FAQs

Home Insurance

Home insurance covers both the physical structure of the property and its contents. Renters insurance differs from home insurance as it is specific coverage for contents only. Both home and renters policies insure personal liability coverage. This protects against lawsuits for injury or property damage to others that the insured may encounter.

Home insurance is absolutely worth paying for. Heath coverage insures our bodies, financial institutions insures our money. It only makes sense to also protect our physical assets as well. Insurance is something we purchase that we hope to never use but when weather or an accident happens we are so grateful to have the coverage.

A home insurance deductible is an out of pocket cost that is to be applied before the insurance carrier pays out a claim. For example, if there is a $1,000 deductible on a policy and $10,000 in damages occur, the insurance company will pay $9,000 and the insured will be responsible for $1,000. Common deductibles are $1,000, $2,500 and $5,000.

Auto Insurance

Vehicle insurance, which includes cars, trucks, and motorcycles, is financial protection against liability and physical damage or bodily injury incurred from traffic accidents. Liability is compensation to others for injuries or damages, paid through the at fault driver’s insurance.

Most people know that traffic tickets and accidents can negatively impact insurance premiums. It is however, a common misconception that the color of a car effects rates or the attraction of law enforcement. Some lessor known rating factors that can reduce coverage costs are owning a home, being married, owning a newer car with higher safety ratings and bundling auto coverage with other products such as home or recreation vehicles. Additionally, credit score is now looked at by insurance carriers when determining rate, this can help or hurt the premium. Improving or maintaining a higher credit score is highly beneficial to lowering car insurance premiums.

Properly insuring your vehicle depends greatly on the your personal needs. The value of the items to be insured, additional assets to be protected by the liability coverage and price are all contributing factors when defining how much insurance you need. The best way to determine this is by working with an insurance agent that takes their time to get to know you and educate you on coverage options that will best suit the needs of you and your loved ones.

There are two main types of physical damage coverage: Comprehensive and Collision. Comprehensive provides coverage for events outside your control that are not caused by a collision, like weather, vandalism, and theft. Collision coverage is for damage resulting from an accident with another vehicle or object.

Life Insurance

Life insurance is a legally binding contract that pays a death benefit to the policy owner when the insured person dies.

There are many different types of life insurance. The two main types of life insurance are Term insurance and Permanent insurance. Term insurance provides death benefit protection for the duration of your choosing (i.e., 10, 15, 20, or 30 years), has a fixed premium for that duration, and will expire after that duration. Permanent insurance will last for the entire duration of your life and has a guaranteed death benefit payout. The right type of life insurance will depend on your financial situation and goals. Talk to one of our agents to find out which is the right one for you.

Unless you choose a policy that is structured with flexible premium payments, your premiums will be fixed.

Each individual has a personalized set of life insurance needs. These needs may be to plan for burial and estate planning expenses, eliminate debt that would be left for the family to resolve, protect against the loss of future income, assist in retirement risk such as long-term care costs or market volatility, minimize tax liabilities, and many more. The amount needed will often change over time, so it is important to have an advisor that can help you navigate the change of needs over your lifetime. Speak with one of our agents to learn more about your options to insure these risks and how we can help manage your needs over time.

Yes – Life Insurance can be canceled at any time. However, there are usually alternative options to delay your premium payments or change your premium cost, if necessary. Make sure to ask one of our agents about your alternative options before cancelling your life insurance policy.

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