Archive for the ‘San Francisco and Marin’ Category

The New Home Buying Process, How to Get New Insurance for a New Home

Buying 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 […]

16 1/2 reasons you may need term life insurance

Your Wonderful Baby Girl just had her fifth birthday party at Muir Beach with all of her friends Acquired a new two million dollar home in Tiburon complete with a 1.6 million dollar mortgage Second Child, a boy is delivered at Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae Risk management seminar in Los Angeles has you wondering about your […]

Small Business Insurance Hiscox

Marindependent Insurance Services LLC through a partner of ours is now able to offer small business insurance including BOP (Business Owners Policy), General Liability, and other types of needed insurance for a wide plethora of professions through the Hiscox NOW Small Business Program.     MIS LLC acts as a broker in this situation and with […]

Earthquake Insurance in the San Francisco Bay Area – ICAT

Marindependent Insurance Services LLC is proud to announce a new partner to work with covering earthquake insurance in the great state of  California.  We are constantly looking for outstanding insurers to partner with. About ICAT: ICAT has a stand alone residential earthquake policy for homes with coverage A values of less than $2.5 million.   There […]

Marin Conservation League

Marindependent Insurance Services LLC is proud to become a business supporter of the Marin Conservation League for 2015. About the Marin Conservation League: Based in San Rafael, California -the Marin Conservation League had its beginnings during the 1930s when the Golden Gate Bridge was being built.   A small group of women were concerned that the […]

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 […]

Wildfire Season 2015 in Marin

It is once again wildfire season here in Marin, Sonoma, San Francisco, San Mateo, Contra Costa, Alameda, and the rest of the counties in and around the San Francisco Bay Area.   These past three years have seen an unprecedented drought and with it comes increased danger from wildfires.   Please take the utmost precautions when you […]

The Earthquake Automatic Gas Shutoff Valve

Earthquake Shutoff Valve: Automatic Shutoff Valves ( Earthquake Shutoff Valve ) are created to automatically shut off gas flow in the event of an earthquake.  In past major earthquake disasters, much of the damage has been done by fires starting after gas lines ruptured and ignited.   Automatic gas valves may help to prevent this in […]

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 […]

Ordinance Law and You

What is meant by Ordinance and Law Coverage?   How much Ordinance and Law Coverage Should you have in California? Ordinance & Law Coverage: In personal homeowners insurance – Ordinance and/ or Law Coverage is coverage that protects your home from the added cost of repairing or replacing your home from a covered loss due […]

Truckee Donner Land Trust

Marindependent Insurance Services LLC donates to the Truckee Donner Land Trust. Truckee Donner Land Trust and Marindependent Insurance Services: We are pleased to announce a business donation to the Truckee Donner Land Trust.  The mission of the trust is to “protect and preserve” in the “greater Truckee Donner region” natural resources and land that are  […]

Non Standard Home Insurance

What exactly is the non-standard insurance market?  How do I know if I need non-standard home insurance.  Should I hide facts about my home when applying? Non Standard Homeowners (Home) Insurance is a type of homeowners insurance for those that do not qualify or are refused standard home insurance.    You usually may discover this either […]



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