Tips for a successful disability claim

Fri Nov 30th, 2012 on     Long-Term Disability,    

The onset of a disability, whether sudden or gradual over time, can create a world of personal and financial worry. In addition to health costs, the potential for lost work income can quickly put a financially stable household in jeopardy. Fortunately, many disability insurance policies exist to offer aid in such moments of uncertainty and concern.

From one disaster to another: Insurers take on the drought 2

Tue Nov 20th, 2012 on     Insurance Claims,    

Chances are good that any fresh vegetables you eat during January, February and March were grown in Florida. We are also responsible for 70 percent of the country’s citrus production. We have 47,500 farms on more than 9.2 million acres. As a result of this heavy reliance on agriculture, Florida, according to a nationwide crop insurance trade association, knows about crop insurance.

No joy for parents when kids take joyrides with family car

Thu Nov 15th, 2012 on     Insurance Claims,    

Unfortunately, children sometimes see car keys lying around the house and may take the family car for a joyride. When the joyride turns into an accident, it may become a headache for the parent who becomes responsible for the damages done to property or injuries to a person. Making junior pay for it out of his allowance may seem fine in theory, but hardly practical in many cases unless the parent is prepared to wait until the child turns into an adult.

What’s in a name? Not a deductible, if the name is ‘Sandy’

Mon Nov 12th, 2012 on     Insurance Claims,    

One of the many repercussions of the 2005 hurricane season was that insurance companies started adding hurricane and wind deductibles to homeowners insurance policies. The deductibles are not as simple as a renters insurance deductible, say, where the policyholder is responsible for the first $1,000 of damage and the insurer covers the rest — up to the coverage limit, of course.

Back to basics: Property insurance is not flood insurance

Sun Nov 4th, 2012 on     Insurance Claims,    

We were talking about Superstorm Sandy in our last post, and it occurred to us that the flooding from the rain and the storm surge could be new to some homeowners and business owners. Hurricanes Irene and Lee last year gave some communities along the East Coast their first experience with flood damage, but Sandy seems to have cut a wider, and perhaps deeper, path. As a result, we thought we would back up a little and explain some flood insurance basics.

The numbers start to come in for Superstorm Sandy

Sat Nov 3rd, 2012 on     Insurance Claims,    

Florida has more flood insurance policies in force than any other state, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Our 2 million policies provide $475 billion in coverage for homes and businesses here, even though we have managed to avoid a major storm since 2005. Floridians do not want to gamble — to the point, at times, that outsiders think we are a little nuts.

Cohabitation and insurance: Separate but equal? p. 2

Fri Oct 26th, 2012 on     Insurance Claims,    

We are talking about how two or more unrelated adults who share a rented house or apartment can have some interesting insurance questions. For example, married couples can share a policy, but state law may prohibit unmarried couples from being the named insureds on one policy. In our last post, we talked about how cohabitation can affect property insurance for renters; in this post, we want to tackle renters liability policies.

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