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Home Insurance and Lack of Preparedness or Coverage

Insurance Journal published an interesting article based on the results of a survey undertaken by Trusted Choice and the Big I earlier this month. The results were very interesting and point out that most Americans are ill prepared financially for a major disaster, think their home policy will cover them in the event of a disaster, and may not have enough home insurance coverage to replace their home should they encounter such a disaster. With us being at the height of hurricane and wildfire seasons, let’s examine the survey’s findings.

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Car Insurance Claims and Police Reports

My youngest son was involved in a car accident about 10 days ago. The good news is he was not injured although he is a little sore from the airbag deploying and sustained some minor cuts from flying glass when the driver’s window shattered. It could have been a lot worse. His mom called me to let me know he’d been in an accident and that he was not hurt. She also asked me a question related to filing a car insurance claim that is worth sharing.

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Home Insurance Claim or Maintenance?

A client called me two weeks ago. Their air conditioner died and they wanted to know whether or not it was covered by their home insurance policy. Given the cost of replacing an air conditioning system, I would ask the question too. The answer though, is it just depends on how they answer my next question.

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Car Insurance and College Students

When it comes to car insurance and college kids every parent should discuss a couple of topics with their student. These topics have financial ramifications in that they can increase or decrease what you pay for car insurance. Let’s revisit permissive drivers and car insurance discounts.

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College Students and Property Insurance

My niece and intern, Lizzie, is heading back to Fayetteville, Arkansas this later this week for her sophomore year at the University of Arkansas. It’s pretty common for me to get questions from parents of college students this time of year regarding insurance for their students. Let’s review how to address property insurance for college students. To do so, I’ve divided this into two broad categories, those who live on campus in a dorm room and those who live off campus in a frat or sorority house, apartment, or rental home.

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Camper and RV Insurance Rating Factors

The cost of camper and RV insurance depends on a number of factors which can be grouped into 3 broad categories. These include what kind of camper or RV you have, driver related factors, as well as what kind of coverage you carry. Let’s take a look at each of these as a follow up to last week’s post, Camper and RV Insurance Coverage (see https://wiseinsurancegroup.com/camper-rv-insurance-coverage/).

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