I don’t know about you, but fall is my favorite season. The weather is perfect, the leaves turn beautiful colors, and it means the holidays are quickly approaching. The worst part about the autumn season is that it goes too…
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Category: Home, Personal, Prevention, Weather
Tags: air filter, cleaning gutters, exterior faucets, freezing pipes, freezing weather, heating system, salt, smoke alarm, smoke detector, snow shovel, winter preparation, winter weather, winterizing your home
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
Can you believe there was $5.5 BILLION in direct property damage in the US from 2012-2016? Whoa! And, can you believe October is almost over and November is nearing?! Well, it still is National Fire Prevention Month, so let’s learn…
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Category: Home, Household Inventory, Personal, Prevention
Tags: chimney, chimney fire, electrical hazards, electrical safety, fire, fire prevention, fire prevention tips, fireplace, heating system, home, home fire, home insurance, safety, smoke alarm, smoke detector