Adding Insurance After Accident Won’t Help

Most, if not all, states require drivers to purchase auto insurance coverage. A woman in Pennsylvania decided to add comprehensive and collision coverage to her car insurance policy after an accident had already occurred. She may have thought this would help her save money. In reality, this is a form of fraud. Not every consumer understands exactly what his or her car insurance policy covers. This makes it difficult for people to compare one policy to another in order to obtain the coverage they require for the least amount of money. Some of the wording in the policies is confusing … Continue reading

Affording Life Insurance

While no one really wants to think about life insurance, if you have a family it is an important to have it in place. Life insurance can pay for final expenses, as well as leave your loved ones in solid financial shape. Even non-working parents should carry life insurance, since the death of a stay-at-home parent means that the remaining spouse may have to incur new expenses related to child care. Should both parents become deceased, life insurance money can ensure their children’s future. The bottom line, is that your family cannot afford to be without life insurance. So how … Continue reading

A SLICE of Insurance for Pizza Parlor Owners

What do you do when you don’t feel like making dinner? Many families get on the phone, and place an order for delivery from a local pizza place. There is a brand new type of insurance policy called SLICE that is designed to protect pizza parlor owners in case their drivers get into an accident. Pizza parlors get a big chunk of their income specifically from people who want to have their food order delivered to their door by a driver who works for the pizza parlor. We have all had nights when even the thought of cooking dinner requires … Continue reading

Car Insurance – True or False? – Round Two

How much do you really know about car insurance? This is one of those subjects that can end up costing you a lot of money if you cannot discern the truth from the myths. Do you think you can pick out the facts from the fiction about car insurance? Earlier this year, I wrote a blog that emphasized some of the misinformation about car insurance that tends to travel around the internet. Some of these pieces of incorrect information have been repeated so often that they are starting to almost sound like facts. How much do you know about auto … Continue reading

Insurance Agents Question GMC Insurance Offer

Independent insurance agents have some questions about the free auto insurance that GMC is offering some of its customers. They see potential problems with how those policies will interact with other auto insurance policies that a consumer already has. Recently, GMC teamed up with MetLife Auto & Home in order to attract more customers. General Motors is giving one year of free auto insurance to customers who purchase a new 2010, 2011, or 2012 GMC car, truck, or crossover vehicle before September 6, 2011. The auto insurance policy will cover liability and damage. Right now, this program is only being … Continue reading

Helpful Things to Add to Your Car Insurance

A typical car insurance policy will cover many of the situations that you could experience while driving. However, it simply doesn’t cover everything that could possibly happen to you. Adding extra insurance onto your car insurance policy can raise the cost of your premium, but it may be worth it. In order to determine what types of things could be advantageous for you to add to your auto insurance policy, you first need to figure out what is already covered. This can prevent you from adding something that you don’t need to because you already have coverage for it. Generally … Continue reading

You Might Not Need All Those Car Insurance Add-Ons

It seems as though most, if not all, states have laws that require all drivers to have a certain amount of automobile insurance. Even if your state doesn’t happen to require that you purchase car insurance, it is easy to see why it might be a good idea to have this kind of insurance anyway, for your own protection. However, this does not mean that you necessarily are going to need each and every possible add-on to your car insurance that happens to exist. In general, the more things you add on to your automobile insurance, the higher your monthly … Continue reading

Can You Live on One Income? Insurance and Auto

Living on one income and having one partner stay home is a dream for many families. And sometimes living on one income can actually put you ahead in terms of savings and expenses. Could you live on one income? In this continuing series, I’ll talk about some of the factors, such as reduced standard expenses that will help you consider this important decision. If you missed the first article, just click here: Can You Live on One Income? Taxes Explained. Insurance: You may reduce your health insurance payments with a second income. How? Well assuming that the stay at home … Continue reading

Five Important Insurance Tips For Your Recreational Vehicle

Owning a Recreational Vehicle (RV) offers families the freedom to explore the beauty of America while enjoying a few comforts of home. Whether you’re a retired couple traveling or taking the great family vacation America’s roadways, even the best plans can go astray. Traveling in a Motor home or RV can leave vacationers subject to problems and when that happens most policyholders are happy when they investigated their insurance options first. Many Personal Auto Insurance policies will allow an insured to add their motor home or RV to the personal auto policy and some estimates indicate that as many as … Continue reading

Insurance Terms: U-V

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J-K | L | M | N | O | P | Q-R | S | T | U-V | W-Z Insurance Terms: U Umbrella Policy is additional insurance coverage for losses that exceed the liability limit of underlying policies such as homeowners and auto insurance. Underinsurance results when a policyholder fails to purchase enough insurance coverage. The policyholder may be entitled to receive only a portion of the cost to replace or repair damages to covered items. Underwriter is the company … Continue reading