As we observe National Credit Education Month, it’s crucial to delve into the various aspects of our lives influenced by credit scores. One often overlooked area is how credit scores can impact auto insurance rates. Understanding this connection is essential for informed decision-making and financial planning. The Link Between Credit Scores and Auto Insurance Rates Your credit score serves as a key factor for insurance companies when determining your auto insurance rates. Most U.S. insurance companies use credit-based insurance scores along with your driving history, claims history, and vario ..read more

Protect Your Adventure with Travel Insurance As the much-anticipated spring break approaches, many of us are gearing up for a trip or memorable adventure. Whether you are planning a beach retreat, a hiking expedition, or an international escapade, it’s crucial to consider the importance of insurance in safeguarding your spring break experience. Travel insurance is a comprehensive solution that covers a range of unexpected events during your trip. It typically includes coverage for trip cancellations, delays, lost luggage, and even emergency medical expenses. Before purchasing travel insurance ..read more

As your life changes, your insurance policies should, too. Whether you’re celebrating a new chapter in your life or navigating significant changes, staying on top of your insurance needs is crucial to ensure you’re adequately protected. Major life events can dictate how often and when you should update your insurance policies, especially after significant life events like marriage, job changes, relocations, or expanding your family. Annual policy reviews provide an opportunity to evaluate your coverage in light of any changes in your life or assets. This helps ensure you’re neither underinsur ..read more

This week is National Teen Driver Safety Week (October 15 through 21, 2023). Due to various factors, teen drivers have a higher risk of being involved in a crash than older drivers. Parents play an important role in teen driving safety. The following are tips to help keep teenagers safe behind the wheel. Schedule Driving Practice Sessions With Your Teenager One of the main risk factors for teen drivers is inexperience. Teens may lack the judgment to allow safe gaps in traffic, turn safely, and travel at the right speeds for conditions. Teen drivers who continue to practice with their parents ..read more

Accidents can happen to anyone, often leading to extensive financial losses. Umbrella insurance is a type of personal liability coverage that covers injury to others or damage to their possessions. It covers other family or household members as well as policyholders. It is a low-cost way to obtain significant additional liability coverage. Umbrella insurance provides the following benefits. Broader Coverage Umbrella personal liability insurance can cover claims in excess of the limits of other insurance policies. This insurance picks up where homeowners insurance, renter’s insurance, auto ins ..read more

The auto insurance policy you choose can be a lifesaver if you are involved in an accident, whether you or another driver was responsible. The amount you will pay out of pocket for repairs, whether your policy will pay for a rental car while it is being repaired, and if you are covered when traveling and driving a rental come into play when making a decision. These details are all found in the fine print of an auto insurance policy. Choosing the best car insurance can be intimidating if you are unfamiliar with the legal language and terms. The best way to ensure you make the right choice is to ..read more

Depending on where you live, you may be required to have license plate lights. Consider buying a car with license plate lights or installing a light on your existing vehicles. The lights illuminate your license plate, and if your state requires it, ensure the lights are in good working order – you could be pulled over and cited if the light is burned out.  Advantages of License Plate Lights – Modern Technology If you live in a gated community, the license plate recognition software at the gate makes entering easy. Toll roads are often equipped with similar technology, and an illuminated ..read more

Driving a car with no A/C can be miserable during the hot summer months, particularly during a heatwave. As important as it is to your comfort and that of your passengers, automotive air conditioning can be expensive to repair or replace when it breaks down or malfunctions. In many cases, when the A/C malfunctions it is considered normal wear-and-tear and not covered by auto insurance policies. However, there are certain situations in which insurance coverage may be available for air conditioning damage. Mechanical Breakdown Insurance This coverage option is available when you buy a new car. I ..read more

Comprehensive and collision are two different types of auto insurance coverage. You may want to bundle them together for added protection. Comprehensive may cover situations that collision does not, and vice versa. What Is Comprehensive Auto Insurance? Comprehensive pays for damage to your vehicle caused by non-collision-related covered events. These events may include vandalism, theft, hail, or fire. Comprehensive may also cover a collision with an animal, such as a deer, or damage caused by an object, such as a tree or a rock, falling on your car. What Does Collision Cover? Collision covers ..read more

Americans love their road trips and head out in vast numbers to visit relatives, camp, fish, hunt, visit resorts and theme parks, or enjoy our beautiful country. Before you leave town on your road trip, take the time to review these driver safety tips – they could save a life. A Vehicle Check-Up Before any long trip, ensure your vehicle is in top running condition. Have a professional mechanic check the brakes, lights, windshield wipers, and the condition of your tires, and other systems so you are less likely to have a breakdown or be involved in a dangerous accident. Prepare for the Weather ..read more