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Your friend wrecked your car. Who pays?

Imagine with me three different scenarios. I’m sure you may identify with one of these examples! You’re hosting a dinner for friends. You need one last item from Whole Foods so you give some money and your car keys to one of your guests and ask them to get it for you. The store’s only two minutes away. What could go wrong?

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Does your home policy cover foundation damage?

One of the questions I’m asked about a home policy is whether or not it has foundation coverage. If you’ve lived in the Dallas / Fort Worth area, or many other parts of Texas, you know our soil moves. This seems to affect north Texas more than any other part of the state. The reason is our homes are built on “blackland prairie.” This is an ecoregion that runs from the Red River to San Antonio. The soil has a high clay content that contracts and expands. This “soil movement” can either …

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What backpacking taught me about my business – Part 1

We started up in short sleeves and added layers as we climbed to our camp site. I brought up the rear playing with the camera on my iPhone (it weighs a lot less than my 35mm Canon) and was truly enjoying myself when I found myself thinking about how heading up an insurance agency was not very different from what I was doing at that moment. Here are the first three lessons I learned on that hike.

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New Year’s Resolutions 2013

?Christmas is over. The decorations are put away, the tree dropped off at Home Depot for recycling, and 2013 has arrived. If you watched any TV in the past 48 hours you probably noticed a lot of commercials about weight loss and quitting smoking, two of the more popular resolutions every year. Many people make resolutions prior to ringing in the New Year. Other’s don’t make resolutions and argue we should set goals and objectives instead. My belief is whichever method works for you is the right one!

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How does a DUI impact you & your insurance?

?It’s New Year’s Eve. 2012 draws to an end tonight and tomorrow a New Year dawns. Your outfit’s picked out and reservations are made for dinner and the after dinner party. Or maybe you’re going with a group of friends to a club. Or maybe you’re hosting the party at your house. Champagne is chilled and hors d’oeuvres are ready! So what’s to worry? Plenty if you drink too much and get a DUI.

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Three amazing women impacting lives & you!

Over the last three weeks, I’ve had the immense pleasure of introducing you to three amazing women in Dallas, Texas. These women are impacting lives in a positive way across the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Texas, and other parts of the world. They are…

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