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Fireline and Your Home
May 13, 2016What is a Brushfire Score? What is a Fireline Score? Why does it matter? How we Can Help! The fireline score is one of numerous metrics used by home insurance companies to assess how likely it is that you home may be burned in a forest fire. Fireline is a registered Verisk trademark and product. […]
Six Secrets of Keeping Clean Insurance
April 12, 2016The world of insurance has never been as exciting as the world of investment. Almost every insurance agent knows this. People call their investment house with excitement with angst, but rarely check in with their ‘risk manager’. Funny, really that it works out this way. In general your investments will incrementally make you richer. […]
How to Recycle Just about Everything in Marin County
April 11, 2016Marin Recycle ! Twenty years ago, sadly I threw almost everything in the trash can. These days we have the smallest trash can you can use and rarely fill it. However all three of our recycling bins are constantly overflowing. What could feel better than recycling? Recycling is easy and efficient. Recycling is […]
Back to Basics
March 31, 2016Getting Back to Basics with insurance: Yearly you should do the following to clean up your insurance from a personal level. Insurance needs change all the time. No one likes to worry about their risk and coverages. Below is simple list of things that consumers can do to help mitigate some of their own personal […]
All About Flood Insurance in California
March 10, 2016Flood Insurance can be one the simplest forms of insurance for many. However it can become extremely complicated in certain situations. Most readers of this article will be able to read just a portion of it to get what they need. Others may find benefit in reading the entire blog post. This article was originally […]
Newly Mapped Flood Insurance
March 3, 2016What is the newly mapped flood insurance program from FEMA? How do I qualify for the newly mapped program? To Begin: Flood Insurance on the face of it, can be the simplest form of insurance. However, once you get into the details it can quickly become extremely complicated. The primary reason for this is […]
Auto Insurance for the Affluent
February 16, 2016Why should a Wealthy Client consider Affluent Auto Insurance? What are some of the differences? How do you decide if you are wealthy enough to consider Affluent Auto Insurance? Affluent Auto Insurance: Saving money on insurance is one of my main responsibilities for my clients. However, at a certain point, it may make sense for individuals […]
Flood Insurance Discount Potential for Unincorporated Marin County
February 2, 2016How can I save 15% off of my flood insurance in Marin County? What is Unincorporated Marin County? Will this happen automatically? Who Qualifies for this Flood Insurance Discount? The Basics on Flood Insurance: There are all sorts of rating factors when determining the price for Federal Flood Insurance. Many of these rating […]
Marin Green Business
January 26, 2016Marindependent Insurance Services LLC is proud to announce that we have qualified for the Marin Green Business Program through the Bay Area Green Business Program and California Green Business Program. I have always believed that a business should be based on serving the community, the environment, and yet be profitable. The Marin Green Business […]
How to insure valuable items
January 19, 2016How do I insure high value items on my insurance? Homeowners Floater Endorsements for High Value Items. What is a high value item exactly? Who should insure them valuable items? What are the decisions you need to make? Your typical homeowners insurance policy (all that I know of) cap how much personal property coverage you […]
NASDAQ
January 15, 2016With permission I reprint an article that I wrote and posted for Nerdwallet that was picked up a few other media sources such as Nasdaq. Auto Insurance for the Rich Often Covers and Costs More It may be surprising, but your level of wealth can impact your car insurance coverage needs, and a standard policy may […]
2016 Insurance
January 8, 2016Can you believe it is already 2016? How to clean up your insurance in the new year. Last year I put a short piece online through patch, about 2015. This year, I opted to have it my own site. 2016 Insurance: A quick list of Insurance things to check for the new year. Confirm […]
