Archive for the ‘Auto Insurance’ Category

Home Auto Discount

The Home Auto Discount: There are dozens and dozens of discounts out there in the world of Insurance.   Some of them are odd and some of them are obvious.  Of all the discounts the one that is most mentioned by insurance agents and insurance commercials, is the so called Home Auto Discount.  At least […]

Don’t Get the Cheapest Insurance, Get the Best Insurance

It has been said numerous times, that in the absence of value, price is everything.   In today’s world of multiple insurance quotes, I find that many clients that seek my assistance have been led astray.   Insurance is more than just a premium.  The coverage forms for home insurance are entering a mind boggling […]

How to Check Consumer Complaints on Insurers

How to Check Consumer Complaints about Insurers.   Ranking for Insurance Companies.  Thoughts on Consumer Complaints and Insurers. From Time to Time, I find it interesting to check in on the performance of the various insurance companies that do business in California.  Being a free agent, I am open to broker insurance with numerous companies.   As […]

Obvious Ways to Keep your Insurance Clean from a Good Insurance Broker

Semi Obvious Ways to Keep your Insurance Clean from a Good Insurance Broker. There is lots of noise out there about insurance.  Much of it is dedicated to purchasing Auto or Home Insurance.  Not enough seems dedicated to protecting you – the consumer.  How best to protect myself and my family?   How can I customize […]

Back to Basics

Getting 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 […]

Auto Insurance for the Affluent

Why 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 […]

NASDAQ

With 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

Can 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 […]

The Insurance Loyalty Surcharge

Have you been with the same insurer for eight years? Did you know that staying with the same insurer can end up costing you more money? Are you aware of the difference between a captive agent and an independent agent? How long have you been with your insurer?  Who gets charged with Insurance Loyalty Surcharge?   […]

Insurance Coverage for the Affluent

What types of coverages can the affluent get with their Homeowners, Automobile, and Umbrella Insurance? Well to do / Affluent clients often have different needs and there are a handful of Insurance Carriers that cater to them.   Typical Preferred Insurance carriers can and often to do serve the well to do nicely however, there are […]

Car Insurance for the Wealthy on Nerdwallet

Marindependent Insurance Services LLC and Scott W Johnson posted a piece in Nerd Wallet titled Must-Have Car Insurance for Wealthy Individuals, dated May 26th.   The article focuses on the additional considerations that the wealthy should take into account when purchasing auto insurance. Car Insurance for the Wealthy: Purchasing Car Insurance for the wealthy is a […]

Insurance in Marin County

I have written in the past about the extremes of writing homeowners insurance in and around wonderful Marin county.  Many of these factors also are true in Sonoma and San Francisco counties and really also in and around most of the San Francisco bay area.  That post mostly focused on the terrain in writing homeowners […]



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