Tips to Avoid Insurance Claims on New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Eve is often celebrated with a party, lots of drinks, and a countdown to the New Year. The point is to have fun with your friends and loved ones. No one wants to have their fun spoiled by something that involves the filing of an insurance claim. Here are some safety tips for New Year’s Eve. Last year, a poll was done by Met Life Auto and Home Safety Pulse. It included questions about safety issues that can arise during a holiday party that takes place in one’s home. The results showed that many hosts ignore important safety … Continue reading

What Your Facebook Page Can Tell Your Insurer

Most people don’t really take the time to think about the potential implications of the things that they post into social media websites. Insurance companies, however, are very aware that they can learn a thing or two from your Facebook page, and from what you tweet about on Twitter. This could have an affect on your insurance. Social media is something that many of us have become incredibly comfortable with. People use Twitter to tell people where they went for lunch, and what they ate. Often, this includes a link to a photo, so people can see what your lunch … Continue reading

Navigating School Snow Days

I’m a Southern California girl. I love the weather and lived at the beach with my husband when we were first married. I hate the cold. I despise rain and I don’t do snow. I agreed to move to Texas because the weather is very similar to what I’m used to. Imagine my surprise to be snowed in two years in a row. I am the parent of a toddler and an infant. My toddler started the early program at the local school when she aged out of Early Childhood Intervention. Now I have to figure out how to do … Continue reading

Avoid Facebook After Filing An Insurance Claim

One should always take a moment to think before posting something online. This is especially true if you are about to post something that can be easily accessed and read by anyone who happens to find it. If you have filed an insurance claim, be careful what you post in any form of social media. Your insurance company could be reading it, and potentially using it against you! There is something about social media that makes people decide to post information that they normally would not share with a random stranger. Most people don’t really care what you had for … Continue reading