Video Friday: Renter’s Insurance
TweetHaving been the victim of an apartment fire without renter’s insurance, I can speak to the importance of these policies. Here’s a brief, but good introduction to this often neglected genre of coverage.
Author: Beth
Some Auto-Related Odds and Ends
TweetSeveral interesting things have popped up on my radar over the last few days about auto insurance. First, MileMeter looks to be set to expand out of Texas and into California. If you haven’t heard of the outfit, they write … Continue reading
A Cautionary Tale About a Highly Specific Form of Insurance
TweetWe’re all guilty of falling into the rut of thinking there are just three kinds of insurance — auto, home, and health. And it is true that those types of coverage are the ones we deal with most often, but … Continue reading
Video Friday: Homeowners Insurance 101
TweetWe should all review our homeowners policies annually to make sure we are covering the things we do have and not covering stuff that no longer lives with us. Here’s an excellent breakdown of this very necessary genre of coverage.
High Texas Homeowners Rates Show Need for Standard Regulation
TweetAccording to numbers crunched by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Texans are paying the highest insurance premiums in the country at an average annual rate of $1,460 with residents of Florida skidding into second place at $1,390. The national … Continue reading
When they cancel your policy after you die.
TweetWe’ve all seen “that” life insurance ep of the crime drama of choice. For whatever reason (1) wife decides to off husband for the insurance money or (2) either spouse decides to commit suicide so the other one can get … Continue reading
Friday Video: Health Savings Accounts
TweetAs health care reform moves forward — and faces changes with the mid-term Republican resurgence — people are still looking for ways to manage their insurance costs. Here’s a good video explaining an option many people still find attractive, a … Continue reading
Just Wear the Dang Seatbelt
TweetBack when the seatbelt law went into affect in my state, I was as annoyed as anyone. I would have been more annoyed, however, to have to pay a ticket, so I cultivated the habit. Now it’s just automatic. According … Continue reading
When the Ice Man Cometh, Followed by the Insurance Man
TweetLiving in the south, I only have to contend with icy conditions once a year or so. I’m oblivious to all that life in colder climes entails, including how to handle such neighborly issues as whose ice-laden branch fell off … Continue reading
A Brief History of Health Care
TweetI have to confess, I clicked play on this thing thinking, “Oh yeah, sure. Health care. Brief. Right.” Actually this is a very succinct explanation and very good. I don’t know about you, but the more I understand a thing, … Continue reading