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Do you need to compare your home insurance?

When you decide to buy a homeowners’ insurance policy, you will get...

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What are your steps for getting cheap home insurance?

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What criteria of home insurance have you already considered?

Finding cheaper home insurance can be a challenge. Sometimes unexpected things...

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What can protect your house and values? Home insurance!

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Understanding the Difference Between Cash Value, Fair Market Value and Replacement Cost Insurance

There’s no lack of insurance out there, but how do you know if you’re buying the right policy to insure your valuables? Three of the most popular types of insurance include cash value, fair market value and replacement cost. If you’re not sure of the difference, you’re not alone. Here’s what you should know to prevent a headache–and heartache–should you need to file a claim.

What Is Cash Value Insurance?

A cash value insurance policy insures an item such as a house based on the item’s actual cash value at the time of loss. An item’s cash

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Posted Dec 18, 2010 | by Eric Flores

Geithner: Government to Profit from AIG Bailout

Perhaps the government’s 2008 bailout of American International Group Inc. has a silver lining. Appearing before the Congressional Oversight Panel yesterday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testified that the federal government will profit from the assistance it granted to AIG. Like what you see? Click here to sign up for Insurance Networking News weekly newsletter to get the latest on breaking industry news, carrier technology implementations and developing business and technology trends. Read more…

Posted Dec 18, 2010 | by Daniel Scott
Tags: Bailout

What causes pipes to freeze and burst?

Many parts of the UK have experienced the coldest November in history, with temperatures plunging to -18C. After three consecutive years of prolonged snow and frost, it seems that winters in the UK are getting more severe.

Last year, the insurance industry paid out £644 million for water damage that had escaped from burst pipes – and this winter is expected to be even worse. The knock on effect could be rising premiums.

At Schofields we are currently dealing with holiday home owners who have discovered burst pipes at their holiday home. As

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Posted Dec 13, 2010 | by Kyle Evans

What do I need besides homeowners insurance for 1st time buyer?

Me and my husband are in the process of building a new home in Houston,TX and I wanted to know if anybody with experience had any advise into what else we should look into besides homeowners insurance? Is that all that we need?

Posted Dec 12, 2010 | by Eric Flores

Buying Affordable Home Owners

There are many different areas of life that most people find they have a strong desire to protect. Generally the things that most people have the strongest desire to protect are more expensive investments such as cars and homes. One of the most important kinds of insurance that is available for people to use is car insurance. There are many different reasons why car insurance is as important as it is. One of the main reasons why so many people find themselves having to buy a car insurance policy is the fact that having auto insurance is required in most places. Traveling by car is also the most dangerous form of travel, which serves as another motivation for needing car insurance. Read more…

Posted Dec 12, 2010 | by Admin

Databases In Cloud Poised To Make Impact

Databases in the cloud are expected to impact the database industry more than any other upcoming technology, according to a database trends survey of more than 1,200 industry professionals. Like what you see? Click here to sign up for Insurance Networking News weekly newsletter to get the latest on breaking industry news, carrier technology implementations and developing business and technology trends. More than one-third of those surveyed (34%) selected databases in the cloud as the technology destined to wield the greatest impact on the database community. Virtualization ranked second at 27%, followed by solid state disks (15%), visual tuning (12%), and collaboration technologies (8%). Read more…

Posted Dec 12, 2010 | by Daniel Scott
Tags: Impact

Be careful choosing a home insurance quote

Usually homeowners are fully informed that they must have insurance, but not all of them know how to find the best possible quote. Actually, many homeowners just contact the insurance company they first meet, and then they accept the first offer they get. It’s quite ironic really because there are so many Canadian insurance companies operating and these companies are competing with each other, so you can almost always find the best home insurance deal if you’re ready to go around.

Get several quotes for home insurance is undoubtedly the key to finding a great product. Read more…

Posted Dec 09, 2010 | by Admin
Tags: Quote

Changing Homeowners Insurance Policy for Better Coverage

Changing a homeowners insurance policy often results in better coverage, and sometimes, savings. This can be done whenever the value of a house changes.

Whenever the value of a private home (and its covered contents) changes, a change in a homeowners insurance (HOI) policy can help save money, and lead to better overall coverage. This means that reevaluating a policy and its cost, and the amount of coverage provided by it can be very worthwhile every so often, as changes in the value of a home and its contents means a change in the cost and value of a homeowners insurance policy. Read more…

Posted Dec 09, 2010 | by Kyle Evans

Bachus, Issa Confirmed as Committee Chairs

Rep. Spencer Bachus was approved by the Republican conference Wednesday to become chairman of the Financial Services Committee next year. Like what you see? Click here to sign up for Insurance Networking News weekly newsletter to get the latest on breaking industry news, carrier technology implementations and developing business and technology trends. “This is a tremendous honor,” said Bachus in a press release. Bachus said he would protect the taxpayers by ending the concept of too big to fail, addressing the drain on the government from the conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and revisiting Dodd-Frank to remove any undue burdens.”As chairman of the committee, I will honor our pledge to America and act on the priorities the American people delivered us last November,” he said. Read more…

Posted Dec 07, 2010 | by Daniel Scott

Democratic Senators Look to Delay Flood Insurance Mandates

Purchasing new “market-based” flood insurance policies will not be a mandate for homeowners in new flood zones if two Democratic senators are able to pass legislation in the midst of the lame-duck session. Many homeowners have been placed into a new flood zone that would require them to pay for flood insurance, but the senators hope to stall this from occurring until the flood zone maps can be reviewed.

Senators Want to Stall Mandates for 5 Years

Democratic Sens. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) are trying to push legislation that will give homeowners affected by new flood maps in districts like Long Island, NY and East St. Lou

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Posted Dec 06, 2010 | by Eric Flores