Get your car, home and life insurance directly through Facebook or Twitter? A research group known for divining technology and consumer trends is predicting just that. Analysts at Gartner say major social media sites may look to create revenue streams by offering insuranceand financial services in the near future to the millions of people who spend time on social networking sites...
1. You break up, and your ex is still the beneficiary on the life insurance policy "No matter what your will says, the life insurance policy is a contract, and that money will flow according to what the contract says," says Darren Scrimpshire, managing director with Sapient Financial Group in San Antonio...
1. Evaluate and cooperate when filing a claim with your own car insurance company After an accident, check your policy to review the terms. You need to have collision coverage to pay for damage to your own car. Cooperate by providing information and making your car available for damage appraisal...
If you live in Iowa, consider yourself lucky when it comes to cheap car insurance -- at an average of $631 a year, you paid the lowest premiums in the country in 2009. But if you reside in Louisiana, the news isn't so fortunate -- the state known for great jazz, food and football has the distinction as the most expensive state when it comes to coverage...
What causes ice dams? Ice dams form when melted snow refreezes at roof edges. Three things are required for an ice dam to form: snow, heat to melt the snow, and cold to refreeze the melted snow. The heat from inside the home rises through the ceilings and into the attic. If the attic is sufficiently ventilated, heat is dispersed, leaving the attic area and roof deck as cold as the outside air...
It is difficult to pin point the exact beginning of insurance. Insurance has existed in many different forms for thousands of years. The most ancient form of insurance (still in existence in some rural areas today) existed in non-financial economies in the form of people helping other people. For example, if one neighbor's house burns down, the rest of the neighbors would come together to rebuild a new home...
While it's too soon to tell, it appears that the stage may be set for debate over the use of mobile devices behind the wheel -- and what exactly constitutes distracted driving -- to be dialed up a notch.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), citing safety issues, is recommending a countrywide ban on the use of cellphones and text messaging devices while driving...
Whether you belong to a family driving to Mexico to visit relatives for the holidays or you and your college buddies are simply driving deep into the country looking for adventure, it's important to know that U.S. auto insurance coverage stops at the border . Car insurance requirements for U...
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Three of the nation's top five locations for big-city DUI citations are in California, according to Insurance.com data on DUI citations in 20 of the nation's largest U.S. cities for Nov. 1, 2010, to Oct. 31, 2011. The top five cities are:
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