What To Expect at Your Term Life Insurance Medical Exam
If you have a family or own a business, term life insurance is a relatively inexpensive way to provide for your beneficiaries in the event of your death. But be aware that, unlike group life insurance, many term life and whole life insurers require that y
Max Out Your Health Benefits
With the end of the year coming on fast, now is a good time to strategize how to maximize the benefits on your medical and dental insurance policies for the coming year. The goal is to not leave any money or benefits on the table.
Lower Your Motorcycle Insurance with Theft Prevention Tactics
There’s good news for motorcycle owners. National Insurance Crime Bureau (NCIB) data shows that U.S. motorcycle thefts have been trending downward for the past several years. That mirrors similar drops in automobile thefts. Regrettably, the statistics for
All About Vacant Property Insurance
With so many homes staying unsold on the market for longer than normal, a growing number of homeowners find themselves needing vacant property insurance. Vacant homes are targets for malicious damage from vandals, attractive to thieves who steal copper w
Don’t Blow Your Safe Driver Discounts. Know About Cell Phone & Texting Bans.
Safe driver discounts are one of the best ways to save money on your car insurance, but old habits die hard. If you’ve grown used to chatting away on your handheld cell phone while cruising down the freeway, better check out the new state laws. This is e
How to Get Life Insurance if You’re Sick or Unhealthy
Like Monday morning quarterbacking, it’s easy to see that you should have bought life insurance when you were young and healthy instead of waiting till you’re pushing 50 or racking up health problems. If you suddenly find yourself among the nearly 5% of A
Health Care Insurance Update: Changes to COBRA in 2010
Part of last year’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, aka the stimulus bill) included a federal COBRA premium subsidy for folks who lost their jobs between September 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009. Under its provisions, the federal government w
The Best Way to Get Cheap Teen Driver Insurance: Set a Good Example
Auto insurance for teenage drivers is high because the statistics show young drivers to be poor risks. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety claims that your 16-year-old driver is six times more likely to be in an accident than drivers age 30 to 59.
Don’t Be an Easy Mark for Holiday Car Theft
Nothing will put a damper on your holiday spirit faster than finding your car and all the Christmas gifts in it have been stolen while you were sipping an Egg Nog latte. Maybe ‘tis the season to jolly for most of us, but for thieves,‘tis the season to ste
The Impact of Winter Weather on Home Insurance
You may be cozy inside while winter storms rage, but when the weather outside is frightful just imagine what it’s doing to your home. Every year, U.S. snow storms and freezing weather rack up over a billion dollars in homeowner insurance claims.
Driving Smart in Ice and Snow Can Drive Down Car Insurance Costs
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, you are 36 percent more likely to be in a car accident in January than in July. Accidents mean more claims on your automobile insurance policy, which will jack up the rates next time you loo
Develop Safe Driving Habits for Discount Auto Insurance Quotes
There are plenty of things that are out of your control, but the price you pay for car insurance isn’t one of them. By developing safe driving habits, you can qualify for significant discount auto insurance quotes.
Want More Affordable Homeowners Insurance? Disaster-Proof Your Home.
Yes, you have the homeowners coverage to reimburse you for damages and losses, but one of the best ways to maintain affordable homeowners insurance is to avoid making claims altogether. And one of the best ways to do that is to make your home more disaste
For Homeowners Insurance Discounts Make Your Home More Secure
A barking dog may deter a thief, but it won’t get you any homeowners insurance discounts (and a biting dog could get your policy canceled). A much better bet is to do everything possible to secure your home from break-ins. Even something as small as inst
Personal Health Care Insurance for College Students
College-bound students who were planning on coverage under their parents’ employer-provided health care insurance may need to add a personal health care insurance plan or college-provided plan to the rising cost of higher education. Blame the prolonged r
Affordable Health Insurance. What Impact Would Real Portability Have?
Portability is one of the words that keeps popping up in the health care reform debates and the goal to provide Americans with affordable health insurance. Simply put, portability involves your ability to take your employer-provider health insurance with
For Discount Auto Insurance, Think Safety First
Insurance companies will discount auto insurance for lots of different reasons including the safety rating of the vehicle you drive, the safety features on your car and your safe driving record. With every penny counting these days, any way you can save a
Discount Auto Insurance for Senior Drivers
Insurance companies take many factors into account when providing car insurance quotes, including maturity, driving experience and miles driven. So if you’re over 55, ask if you qualify for discount auto insurance.