I’ve been selling life insurance for 26 years to families. Some years people have died, and I delivered a check to the husband or wife. It does not replace the tragic loss of their loved one, but it helps a lot so the surviving spouse can keep their house and have money in the bank.
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Clients are asking this solar panels impact on home insurance question, so I decided to answer it in this short blog post. Solar Panels As you probably know solar panels are devices that convert sunlight into electricity. They can help you save money on your energy bills as well as reduce your carbon footprint. Installing
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Clients are asking about the impact on their home insurance of building an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU), so I decided to answer it as a short blog post. What is an ADU Yes, you can build an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) at your home, subject to local permitting. An ADU is a small living or
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Clients are asking this question more frequently so decided to answer it as a short bullet point blog post.
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Insurance is the world’s Safety Net. We could not own and live in our homes, work in our businesses, drive our cars or protect our families (life insurance) without transferring the risk of loss to insurance companies for the price we pay them. I want to share with everyone my opinion about what to expect
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This post has been updated to include the latest 2022 Maps. Wildfire zone risk in California has become a huge concern for all of us, whether we are homeowners, Association members, or Insurance companies. For safety and insurance reasons it’s important to know your proximity to the higher risk wildfire zones and how the new
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My insurance tips are the results of my 21 years as a Farmers Insurance Agent – here are the main ones. The most frequent call I get every winter is from our home and rental property owners who had rain water enter their building after a big downpour or storm. Of course, I have to
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I love surprises, but only good surprises, and I don’t want any of my clients getting a bad surprise and discover they did not have the right type or amount of insurance coverage after an Urban Fire or out of control Wildfire! This blog post describes the 5 insurance coverages every condominium owner needs to
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Some of you are close to the wildfires raging around us in Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Lake, and other counties of California and perhaps wondering about your wildfire coverage. Be advised if you are “mandatorily evacuated,” Farmers Insurance will pay your “hotel and other living expenses” for up to 3 weeks. It has to a mandatory
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As a result of the recent protests and riots round the country I received quite a few calls asking me if riot damage is covered by insurance. Riot and civil commotion are covered perils or accidents under your home, rental property, condo, renters, auto and business insurance policies with Farmers Insurance.
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