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Bobbie's Personal Insurance Blog April 2008 Archive

By Bobbie Sage, About.com Guide to Personal Insurance since 2002

Ouch! The Costs of Working for Someone Who Has No Worker's Compensation Insurance

Tuesday April 29, 2008
Worker's compensation insurance is insurance that your employer is required to have. It provides benefits such as medical payments and living expenses if you are injured on the job. ... Read More

Weekend Insurance Tip: See if Endowment Life Insurance Can Help You Pay for Your Child's College

Saturday April 26, 2008
What? Life insurance that can pay for college. It may be a choice for some with endowment life insurance. Some families turn to endowment life insurance policies when adding ... Read More

Water Parks and Liability Insurance

Thursday April 24, 2008
It is so close... summer is right around the corner and that means multiple trips to the local water park. But, there may be one thing you have not ... Read More

What does Mrs. Butterworth and Insurance Claims Have in Common?

Tuesday April 22, 2008
The best I can come up with is making money. And they are both helping each other out. Have you seen the latest Geico commercial? Geico has ... Read More

Weekend Insurance Tip: Watch The Preparing and Filing Your Homeowners Insurance Claim Video

Saturday April 19, 2008
Let's follow up on the last blog. With it being spring, that means most of us may live in an area susceptible to weather disasters. So, do you ... Read More

How Do Insurance Companies Pay Out All that Money?

Thursday April 17, 2008
A common question I often get from my readers is concerning how insurance companies are able to pay out such large sums when disasters strike. Take for instance recent ... Read More

Fax Machine Insurance Scams

Tuesday April 15, 2008
The Maine Bureau of Insurance wants to warn consumers about a fax machine insurance scam. Although this has been found in Maine, it is a valuable warning for all ... Read More

Weekend Insurance Tip: Learn the 4 Ways to Keep Your Long Term Care Insurance Costs Cheap

Saturday April 12, 2008
Have you been considering long term care insurance but are concerned about the costs? Then this weekend insurance tip is for you. Guest author Robert Valentine has some great ... Read More

It's a Cell Phone Insurance Scam

Thursday April 10, 2008
Do you have cell phone insurance? Well then, you may want to check and see if someone has filed a claim on it. According to www.nbc11.com, "Eleven people ... Read More

Don't Assume Your State Insurance Website is Always Accurate

Tuesday April 8, 2008
Check this out: According to www.chron.com, "A state Web site intended to educate consumers about Massachusetts' newly deregulated auto insurance market instead gives them inaccurate rate comparisons, Attorney General ... Read More

Weekend Insurance Tip: Learn How to Self-Insure

Saturday April 5, 2008
Have you heard of self-insuring? With medical costs going through the roof, many are choosing to financially manage their own health care. Self-insuring is a combination of using ... Read More

The Presidio Group Employees Set and Example for Us All

Friday April 4, 2008
What a great story. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, seven employees from "The Presidio Group, a insurance brokerage firm specializing in large commercial enterprises" used their vacation time ... Read More

Should You Accept Worker's Compensation Insurance Benefits?

Tuesday April 1, 2008
If you have ever had a job, you have probably heard of worker's compensation insurance. Maybe you have even received worker's compensation benefits from your employer. Most employees don't even ... Read More
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