Tag: Safety Tips

Hot Car Safety Tips Memorial Day is just around the corner, so that means summer has arrived. With summer comes vacation plans, travel, and road trips. This is officially the time when Americans get on the go. It’s also the time of year when the temperature begins to rise, so as we get ready to embark on another summer season, this is a good time to get some safety tips for a hot car....

Avoid Thanksgiving Day Home Cooking Fires with These Tips When it comes to home insurance claims, the two biggest hazards are fire and water. So, Thanksgiving is a big “hold your breath” moment of the insurance industry because the holiday produces a bunch of home cooking fires. In fact, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Thanksgiving ranks as the leading day for...

Seven Tips to Protect Your Digital Identity The internet plays such a large role in our daily lives, much more than a year ago and magnitudes more than a decade ago. Today, with much of the country on COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders the internet has is even more important to our daily lives. With the increased activity online are you doing enough to protect your digital identity? As our ...

Ten Ways to Protect Against Identity Theft Do you worry about identity theft? As it turns out, many of us do. According to a 2014 Gallup Poll, “Hacking” tops the list of crimes consumers are most concerned about. As companies push more commerce toward the internet, protecting our online data is becoming big business. Even for insurance agents and underwriters, the reality of cybercrimes...

5 Tips to Help Prevent Home Fires and Protect Your Family There are few things more devastating to a family than the destruction caused by home fires. Sure, you’re home insurance can help to rebuild your house, but some possessions, like pictures, can’t be replaced. It’s important to take some time to learn the common causes of home fires, so you can help to prevent them from happening. The...

Car Packing Tips for the Family Road Trip For years, we took an annual family road trip to Southern Utah. We know firsthand that summer and spring are great times to take the family on a road trip. With each trip, we created lasting memories, enjoyed new adventures, and became just a bit closer. Frankly, it was also a great way to get a break from auto insurance as well. 🙂 A family road...

The Ten Myths about Insurance People Believe We all know that cellphones are a major source of driver distraction, and they’re a rising cause of accidents nationally and rising auto insurance costs. But did you know that the second leading cause of driver distraction is the other passengers in your vehicle? That’s right. I’ve witnessed this with my own personal experience; my daughter...

Understanding the Physics of Your Car’s Crumple Zones It may feel like that big car you’re driving is solid, and in most ways it is, but it may be designed to crumple. That’s right, and you want it to crumple, despite what your intuition is telling you. Since they’ve been keeping statistics on motor vehicle incidents, the risk of being killed in an accident has decreased...