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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
If the wind was strong enough to pick up Dorothy and Toto and pull her entire house into a tornado and send them to the magical Land of Oz, there is no telling what it could do to your property….
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Category: Claims, Home, Household Inventory, Liability, Personal, Prevention, Risk Management, Weather
Tags: hail, home, home maintenance, home repair, homeowners policy, property damage, rain, Safety Tips, spring, storm, storm damage, storms, tornadoes, tree, tree damage, tree damage property damage, trees, wind, wind claims, windstorms
Spring has always been one of my favorite seasons. All winter I look forward to planting flowers, the warmer weather, and my birthday! But spring also brings rain, storms, and other perils that could cause damage to your home. Most…
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Category: Home, Household Inventory, Personal, Prevention
Tags: air conditioner, air conditioner maintenance, gutters, home, home inventory, home maintenance, home repair, homeowners, Personal, roof, roof inspection, spring, spring cleaning, storms, trees, windows
Spring has always been one of my favorite seasons. All winter I look forward to planting flowers, the warmer weather, and the merciful end of snow. (Not to mention my birthday!) But spring also brings rain, storms, and other perils…
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Category: Central, Home, Loss Control, Personal, Prevention, Risk Management, Weather
Tags: air conditioner, gutters, home, roof, spring, trees, window seals
1975 $0.10 1985 $0.22 1995 $0.32 2005 $0.39 2010 $0.44 2012 $0.45 Do you know what these years and dollar amounts represent? The steady incline in stamp costs since 1975! As technology evolves and the cost of traditional mail…
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Category: Central, Financial, Personal, Saving Money, Technology
Tags: e-billing, e-options, e-policy, environment, http, https, secure, stamps, technology, trees, wastewater
Early spring is usually the kick-off to hail season. As you are likely aware, hail can do significant damage to anything it comes in contact with depending on the size of the hail. Hail is a solid form of precipitation…
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Category: Central, Claims, Home, Weather
Tags: claim, hail, hail damage, hailstones, roof, shingles, slope, storm, trees
The life of a claims adjuster is fast-paced and action packed. The constant onslaught of e-mails, telephone calls, and other daily job requirements can lead to a great deal of stress. One of my favorite ways to deal with stress…
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Category: Central, Home, Prevention, Risk Management
Tags: deck, downspout, gutter, home, observe, porch, property, railings, roof, shingles, sidewalk, siding, spring, steps, stress, trees, walk, windows