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InsWeb Launches BestInsuranceMatch.com
If you're tired of receiving insurance quotes from random insurance providers, here's a piece of good news. Last week, InsWeb launched BestInsuranceMatch.com, an innovative website that allows consumers to compare insurance companies using factors such as price, financial strength and more....
Why Both Homeowners and Renters Need a Home Inventory
When most people shop for homeowners or renters insurance, they erroneously guess a value for all their possessions and focus solely on controlling the cost of what seems like just another bill. Can you accurately list from memory everything in your house? How many necklaces and rings do you have, DVDs in your movie library, and exactly what type...
5 Safety Features that Could Save You 15% on Car Insurance
Safety features are obviously an important aspect you think about when purchasing a car. Some safety features, such as anti-lock breaks and airbags can save you up to 15% on your car insurance premium. Other safety features such as security systems, automatic seat belts, and etching your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) on your windows can also lead to savings...
Homeowners Insurance and the Family Dog
Dogs have become an important part of the American family; considering that 63% of all households have at least one dog. Although dogs bring priceless memories and convenient protection, the costs of owning one are certainly no secret: food, veterinary bills, treats and even kennels. Dogs however, have a classic hidden cost to home owners though; they can affect...
Spring Home Improvements: Adjusting Your Homeowners Insurance Accordingly
With the first warm days of the year upon us, spring always brings a renewed motivation for making improvements to one's home. Whether you're a "Hardware Store Warrior" building a new deck yourself, or if you're simply hiring a contractor to add a patio, don't forget to check what impact such improvements may have on your homeowners insurance policy...
4 Ways Most People Overpay for Car Insurance
Tax-Time: you're either waiting for your gravy train tax refund, or you're fearing the event of paying even more to Uncle Sam. Car insurance can take on a similar dichotomy, but the difference is that you don't get a refund for overpaying for coverage -- it just renews and overcharges you until you find a more affordable policy. Most...
Term Life Insurance That Pays You for Living: Return of Premium
Do you ever really think about the money that people spend each month for life insurance and the irony surrounding it? Think about it, you pay each month into something that will never benefit you personally. If you outlive your term, then you paid all that money "for nothing," and in the event you don't, then you aren't around...
The Science of a Fender Bender
Oh my goodness, I just hit that car!" "How much is this going to cost me, and what's going to happen to my insurance?" In the heat of the moment, these are the instinctual thoughts of any driver who's had the unpleasant experience of a fender bender. Even the smallest and most innocuous auto collision can have lasting financial...
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...
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