Summer Safety Tips for Your Home
With summer nearly here and kids out of school, it’s time to pack up the car and head of on vacation. Nobody wants to come home after a long trip to find their house has been broken into. So with that in mind, here are some easy tips to keep your home a little safer […]
Hurricane Season is Upon Us
June 1 is the start of Hurricane Season and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted a near average amount of activity. That sounds great until you realize that for the past several years, we have had fewer than average amount of storms. In order to make sure you’re ready, here’s some things […]
10 Things to Remember When Filing an Insurance Claim After a Tornado
Severe storms have been hammering the United States all week. Everywhere from Texas to the Midwest and the South have been inundated with heavy rain, wind, and tornadoes. Ten people were injured when tornadoes hit western Kentucky on Tuesday with two people killed Monday in tornado strikes in Oklahoma. With victims all across the country […]
Spring Home Maintenance
Now that spring has sprung, it’s time for all of us hibernators to come out of our caves and dens into the sunlight. With that comes all the spring cleaning and maintenance to get your house in shape. Here are a few tips to maybe save you a little money and get your home ready […]
What if a Tornado Hits My Home?
“It’s a twistah! It’s a twistah!” Whenever I think of tornadoes, I can’t help but think of Bert Lahr’s line as Zeke (but later dreamed of by Dorothy as the Cowardly Lion) in The Wizard of Oz. I think of the line almost jokingly, but watching a tornado bear down on your home is no laughing […]
Home and Auto Tips for Winter Storms
Winter storms aren’t all snowmen and snow angels. As a semi-annual winter storm prepares to bear down on the Piedmont (along with a large swath of the East), we thought it would be a good tie to review some tips for getting your home and automobiles ready for snow and ice storms. Auto Tips for […]
Vacant Home Insurance
Do you own a vacant home? A lot of things can happen to a home when nobody is living in it, and when nobody is there to see a problem it can go from a minor issue to a major one in no time at all. Getting vacant home insurance is not only smart; it’s also affordable. […]
Taking Home Inventory
Is your home properly insured? Are you sure? Are you really sure? The only way to really be sure is to do a home inventory, and when is the last time you did that? Yes, it’s daunting. Think about all the stuff in your house. I mean, everything. As you’re reminded any time you move, […]
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