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Commercial Insurance Hired and Non-Owned Auto Liability

If you’re a small business owner or run a non-profit, did you know you could be sued if an employee or volunteer is involved in an accident while driving their own car or a rented vehicle on business? Unfortunately, it’s true and there is an option that may be added to your commercial insurance policy or purchased separately, if it can’t be added to your general liability insurance, to protect you in such an event. It’s referred to as hired and non-owned auto liability, or HNO liability, and it could save your bacon financially.

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Duplexes and Home Insurance

A homeowner called me last week to discuss home insurance on her Dallas area duplex. It was coming up for renewal and she wanted to confirm she was not over paying for her home insurance. I was delighted to review her current rate and advise her on her coverage. Based on that conversation, let’s review insurance considerations for a duplex.

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Car Insurance and Which Car Teen Drivers Are Rated On

A client called me last week who was surprised at the increase of adding his youngest son with a brand-new driver’s license to the family car insurance policy. I’m reviewing his options, but thought this was a great example of how car insurance companies take different approaches concerning vehicle assignment when adding a teen driver. These differences can result in some very surprising rates, especially if the new driver will be sharing one of the family cars!

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Texas Townhouse Insurance

I wrote about condominiums and condo insurance last week and this week, I wanted to follow that up with an overview on town house insurance. The reason for addressing town houses as a distinct home type is they have elements of a traditional single family home. They also share something in common with condominiums as they have a mandatory homeowner’s association and are usually found in highly planned communities.

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Do Texans Get Free Roadside Assistance and Towing!?

A couple of times a year I’m asked if it’s true Texans get free roadside assistance just for living in our glorious state. Usually the question comes from a client either because they saw it on Facebook or received an email which has been circulated (multiple times now). No, it’s not some fake news article and there really is an 800 number on the back of your Texas driver’s license stating it’s for Texas Roadside Assistance.

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Texas Condo Insurance

I had an interesting conversation last week with a Dallas area mortgage professional about condo insurance. He was working on his client’s loan and had several questions about coverage, which I thought would be useful in guiding a blog post for those who own, or are considering buying a condo.

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