Archive for the ‘Home Insurance’ Category
How to Check Consumer Complaints on Insurers
July 6, 2016How 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
June 20, 2016Semi 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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mortgage Company & Homeowners Insurance
January 4, 2016Why does my mortgage company get listed on my homeowners insurance policy? How does it get removed? What rights does the lender have? Mortgage Company and Homeowners Insurance Homeowners Insurance contains a special mortgage provision. This provision or clause allows your mortgage company special rights. Your lender will require you […]
The New Home Buying Process, How to Get New Insurance for a New Home
December 17, 2015Buying a home is a difficult process. If you add in shopping for a new a insurance carrier it can be downright daunting. Not to worry thought, as it is all very achievable. I hope you enjoy New Insurance – New Home. How to Get New Insurance when Buying a New Home: From an Insurance Broker/Agent’s […]
The Insurance Loyalty Surcharge
December 11, 2015Have 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? […]
Most popular endorsements to a home insurance policy
December 7, 2015What are the most popular coverage endorsements that may be added to a homeowners insurance policy? Why should I consider these insurance endorsements? The way a homeowners insurance policy works is that the you the consumer choose the policy that you want and modify it with your personal information and then add certain amendments (called […]
Most common perils not covered under homeowners insurance
November 19, 2015What are the most common perils not covered under a homeowners policy? What to look for and what to ask. The most common perils not covered under homeowners insurance polices very somewhat from state to state and much more so with what insurance policy you may have. Kindly read your own insurance policy to read […]
