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…
Do you own an e-bike? Follow these safety tips 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,…
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…
Owning a home can be complicated. You have to maintain it, repair it, pay for it, insure it and maybe even renovate it. It can also get expensive. According to data compiled by Clever, the average homeowner spends $3,000 a…
While homeowners insurance provides important financial protection against common losses, no one wants to go through the disruption and inconvenience of filing a claim. We’ve provided the information below in hopes of making the homeowners insurance claim process as smooth…
Floods often occur without warning, and the post-flood recovery process can be overwhelming. While we hope you don’t experience a flood, we’ve created a flood recovery guide with resources assembled from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Centers for Disease…