Tag: Fort Worth

Flying Ice and Car Insurance Claims

Driving in the Dallas / Fort Worth area is always entertaining when we have an ice storm. Those of us who grew up in Texas or the southern parts of the country are just not very good at driving on ice, although I don’t know anyone who is. Aside from the normal slipping and sliding on LBJ or North Central Expressway, we learned that “cobblestone” ice can be just as challenging as sheet ice. There were also some interesting things that occurred with falling or flying ice that led to a number of car insurance claims.

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Texas Driver Surcharges

The Dallas Morning News reported earlier this year on surcharges the state of Texas assesses to Texas drivers who are convicted of offenses such as driving while intoxicated, failure to maintain car insurance, and driving without a valid license or with an invalid license. These driver surcharges were enacted as a part of The Driver Responsibility Program in 2003.

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How Your Home Insurance Value is Determined

I received a call on Friday from a woman in Frisco, Texas on Friday who wanted me to review her home and car insurance. The family’s rates are going up on their upcoming renewal in August, and like most people she doesn’t want to spend more on her insurance than she has to. I don’t blame her!

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Renting Out Your Home? Change Your Insurance!

I have the honor of providing coverage for a couple who recently moved to Dallas from Fort Worth. Their decision was driven so they would be closer to the wife’s clients and his office. Instead of selling their home though, they decided to lease it to another family. Before doing that, he called me to discuss what they needed to do insurance wise on their Fort Worth home and their Dallas home, one of the loft apartments near down town.

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