Spending a day or two this fall on a few annual maintenance tasks can help prevent common winter emergencies like home heating system breakdowns, roof leaks, and burst pipes. Complete these 14 routine tasks to make sure your home stays…
Your neighbor’s tree falls on your house or car. Or it’s your tree and your neighbor’s house or car. Or maybe the tree doesn’t fall, but a storm blows a branch through your window. Your tree, your problem? Your neighbor’s…
Water heaters are often forgotten as they sit in a utility closet, basement or garage until they break down and leave residents without hot water. Neglecting a water heater in this way can lead to potentially dangerous and unsafe…
What is a life estate and why do you need life estate coverage? Leaving a home to heirs that is currently occupied by a family member or someone else is sometimes set up as a life estate for estate planning…
Before purchasing a policy, you’ll want to make sure that the insurance company you choose will be able to pay you after a claim is approved. Insurance company ratings are expert assessments of a provider's financial strength. You can use…
Here on the East Coast, the summer months not only bring people out of their homes to enjoy the outdoors, but it also brings hurricanes and floods. (The Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1 and extends through November 30.) The…
Ways to prevent electric bicycles from catching on fire. The surge in e-bike popularity has led to more e-bike fires and explosions from lithium-ion batteries. These batteries are small, lightweight and powerful, but they’re prone to overheating. A fire caused…
With summer in full swing, many homeowners are enjoying their backyard swimming pools. Pool parties are a fun summer tradition, but injuries can happen quickly in and around pools. Reviewing a few safety tips each year can reduce the likelihood…
With school out and temperatures rising, families are spending more time outdoors—grilling, chilling, or just running around and having fun. Here are some backyard summer safety tips to keep the summer fun … fun. Backyard summer safety and grills For…
Chances are, you wouldn’t stick a finger into an electrical outlet, pick flaking paint and put paint chips in your mouth, or lean on the screen of an open window. But children, who are inherently curious about the world around…