability, Personal, Risk Management
Tags: christmas vacation, claims, Clark Griswold, clark w. griswold, insurnace, liability, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, risks
Fleet Management is a stressful task in all types of companies and operations…from the fleet that is a major part of a company’s operations such as large trucks, to a small company that has one to five vehicles. According to…
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Category: Auto, Business, Central, Commercial, Loss Control, Risk Management
Tags: Azuga, claims, commercial, commercial auto policy, company car, company drivers, company vehicles, fleet, fleet management, fleet safety program, fleet tracking, Safety cam, telematics
According to the Insurance Information Institute (III), wind/hail damage is the highest property claim type in terms of loss frequency. Water damage/freezing comes in second on this not so great list. With this in mind, I would like to give…
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Category: Claims, Home, Personal
Tags: back up power, claims, cleaning gutters, freezing, freezing pipes, gutters, hail damage, handrails, heating system, insulation, Insurance Information Institute, loss frequency, personal property, personal property coverage, preparedness, property damage, property owner, sealing doors, sealing windows, steps, subrogation, tree maintenance, trees, water damage, water pipe, wind damage, window seals, winter preparation, winter weather
Insurance is such an oddity; people pay premiums in exchange for a promise of help if something goes wrong. Everyone hopes to never test that promise, but let’s face it – bad things happen. When something bad does happen, myCentral is…
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Category: Central, Claims, myCentral, Service
Tags: claim, claim representative, claims, claims department, claims process, claims service, filing a claim, insurance claim, myCentral, roadside assistance
Hurricane season is here. Meteorologists are at work and love to make predictions about how many hurricanes will make landfall and their potential severity. People in high-risk areas will be directly affected, of course, but everyone still needs to pay attention….
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Category: Business, Claims, Commercial, Financial, Home, Risk Management, Weather
Tags: claims, claims adjuster, claims process, claims service, coronavirus, COVID-19, disaster, disaster plan, disaster preparedness, emergency kit, emergency response plan, emergency supplies, FEMA, flood, flood insurance, flood zone, flooding, hurricane, hurricane season, natural disaster, personal pretective equipment, social distancing, storm damage, storms
If you’ve watched any college football over the past several years, you’ve probably seen multiple commercials from a certain insurance company that likes to show an imaginary college professor walking an individual through a building containing exhibits that represent different…
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Category: Accident, Auto, Claims, Home, Liability, Personal, Umbrella
Tags: claim, claims, collision coverage, comprehensive coverage, comprehensive protection, coverage, inland marine, inland marine policy, insurance, insurance claim, personal insurance, Personal Umbrella, personal umbrella policy
Every year, my family and I look forward to our Thanksgiving traditions. We eat Thanksgiving dinner, watch TV, eat more Thanksgiving dinner, and then start making our Black Friday plans. We research all of the big deals, and then start…
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Category: Central, Claims, Education, Financial, Liability, Personal, Prevention, Saving Money
Tags: Black Friday, Black Friday shopping, claims, identity theft, theft losses
An exciting part of spring is watching the flowers bloom and the trees regain their beautiful leaves. However, the unpredictable spring weather creates many tree-related hazards that homeowners should be aware of.
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Category: Claims, Home, Personal, Prevention, Risk Management, Weather
Tags: claims, fallen tree, home, homeowners claim, tree damage, tree damage property damage
We’ve all heard of some of the crazy things that celebrities have purchased insurance for – a musician’s hands, a supermodel’s legs, even a chef’s taste buds – but have you heard of these unusual types of insurance policies?
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