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Nov 25

Tips For Being Away For the Holidays

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Trusted Choice® Leaving Home for the Holidays Trusted Choice® Leaving Home for the Holidays Are you traveling for the holidays? Here are 15 top tips to keep your home safe while you are away: Make sure alarm systems and motion sensors are in place and working properly. Connect these to your phone to monitor activity at all times of day. Use automatic lights to scare potential robbers away. Let a neighbor know you are leaving and the amount of time you will be gone. Keep all trees and bushes trimmed. Overgrown shrubbery can be a good place for burglars to…
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Oct 28

Secure Your Family’s Financial Future with Annuities

By Personal Insurance
Broadly speaking, an annuity is sold as a contract between a consumer and an insurance company. The buyer commits to a specified payment arrangement, and the company promises to pay the insured a lump sum or payment schedule. Payouts may begin immediately or in the future, depending on what is purchased. The amount of benefits paid hinges on the type of annuity purchased and the size of the insured’s investment. A death benefit may be built into the annuity, and a few may apply if funds are withdrawn early. Why consider purchasing an annuity? When the market crashed during the…
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Sep 16

Before the Hurricane: Safeguard the Future of Your Business

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Trusted Choice® Hurricane Insurance for BusinessAre you a business owner? Here are two alarming statistics about natural disasters for you: As many as 4 of 10 businesses that experience a natural disaster never recover. Worse, at least 1 in 4 businesses that are forced to close in the wake of a disaster never reopens. And if your business is small, or if all of your operations are in one location, the outlook worsens.If your business is located in a hurricane zone, you need to have a disaster plan in place. Luckily, you have an abundance of resources. You can find…
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Sep 02

Trusted Choice: Flood Insurance

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Water, Water Everywhere Water, Water Everywhere Water. We love it when it’s clean and tasty. We love it when it makes our gardens grow. We love swimming in it or watching it in fountains, waterfalls and oceans. We love water as long as it stays where it’s supposed to be. But that life-giving, cleansing force can be powerful and destructive despite our best efforts to tame or contain it. Every water-based system or appliance, whether it’s a sink or a dam, will eventually need maintenance or replacement. No building code can guarantee a structure will withstand a relentless barrage of…
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Aug 19

Having The Right Coverage in College

By Home Insurance, Personal Insurance
Trusted Choice® College Wars: May the Coverage Be with You!One of the most anticipated events and loved film series is Star Wars! From those who fondly remember seeing that massive star destroyer fill the theater screen for the first time in 1977, to those who’ve only watched the later animated version, millions of fans eagerly await a return to that universe far, far away.Similarly, the parents among you may also be remembering your inaugural journey to a college campus far, far away — as you prepare your own son or daughter for imminent departure into an unfamiliar universe. You may…
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Aug 05

Before the Storm Hurricane Preparation Checklist

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Trusted Choice®: Be Prepared for the HurricaneThe hurricane survival experts at the Florida Division of Emergency Management offer you advice for before, during, and after the storm.Countdown Checklist: Before the StormProperly preparing for a hurricane requires time and effort, but if a storm affects your family and your home, you’ll be glad you prepared. The following tasks are listed in chronological order from earliest to last. Do yourself and your loved ones a favor and get a jump on the steps counting down from 13 to 10 before the next hurricane season begins in your area.Take an inventory of your…
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May 21

Your Grill Should Cook, Not Burn

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Trusted Choice Your Grill Should Cook, Not Burn … the barn. Or the house. Or a child. Every year, what should be a fun outdoor occasion for family and friends instead turns into tragedy at nearly 9,000 homes, causing deaths, injuries and tens of millions in property damage. Your Trusted Choice® independent insurance agents can remind you that fire damage and potential liability for injury to friends will be covered by your homeowners policy, but we’d much rather you sidle up to the picnic table than hunker down in the emergency room. Gas grills represent the greatest risk by far,…
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Mar 23

DMV Closure Information

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For the health and safety of customers and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic in our local DMV Metropolitan area, the Department of Motor Vehicles offices are either closed or locations who will remain open has transitioned to handle appointment-only visits. Please click on the links below for more information on DMV closure dates, extension of Vehicle Registration, Business Licensing and Driver’s License and ID Cards. http://www.mva.maryland.gov/covid-19.htm https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/general/#covid19.asp https://dmv.dc.gov/ If you have any further questions pertaining to your insurance policy that is DMV related, please contact our agency at 1-800-241-6020 to speak with a live agent. Thank you for your patience…
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Mar 17

Support Your Immune System – Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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As we see more cancellations and closure of events, schools, and businesses, we encourage our clients to consider what measures you can take to promote the overall well-being of your community. This includes taking steps to boost your own immune systems, as well as considering what events/activities in your life are mandatory, and which ones could be canceled or postponed until a time when we know more about the impact of the virus. We also strongly encourage social distancing and vigilance in personal sanitation and cleanliness. Let's do our best to protect ourselves and the public at large.
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Aug 28

Don’t Text and Drive. It Can Wait

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Did you know that texting while driving takes your eyes off the road for an average of 5 seconds? At highway speeds, that’s like driving the length of an entire football field with your eyes closed. And when nearly 50% of teens and young adults admit to texting while driving, that fact becomes even more frightening. That’s why we’re joining Trusted Choice independent insurance agents to urge you and your families to put down the phones when driving. Every day in the U.S., more than nine people are killed and 1,000 injured in crashes involving a distracted driver. Don’t let yourself or loved…

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