• Can you just keep cash from a car insurance payout and not fix your car? Can you just keep cash from a car insurance payout and not fix your car?0 February 9, 2012 8:53 am

    Question of the Week: Can you just keep the money from an auto or home insurance payout and not put it towards repairs? Answer: This really depends on whether or not you fully own your vehicle or not. If you [...]

  • How adding an addition to your house affects your home insurance How adding an addition to your house affects your home insurance0 January 27, 2012 12:07 pm

    If you are thinking of doing major renovations and/or adding an addition or garage to your house, you should know that it will most likely increase your home insurance premium. The reason for this is pretty straightforward: you are adding [...]

  • Should you get car insurance where you buy your eggs? Should you get car insurance where you buy your eggs?0 January 18, 2012 9:21 am

    If you are customer of a members-only shopping center such as Costco, you may have noticed that your store offers insurance (most likely auto insurance, but possibly other types including home insurance) – and your reaction was probably something like, [...]

  • Insurance and moving to another state – what you need to know Insurance and moving to another state – what you need to know0 October 3, 2011 9:03 am

    While there are many things to consider when moving to another state, you shouldn’t forget that changing states could possibly have a large impact on not only your insurance premiums, but also on your insurance needs. Home insurance Let’s assume [...]

  • Is it ever too late to file an auto or home insurance claim? Is it ever too late to file an auto or home insurance claim?0 January 26, 2012 3:31 pm

    Question of the Week: Is it ever too late to file a claim with your auto or home insurance provider? Answer: This answer may surprise you – in most cases with property and causality insurance (which includes auto insurance and home [...]

  • Why college students (and their parents) should consider renters insurance Why college students (and their parents) should consider renters insurance0 September 26, 2011 12:57 pm

    It’s that time of year again – back to school, and for many college students that means moving into an apartment or condo. If you’re one of these students (or perhaps a parent) we highly recommend that you look at [...]

  • Earthquake insurance policies skyrocket in Japan and New Zealand after quakes Earthquake insurance policies skyrocket in Japan and New Zealand after quakes0 August 11, 2011 10:41 am

    In a previous post, we addressd the fact that earthquakes can strike nearly anywhere on Earth. This year we’ve seen two devastating quakes on the Pacific Rim, first in Christchurch, New Zealand in February, followed by the earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan in March. [...]

  • Earthquake insurance – in Missouri? Earthquake insurance – in Missouri?0 July 6, 2011 2:45 pm

    The past few years have dramatically risen the awareness of the destructive power of earthquakes, including the recent 9.0 quake off of the coast of Japan that created a tsunami that caused tremendous loss of life and property in that [...]