Mar 18 How to Prevent Tree Damage to Homes By Insurance Feed Home, home damage, home insurance, Insurance, Personal, Prevention, storm damage, tree damage property damage, tree maintenance, tree removal, trees, Weather, wind A couple of summers ago, my family was planning a vacation to Texas for a wedding. Flights were booked, hotel…Read More
Mar 23 “There’s No Place Like Home” – Prep it for Spring Storms! By Insurance Feed flood insurance, Home, independent agent, Independent Agents, Insurance, Personal, Personal Insurance, Prevention, rain, spring storms, tornadoes, Weather, wind If the wind was strong enough to pick up Dorothy and Toto and pull her entire house into a tornado…Read More
Mar 16 Catalytic Converter Thefts: A Return to Popularity By Insurance Feed Auto, car part theft, catalytic converter, Claims, crime, Home, Insurance, Personal, theft, valuable metals By Tobi Haynes As if 2020 didn’t have enough problems, it appears to have also caused a drastic increase in…Read More
Mar 02 Protect Tax Returns and Stimulus Payments from Identity Thieves By Insurance Feed credit monitoring, Cyber, CyberScout, identity fraud, Identity Fraud and Credit Monitoring Program, Identity Protection PIN, identity theft, identity theft insurance, Insurance, IRS, Personal, Prevention, Stimulus checks, tax returns, tax season Over the past several years, the IRS actions against tax identity fraud were successful in driving down the rate of…Read More
Mar 09 Tips to Get Your Home Spring Ready! By Insurance Feed cleaning gutters, Home, homeowners policy, Insurance, Liability, Personal, Personal Insurance, Prevention, roof inspection, spring, spring cleaning, Spring preparation, trim trees, Weather Spring has always been one of my favorite seasons. All winter I look forward to planting flowers, enjoying the warmer…Read More
Feb 11 COVID-19 Scams: Protect Yourself and Your Family from These Rapidly Spreading Scams By Insurance Feed auto-repair fraud, COVID-19, Cyber, false claim, fraud rings, Insurance, Personal, Prevention, scammers, scams, staged accidents, Vaccine As if a global pandemic isn’t bad enough, fraudsters are trying to take advantage of this tragedy by scamming the…Read More
Feb 09 The Cold Hard Facts About Ice Dams By Insurance Feed Claims, Home, ice dams, insulation, Insurance, Personal, prevent ice dams, Prevention, roof, snow and ice, Weather, winter weather Winter is in full force and the potential for claims resulting from ice dams is on the rise! While most…Read More
Feb 02 Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week By Insurance Feed Cyber, federal trade commission, identity theft, Insurance, national insurance crime bureau, Personal, phony tax returns, Prevention, tax season, Technology Tax season is upon us. As consumers wait for tax-related documents to be delivered to their mailboxes, thieves are lying in wait, ready to intercept. According to the Federal Trade Commission, tax identity…Read More
Jan 14 The “Smart” Way to Mitigate Risk in a Connected Home By Insurance Feed behavioral data, Cyber, exposure data, Hartford Steam Boiler, Home, Home Health Score, HSB, Insurance, IoT, Personal, Prevention, smart devices, smart home, smart phone, smart technology, smart TV, Technology, technology advances With the continued adoption of Smart Home products, many homeowners welcome devices that promote energy efficiency, cost savings benefits, and…Read More
Jan 07 New Cyberthreats for 2021…The List Goes On By Insurance Feed artificial intelligence, Cyber, cyber security, cyberthreat, data breach, hackers, Home, Insurance, IoT, machine learning, malware, Personal, phishing, Prevention, ransomware, Technology We recently posted about Deepfakes being a new cyberthreat for 2021. There are a few more threats to be aware…Read More