Tag: Highland Park insurance agents

Home Insurance Options Part Two

… no Texas home insurance policy covers everything a homeowner can experience. Nor does everyone need the same coverage across the board. This is why all home insurance policies come with options. These options enable a person to tailor the level of coverage to their specific needs and risk tolerance. Some people wouldn’t dream of having a policy without identity theft and credit card fraud coverage while others think such coverage are a waste of money. In this week’s post, I’ll outline more options you can include on your Texas home insurance policy.

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An Introduction to Wedding Insurance

Spring is here and that means we’re in wedding season. Sheri and I will be attending the wedding of two of our friends in the Dallas area, and I will be presiding! I may even wear a kilt along with the groom, but that’s not been worked out yet. If I do, I’ll post pictures! With that in mind, let’s take a look at wedding insurance and what it does and doesn’t cover.

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Home Insurance Options Part One

Texas home insurance policies don’t cover everything a homeowner can experience. Neither does everyone need the same coverage across the board which is why all home insurance policies come with options. Policy options allow a person to tailor the level of coverage to their specific needs and tolerance for risk. Some people wouldn’t dream of having a policy without sewage and drain backup coverage while others think such coverage would be a waste of money. Over the next two weeks, I’ll delve into a variety of home insurance options to help you determine what you can or can’t live without.

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Umbrella Insurance – What is it and Who Needs One?

I was gathering information a few days ago from a prospective client on a new home she and her husband are buying. Once we’d reviewed everything for me to quote their home and car insurance, I asked her a question that allows me to advise them on their property and liability coverage. The question was, “Without providing me a specific number, is your family’s combined annual household income north or south of $125,000?”

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Liability Coverage, Deductibles and Your Home Insurance Policy

Two weeks ago, I provided an overview of the coverage contained in a Texas home insurance policy (see https://wiseinsurancegroup.com/a-texas-home-insurance-overview/). Last week, we dug deeper into the policy with a look at the four categories of property coverage including dwelling, other structures, personal property, and additional living expenses (see https://wiseinsurancegroup.com/4-property-coverage-categories-home-insurance-policy/). In this week’s post, we’ll examine personal property, medical coverage, and policy deductibles.

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A Texas Home Insurance Overview

March is here and that signals the arrival of the home buying season. It also means it’s time for me to take a revisit home insurance. Beginning with this post, I’ll outline the coverage found on a typical Texas home insurance policy before drilling down into the different areas of a home policy. The goal is to help new home buyers know what to look for when shopping for home insurance, as well has raise questions to consider they may not have thought of.

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Do Cell Phones Cause Car Wrecks?

The question may seem rhetorical to some and overly obvious to most, but it’s a question researchers attempted to answer in a study released on Monday in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Their study set out to determine the role cell phones play in car wrecks, and their findings, were very interesting even though it missed a couple of potential behaviors which contribute to accidents.

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Determining How Much Renters Insurance You Need

I’ve had an ongoing conversation with a prospective client on renter’s insurance. She’d been referred to me by a mutual friend who shared I could help her with getting a renter’s policy after moving out of a home she’d lived in for many years. The landlord does not require she have renter’s insurance, however, since she had moved out of a home our friend felt she needed the policy to protect what she owns.

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