If you find signs that your house’s foundation may be damaged, it’s obviously disconcerting since it is the support structure for your entire home. A damaged foundation can wreak havoc, putting your home off-kilter, and making those repairs can be costly. You may think that your homeowner’s insurance will cover repairs, but that’s only true…Read more
Log4j Puts Your Business at Risk
The federal government is warning that a newly discovered computer software vulnerability poses a major threat to the security of computer networks around the country. Cybercriminals are exploiting holes in open-source code software commonly used in computer applications, websites, and cloud services, which can allow them to seize control of a business’s computer network if…Read more
Insurance Considerations When Getting Married
The last thing you want to think about when you are getting married is insurance, but as the big day draws near, you will be soon combining your assets and your risk – and your insurance policies should reflect that. Often, once you are married, you may enjoy the benefit of lower insurance premiums thanks…Read more
Homeowners Insurance Premiums Are Increasing
The cost of buying and installing home building supplies is going through the roof, and it may leave you without enough insurance to rebuild should disaster strike. Lumber and other construction material prices have skyrocketed, and so has the cost of labor as the building industry struggles with a manpower shortfall. These issues are adding…Read more
COVID-19 Drives Surge in Employment Practices Claims
Employers are being hit with a wave of COVID-19-related employment lawsuits, which is starting to have an effect on employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) rates and coverages. A tally by the law firm of Fisher Phillips found that as of August 2021 there had been 2,950 COVID-19-related employment lawsuits filed in the U.S. Most of…Read more
Home Renovation and Homeowners Insurance
Americans who were cooped up at home during stay-at home orders since the pandemic started have been busy renovating their homes in record numbers. Home renovation spending grew 15% in the last year to a median $15,000, according to a survey by home renovation website Houzz. It also found that higher-budget projects (accounting for the…Read more
Renters Insurance for College Students
While you already have enough to worry about when your child leaves for college, you don’t want the specter of them dealing with the theft or damage of their possessions while there. For about $150 a year, you can protect your child’s possessions against theft or damage caused by fire, lightning, smoke, vandalism, electrical surges,…Read more
Adjust Homeowners Insurance for Increased Construction Costs
The cost of buying and installing home building supplies is going through the roof, and it may leave you without enough insurance to rebuild should disaster strike. Lumber and other construction material prices have skyrocketed, and so has the cost of labor as the building industry struggles with a manpower shortfall. These issues are adding…Read more
Professional Liability Insurance
A majority of companies are leaving themselves exposed in one crucial area as they take on high-end professional services work. As more companies’ work is intangible, many firms are missing a critical element of protection for their professional services. Professional liability insurance in the past was mainly purchased by architects, accountants and lawyers, but with…Read more
Most Frequent Homeowners Claim
While most people are understandably concerned about insuring their homes against fire loss, that risk is not what causes the most losses for homeowners. Water damage is a more common threat that accounts for more claims than fire damage. Statistics show that one out of every five homes will experience some kind of water damage…Read more
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