TweetThis one runs out to 8 minutes, but overall, it’s a thoughtful consideration of the basics of life insurance. In particular it considers the questions: – Do I need life insurance? – How much do I need? – What kind … Continue reading
TweetPet insurance is a growing segment of the industry given the fact that owners spent more than $30 million in 2009 on veterniary care. The most common (and expensive) conditions, which required surgery were, by species: Dogs 1. Benign skin … Continue reading
TweetI can never decide if I’m a very lucky person or a sucker. Like all of us, I’ve carried car insurance for years and really only had to use it twice. In one case, my Ford Taurus should have been … Continue reading
TweetAn excellent little explanation of how insurance works, but I’m telling you, you’re gonna feel sorry for poor ole Gary when you watch this!
TweetEvery now and then I read something that a politician or corporate type thinks is logical and just scratch my head. Yesterday I was scanning a report from Reuters on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s report on denial of … Continue reading
TweetWithout putting too fine a point on it, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is nuts. He wants to see an outright ban on any kind of cellphone use while driving and he’s pretty iffy on vehicle information and entertainment systems like … Continue reading
TweetSo, J.D. Power and Associates have busted out another survey. This one is their 2010 U.S. National Homeowners Insurance Study that measures satisfaction with policies based on coverage offerings, price, billing and payment, customer interaction, and claims. I have to … Continue reading
TweetWhen State Farm released its data on collisions between cars and deer, I was a little miffed that Texas didn’t make the top ten. I was raised with injunctions to “watch the bar ditch” long before I ever took the … Continue reading
TweetSix months after the passage of health care reform, the Obama administration still finds itself trying to sell the legislation to the American public. A fact made worse by the impending mid-year elections. It’s pretty tough to convince the 53% … Continue reading
TweetMost women would be inclined to say that the researchers at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety wasted their time putting together a 2008 study on driver safety relative to gender. We know we’re better drivers than the guys. Well, … Continue reading