The Internet, due to this medium’s connection to savvy, technologically astute consumers, has become an ideal method for promoting and selling insurance products. However, even as greater advantage is being taken of electronic insurance transactions, it is important to keep a bit of old, yet still excellent
Read more →Insurance companies use different sources of information about a person that supplements an application. For auto coverage, motor vehicle reports are ordered. For home coverage, physical inspections may be needed. Another tool that is widely used for underwriting is credit-based scoring. Use of this method was once
Read more →Insurance fraud makes victims out of insurance companies and their customers. In common terms, insurance fraud is lying to or deceiving an insurer in order to make money or to become insured. Some common fraud schemes include: “padding” (inflating the true amount of) a claim lying or
Read more →Umbrella insurance only works properly when the primary (underlying) coverages are maintained. In fact, the obligation to make sure proper support remains in place is part of the umbrella insurance contract. It is found in the policy’s “Maintenance of Underlying Coverage” provision. The provision typically refers to
Read more →When the topic of exotic, ideal locations for vacations comes up; island paradises and tropical locales are always popular. The water, the beaches, the warm winds are very attractive conditions. However, they are also the originating locales for tropical storms and hurricanes. The dark side of the
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Read more →Hurricane Irene is now projected to hit our coastline by the end of the week, so we have prepared a brief list of some things that would be helpful to do before the storm and after the storm. Depending on when and where the storm hits we
Read more →After making the effort to identify what you need to insure, what company you want to handle your protection, and working to understand the various policies that cover you and your possessions, isn’t the importance of telling your agent or insurance company about a loss obvious? Surprisingly,
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