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Preparing for winter

It’s that time of the year again, when the landscape turns into a winter wonderland and all we dream of is mulled wine and presents and carols. All this beauty can easily turn into a rough...

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After disasters, beware of scammers

As more natural disasters take place around the world — hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes — producing great losses and leaving behind broken homes and lives. Even worse is that if we’re not...

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After Hurricane Florence

Moody’s Analytics estimates that Hurricane Florence caused property damage somewhere around $17 billion to $22 billion, but the estimate could turn out to be conservative as the Carolinas...

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Keep Your Home Safe

With more than 43 million renter-occupied units, the number of renters in the U.S. is near an all-time high, according to the Census Bureau. The Insurance Information Institute offers the...

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Rules for Successful Renting

Household formation has changed dramatically in the last decade—pressured by the high down payment costs and limited stock supply, residents are deterred from their homeownership dream and...

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Renters insurance—a college student’s best friend

It’s not long until school starts again and college students will move out of the nest and onto or close to campus. At this young age, they might not be aware of insurance needs, but parents...

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Protecting yourself with renters insurance

There are nearly 44 million renters in the U.S. and close to 60 percent of them don’t have the kind of protections offered by renters insurance. A big part of those who don’t have it don’t...

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Five Renting Risks

Renting might not come with as many responsibilities as owning a place, but too many people go wrong assuming that they can skip insurance simply because they’re leasing. It’s still baffling...

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Hurricane Season Preparedness

Officially, the start of the hurricane season is June 1 and lasts until November 30. However, in mid-May, the first tropical disturbance of the year was forming in the Gulf of Mexico, with...

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A few pet insurance facts

Back in 1890, Claes Virgin, the founder of Länsförsäkrings Alliance, wrote the very first pet insurance—he was then focused on horses and livestock. In 1982, the first pet insurance policy...

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Can you get volcano insurance?

Volcanic activity from the Kilauea eruption in Hawaii has lessened, but the region is still plagued by aftershocks, lava flow and hazardous fumes. On the eastern side, about 35 properties...

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Renters insurance exceptions

Renting has been on the rise for many years now. The American dream may have everything to dowith home ownership, but the current economy favors renting and people should understand what it...