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Video: Distracted Walking
Recently we shared a news article about the dangers of Distracted Walking, and how that affects drivers. This week, we’re sharing a video on the same subject. We love our smartphones, but we believe there are times and places when it’s best to unplug, and put the phone away. (Video courtesy of the Associated Press)
Read moreRatewatch: State Farm Lloyds Raises Rates in Texas
State Farm Lloyds has announced the submission of a rate filing to the Texas Department of Insurance that will increase homeowners insurance rates in the Lone Star State by up to 20%, though the actual change in premium will vary based on individual customers’ type of home, age of utilities and any optional coverages. The […]
Read moreJudge Dismisses Mississippi Health Insurance Challenge
Federal District Judge Keith Starrett has ruled that Mississippi governor Phil Bryant, along with other residents of Mississippi, were “premature” in their legal challenge to the section of the affordable care act that requires people to buy health care insurance. He also said that the governor and another of the members of the group suing […]
Read moreNew Fire Safety Rule in Effect in Massachusetts
In an effort to reduce the number of house fires that began as burning mulch, and to avoid a greater number of hazard insurance claims, the state of Massachusetts has enacted a new fire safety rule that went into effect on September 1st. Specifically, Massachusetts homeowners and landscapers are now banned from using wood landscaping […]
Read moreEasy Home Inventory Checklist Courtest of West Virginia Insurance Commissioner
Here at insurancespecialists.com, we’re big proponents of everyone keeping an up-to-date home inventory both on their computer and as a hard copy stored with their homeowners insurance policy. Much advice on what to include on such a list exists, but insurance regulators in the state of West Virginia have made inventory easy. How? By creating […]
Read moreVideo: Flood Insurance PSA
We know! We talked about flood insurance last week, but it’s an important issue, especially with the likelihood of El Nino forming within the next few months and the potential for California and much of the southwest to end up drenched as a result. This FEMA PSA about flood insurance is from 2009, but it’s […]
Read moreNew Map Means More Fargo Property Owners Might Need Flood Insurance
While Texas and many of the states in the southern half of the Great Plains and in the South itself are still suffering under extreme drought conditions, even after last week’s rain, several thousand property owners in Fargo, North Dakota are learning that they may at risk of floods, and might require federal flood insurance, […]
Read moreHighway Deaths Up in Maine
Even in Maine, which doesn’t have a huge population it’s crucial that you don’t drive without car insurance. This is especially true when you consider that the number of highway deaths there has increased by fifty percent from last year. According to Maine’s Bureau of Highway Safety, as of Friday, August 10th, ninety-seven people have […]
Read moreHalf of Arkansas Under Exceptional Drought
The various weather services which serve the United States all say that El Niño is coming within the next two months. For some people along the West Coast, that’s bad news, but for much of the South and Midwest, the increased chances of rain, and the cold, wet winter can’t get here soon enough. Arkansas […]
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