A couple of summers ago, my family was planning a vacation to Texas for a wedding. Flights were booked, hotel rooms blocked, and all of our bags were backed. The morning we planned on leaving for the airport, we got…
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Category: Home, Personal, Prevention, Weather
Tags: home damage, home insurance, Personal, storm damage, tree damage property damage, tree maintenance, tree removal, trees, wind
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
Property owners have a lot to maintain, so it’s no surprise that some items around the home don’t get the attention they should. An easy item to overlook is one of the most visible features on the property: trees.
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Category: Central, Education, Home, Loss Control, Personal, Weather
Tags: home, homeowners, property maintenance, tree, tree damage, tree damage property damage, tree maintenance