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How Getting Divorced Affects Your Health Insurance
Are you recently divorced and trying to get your finances in order? I covered how getting divorced affects your car insurance, life insurance and homeowners insurance. For this post, I'll cover how getting divorced affects your health insurance and what options are available to you....
Homeowners Insurance Needs after Getting Divorced
In part three of the series of how getting divorced changes your insurance needs, this post will focus on how a divorce affects your homeowners insurance needs....
Getting Divorced and Car Insurance
When you got married, you and your spouse probably consolidated your insurance policies. But now if you are going through a divorce, you are going to have to get your own insurance policies again. In my last post I talked about how getting divorced affected your life insurance needs; in this post, I will talk about how getting divorced affects...
How Getting Divorced Affects Your Life Insurance Needs
I wrote a blog series about how your insurance needs change when you get married. On the flipside, your insurance needs also change if you are divorced or getting a divorce. It is estimated that about half of all marriages end in divorce these days. As with the series I did on getting married, the getting un-married series will cover...
Protecting Your Motorcycle Against Theft
Today, Americans are buying motorcycles at near record levels. Over 1.1 million motorcycles were purchased in 2006 alone, according to the Insurance Information Institute (III)....
Getting Married and Life Insurance
As I mentioned in my last post (Getting Married and Car Insurance), I am getting married. We still have 9 months until the wedding, but we are trying to get as much done as we can so we can relax in the weeks leading up to the wedding. During this time we have been meeting with DJs, caterers, and florists...
Hurricane Insurance--They Ain't Kiddin'
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty issued a reminder Thursday to Floridians that the hurricane deductibles of their homeowners insurance policies do not apply to the damage of Tropical Storm Fay. With devastating winds and torrential rains, Fay has made landfall in Florida three times and has been blamed for 5 deaths in Florida....
How to Determine if Your Home is Underinsured
If you were to lose your home in a fire, would you have enough homeowners insurance coverage to rebuild your home and replace your possessions? You'd also need a place to live while your home is being rebuilt....
2007 Life Insurance: It Was a Very Good Year...
The year 2007 is almost over. Think of all that has happened this past year; gas and housing prices fluctuated all year, the final installment of the Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling was released, and Bob Barker stepped down as the host of the famous game show The Price Is Right. Now think of all the changes that...
Holiday Protection With Renters Insurance
The Holiday season usually means decorating your home or apartment and spending time with your family and friends. If you live in a rented home and see someone coming down your chimney, chances are he/she isn't there to bring you gifts. Rented homes are 79% more likely to be victimized by burglary then a home that is owned. Although renters...
What Every Homeowner Should Learn From the Southern California Wildfires
Many people are under the assumption that nothing bad will ever happen to them. However, oftentimes this turns out to be just wishful thinking. The truth is nobody can be certain of what the future holds in store for them. That's why it's important to mitigate risks against potential perils whenever possible. As a homeowner, it's imperative that you...
Instant Issue Term Life Insurance: Convenient Coverage for People Who Don't Want to be "Sold"
In the era of wanting everything done five minutes ago, term life insurance companies have bought into that idiom by introducing the Instant Issue Policy. Recognizing that purchasing term life insurance can be an ambiguous and drawn-out process, Instant Issue insurance generally approves or denies you within 10 minutes of the completion of the online application. In fact, many carriers...
Leaving the Nest for College and Homeowners Insurance
Over the next month, 13 million young adults will make their migration to college. Leaving the sanctuary of the nest with almost $10,000 in electronics, computers, and clothing in hand, the average college freshmen becomes prey to the natural events of property loss. In fact, nearly 30,000 unsuspecting students will become victims of burglaries on college campuses this year. Soon...
Term Life Insurance Summer Report: How Looking Better in a Swimsuit Helps Life Insurance Rates
Kirstie Alley's well publicized weight loss culminated with a public appearance in a two-piece swimsuit on the Oprah Winfrey show. As people with the same disposition as Kirstie took measures to look and feel better in preparation for this year's swimsuit season, they also took steps to improve their overall health. Body weight is one of the primary underwriting factors...
Burglary and Your Homeowners Insurance
After leaving your home, do you worry that you forgot to lock the door or if you left a light on to make your home appear occupied? Gone are the days when your parents trusted the world with an unlocked front door, as evidenced by the fact that burglaries affected 1out of every 39 homes last year. It's an...
Adding A Teen Driver To Your Insurance Policy? 5 Ways To Keep Costs At Bay
In our two-part series addressing teen drivers, last month we focused on safety tips for parents of teen drivers (as well as for teen drivers themselves). This month, we discuss the 5 proven ways of keeping your insurance costs at bay once you add your teen driver....
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