Traveling? Don’t Come Back to This If you are traveling for vacation or closing up a summer home, there’s nothing worse than coming home to a damaged home. Here are a few simple, proactive steps taken before you leave, that can reduce the likelihood of a loss occurring while you are away so you can return to a damage-free home and get on with
Start the Summer Right with Grilling BBQ Safety Summer for many people means friends and family gathering for fun in the sun, time in the pool and grilling. There is no better time to freshen up on grilling safety tips! Maintain Your Grill – Check your grill hoses for cracks, holes or brittleness. Run a soap solution…
Pool Safety: Pool Drownings Can Happen in an Instant Spending time in the pool is a great way to enjoy the outdoors and beat the summer heat but every year more than 3,000 people drown in the US, and many others suffer from serious injuries in near drowning incidents. To keep you and your family members safe it is important to review some pool…
Hurricane Season is Upon Us: Safety Check Checklist for Homeowners Hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th Your level of preparation before a hurricane can determine how well you weather the storm and how quickly you recover from it. You should start preparing your home, inside and out, long before a storm is in the forecast…
Still on the Fence About Flood Insurance? If you own your house outright or your lender does not require that you purchase flood insurance, you might still want to secure this protection. Twenty percent of flood insurance claims are made by homeowners who live in areas that are considered low-risk for flood, and losses can be extensive even…
Why Residents Need Condo Insurance If you live in a condominium, your condo association or building owner likely insures a portion of the structure with what’s often called a “master policy.” However, the coverage provided under such policies usually doesn’t extend to fully pay for damage within your unit. For example, many master policies…
Properly Protect and Insure Your Historical Home Has it always been your dream to own a historic home? Historic homes contain a charm and elegance that you may not be able to find in newer built homes and there is a truth in the saying that ‘they just don’t build them like they used to’. Have you thought about what it might cost to repair those…
Prevent Home Insurance Claims with Ice Dam Busters Icicles are an iconic symbol of winter, reproduced in crystal, plastic, and lights as decorations on trees and houses. They are both beautiful and dangerous at the same time. Falling icicles have been used to take out the bad guy in books and film. Ralphie blamed an icicle falling from the roof…
Your Art May Be Worth More Than You Think The Wall Street Journal recently stated that commodities such as art, antiques and other tangibles account for an average of 17% of high net worth individuals’ assets. Yet, according to most estate attorneys, death, divorce and debt are the only times most people have their collections appraised. By…
