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Bobbie's Personal Insurance Blog January 2009 Archive

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

Weekend Insurance Tip: Decide if You Should Accept Worker's Compensation Insurance Benefits

Saturday January 31, 2009
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

Your Credit and Insurance: Home Foreclosures

Friday January 30, 2009
By now most of us know that home foreclosures are at an all time high. Fortunately, there is help and many people could be able to keep their homes ... Read More

Insurance Myth: Flood Insurance is Only for People Who Live in a High Risk Area

Wednesday January 28, 2009
Everyone who lives in a National Flood Insurance Program area is eligible and can buy flood insurance. These areas are not always prone to floods so even if you think ... Read More

Weekend Insurance Tip: Check out the Gap Insurance Resource Center

Saturday January 24, 2009
Now the About.com Personal Insurance site has its own designated gap insurance resource center. Gap insurance is a popular topic here on the personal insurance site, so I wanted ... Read More

Does Your Insurance Company Offer "Perks"?

Thursday January 22, 2009
Many insurance companies offer extra perks such as discounts on outside services. For example, Liberty Mutual offers their customers Liberty Rewards. Some of their rewards include free issues to ... Read More

"2008 Property Losses - The Fourth Highest Cost in a Decade"

Tuesday January 20, 2009
That is according to resent data collected by ISO, an insurance risk information source. The ISO reported, "Insurers paid 3.9 million claims for damage in 40 states resulting from ... Read More

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

Sunday January 18, 2009
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

Hudson River Landing Should Not Stop You From Flying Says III

Friday January 16, 2009
It was a scary site to see all the passengers on the wings of the US Airways Airbus on the Hudson River and I am sure many, that day, confirmed ... Read More

Should You Be Shopping Around for Your Auto Insurance?

Wednesday January 14, 2009
According to a recent press release by J.D. Power and Associates most people do shop around for their auto insurance quotes and 33% of them decide to switch companies. ... Read More

Weekend Insurance Tip: Know How to Find Your State Insurance Commissioner

Saturday January 10, 2009
Did you know that your insurance laws are decided by your state? Knowing how to find your state insurance commissioner's website is helpful in many ways. At your ... Read More

Here is Another One... A Bad, Bad Insurance Agent

Thursday January 8, 2009
Insurance agents hardly ever are on the top of one's "friends list" even when they deserve to be. But, everyone sure does hear it when they are bad, right? ... Read More

The Truth About Obama's Health Care Plan... It Probably Won't Happen As He Promised

Tuesday January 6, 2009
If you already read my article about Obama's Proposed Health Care Plan, which was written before the election, you knew I was skeptical about his promises. Well, it seems ... Read More

Insurance Tip for the Weekend: Get Life Insurance for Your Non-Working Spouse

Saturday January 3, 2009
Have you seen the cost of childcare lately? Add that along with housekeeping, food preparation, home accountant, and school transportation. From that list alone one can see how much a ... Read More
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