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Home insurance protects your assets in the case of catastrophic loss. These articles cover what type of insurance you need as well as how to get the best deals.

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Lessons I Learned in Going Through a Tornado

This past Friday our city went through some pretty tough times! On June 15, our town and neighborhood got hit by two tornadoes. My neighborhood got hit by a category F2 (113-157 mph winds) tornado and our adjacent neighborhood got hit by a F1 tornado (73-112 mph winds). It was extremely surreal and hard to

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Why I Increased My Auto Insurance Coverage

I got a letter from my insurance agent out of the blue last week. Now, I’ve been with this agency for over 15 years. In fact, I’ve been with them for all of my life, as my father used them too. So, I do trust them when they make recommendations like this. Here’s how the letter

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When Should You File an Insurance Claim?

Up here in the frozen tundra, we are exiting one of the coldest and snowiest winters on record. We currently have over 50″ of snow on the ground (almost 30″ more than the average!). With all this snow and cold has come quite a bit of damage from ice/snow. We’ve even needed to file a

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How to Properly Insure Your Home

Undoubtedly, for many people, one of the most expensive things we own is our homes. Whether we are rich or poor you can’t argue that if you lost your home you would be devastated both emotionally and financially. That’s why making sure your family’s home is properly insured is so critical. In 2005, my family

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How to Buy a Condo – Consider the Building

Right about this time two years ago, I was beginning the exciting search for a condominium. After 20 years in a single family home, my love/hate relationship with house projects was tilting toward the latter. In the midst of sealing the wood fence one hot summer day, it occurred to me that I had options.

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How to Find Cheap Insurance

When it comes time to protect yourself on the road, you want to know how to find cheap insurance. First and foremost, it is about comparing rates and different companies. When companies have to have better rates than the competition, they work harder to win business. By asking multiple companies you can find out who has

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Why do I need home insurance?

Owning a house is a huge responsibility, and when you make that commitment, you commit all your hard-earned savings and future earnings to it. Once you’ve bought the bricks and mortar and filled your new property with all your worldly goods, buying a comprehensive house contents insurance policy is the only way you can really

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