The importance of Homeowners Insurance
January is the perfect time to review your Thome insurance coverage and make sure you have the right amount of protection for your home and belongings. Home insurance is…
Read More3 Reasons to Review Your Insurance Coverage
January is a time for new beginnings, and what better way to start the year off right than by reviewing your insurance coverage? Here are three reasons why January…
Read MoreGap in California Home Policies for Golf Carts
Lets say you purchase a new golf cart to ride around in your neighborhood and perhaps across the street to a local golf course. Did you realize that home insurance…
Read More7 Ways To Lower The Cost Of Home Insurance
The price you pay for your homeowner’s insurance can vary by hundreds of dollars, depending on the rates, credits, and endorsements available by your insurance company. Here are some things…
Read MoreHow Your Insurance Score Impacts Premiums
We all know that our credit history affects the interest rate we pay for credit cards, home mortgages and auto loans, and that a low credit score can even be…
Read MoreProtecting Your California Rental Property
Rental homes have become quite controversial in small towns and communities here in Northern California. Why? Because where one person sees increased traffic, unknown neighbors and events; another sees profit;…
Read MoreFrozen Pipesicles
Yes, that’s not even a word, though it does make you envision a topic we run into often in Northern California — frozen pipes. Does your home insurance cover…
Read MoreReplacement Cost vs. Actual Cash Value (New for Old)
You start a load of laundry and head down the road for a neighborhood barbeque. Upon returning, you find water all over your laundry room and into your carpeted hallway.…
Read MoreHome Sharing Coverage Issues
I’m still living in my home, so why do you need to know that I’m also renting it out? Unfortunately, this seems to be a common question ‘after’ a claim,…
Read MoreWhat does ‘Named Peril’ Mean?
I don’t think anyone would argue that insurance jargon is, at times, very confusing. Even after being in this industry writing insurance policies for over 30 years, I at times…
Read MoreCalifornia Ranked #6 for Dog Bite Claims
Yes, we know that Fido is an adorable pet that ‘wouldn’t hurt anyone’. However, we also know that insurance companies pay millions of dollars each year for dog bite medical,…
Read MoreSpring Toys can bring Financial Woes
As the snow leaves us here in Northern California, the trails and mud seem to call riders from all over to get out their ATVs and hit the dirt, sand…
Read MoreClaims on Vacant Homes Denied
You and your siblings deal with the excruciating decision to place your mother into a long-term care facility as she can no longer take care of herself due to either…
Read MoreDoes my roommate need Renters Insurance too?
In this day of un-related individuals all living together in a home that just one of them owns, or in an apartment or condo that is leased, renters’ insurance seems…
Read MoreHow Much Do I Insure My Home For?
You paid $165,000 for your home, but your agent here in California thinks your ‘bargain purchase’ for a seasonal residence should be insured for $208,000. How can that be? We…
Read MoreReplacement Cost vs Market Value Issues
You find a major bargain for a rental property in Detroit California and only pay $65,000 for a home, but then after phone calls to 5 different insurance agencies in…
Read MoreRenters Insurance – Worth the cost of 2 Ristretto Venti Chocolate Brownie Iced Drinks?
Not only are kids moving back into their parents’ homes, now they are bringing their significant other and many times, other unrelated minor children with them. Today’s home can have…
Read MoreHome Insurance – Use Your 15 Minutes Wisely
15 Minutes can save you money now, but cost you thousands later. Oh wait, they don’t tell you that. The price gun, the lizard, the mayhem guy. We all have seen…
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