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How To Evaluate and Update Your Natural Disaster Preparedness Plan

You might have put a disaster preparedness plan in place years ago - but how ready will you be if a natural disaster occurs? Continue reading to learn more.

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Wildfire Prevention

Over the last decade, nearly 63,000 wildfires have occurred each year, burning up to 7.5 million acres of land annually. Wildfires are defined as uncontrolled and unplanned fires that typically originate in forests or grassland. Continue reading to learn more.

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My Basement Just Flooded: Now What?

As you might imagine, a basement flood can be one of the more common property losses that homeowners face. Continue reading to learn more.

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Tips for Driving in Inclement Weather

From ice and snow to rising floodwaters, inclement weather can take many different forms. These extreme weather events can also present an equally wide range of risks to drivers who are on the road during inclement weather. Continue reading to learn more.

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How To Set up an Emergency Fund (And Why It's Important)

According to the Federal Reserve, 36% of Americans don't have enough held back to cover an unexpected expenses - and some years, this number has been as high as 50%. For those that live paycheck to paycheck, it can be difficult to just cover household bills. Consider how an emergency fund can be essential to have on hand and how to get one started. Continue reading to learn more.

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Start Prepping for the Unexpected with these Reminders

Every year, hurricanes cause enormous amounts of wreckage and expense around the world. In 2021, Hurricane Ida generated a reported $75 billion in damage within the United States, becoming the costliest disaster of the year for our country. Continue reading to learn more.

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How to Prepare for a Tornado Before It Happens

Tornados are serious weather events that can cause devastating property damage and loss of life. Fortunately, you can take several steps to minimize damage if a tornado does occur. Continue reading to learn more.

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How To Practice Defensive Driving on Winter Roads

When winter arrives, so do challenging driving conditions. Snow, ice, and reduced visibility can make the roads treacherous. To ensure your safety and that of others, you must practice defensive driving on winter roads. Continue reading to learn more.

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Preparing for Winter Disruptions To Boost Business Resilience

You don't really know how hard winter weather will hit your area. So, how can you prepare for unknowns? Create a winter business continuity plan that helps you mitigate risks and ensure operations continue without interruption. Continue reading to learn more.

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It's Time to Protect Your Car From Winter Ice Road Salt and More

Do you take time to prepare your car for winter and reduce the impact of damage caused by extreme weather? Regular maintenance and protective measures can go a long way in safeguarding your vehicle during the winter months. Continue reading to learn more.

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Ways To Prepare and Respond To an Earthquake

While you may think earthquakes occur only on the West Coast, 45 U.S. states and territories sit in an earthquake zone. Before the next earthquake strikes, know your risk and access the Earthquake Notification Service for your area. Continue reading to learn more.

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Earthquake Preparation: What To Do if You Live in an Earthquake-Prone Area

It is estimated that there are about 500,000 detectable earthquakes every year ' and while only about 100 of those are strong enough to cause damage, there is no limit to the devastation that a particularly powerful earthquake can cause. Continue reading to learn more.

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How to Prepare Your Business and Staff for an Earthquake

Earthquake planning stages primarily need to account for personnel safety, but there should also be contingencies to protect the equipment and bottom line of the business. Continue reading to learn more.

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Is Your Car Protected From Earthquake Damage?

Protecting your car as an asset is important if you want to avoid unnecessary expenses. In addition to practicing proactive care, you should have adequate insurance to cover the value of your vehicle in case of disaster scenarios. There are several things that you could cover. Continue reading to learn more.

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Earthquake Recovery: What's Covered for My Home?

According to FEMA and the United States Geological Survey, earthquakes cause an estimated $14.7 billion in damage every year in the United States. Given the destructive potential of these seismic events, ensuring that your home and property are covered against earthquake damage is important for anyone who lives in a quake-prone area. Continue reading to learn more.

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Steps For Recovery Immediately After An Earthquake

An earthquake can wreak havoc on your home, lawn, neighborhood, and town. Learn what to do immediately after an earthquake as you strive to keep your family safe and begin the recovery process. Continue reading to learn more.

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Preparing Your Home for a Flood: What You Need To Know

Because many factors can affect an area's flood risk at any given time, it's important that everybody educate themselves on flood preparation and safety. Continue reading to learn more.

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Flood Preparation: How to Keep Your Car Safe From Damage

Along with putting together a plan to protect your home and ensure everyone there stays safe, it's also essential to prepare your vehicle anytime there is the potential for flooding. Here are four tips for keeping your car safe from flood damage. Continue reading to learn more.

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Flood Preparation for Your Business and Office

Flooded property is never convenient, but when it comes to your business, it could also mean business interruption and lost revenue. If your business or office is at risk, it's important to take steps to properly prepare it. Continue reading to learn more.

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Flood Preparation: Are You in a Flood Zone?

Floods are the most common type of natural disaster in the world, with about 40 percent of all natural disasters involving flooding. However, some regions are much more prone to flooding than others. Where you live will ultimately determine how many precautions you need to take. Continue reading to learn more.

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Flood Preparation: Where and When to Evacuate

Hhow do you know when it's time to evacuate? And if you do decide to evacuate, where should you go? To help you keep yourself and your family safe, let's explore the answers to these two fundamental flood preparation questions. Continue reading to learn more.

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Flood Recovery: What's Protected for My Car?

It's only natural for auto owners who experience flood damage to wonder about their insurance coverage. In this post, we'll discuss how a flood car is defined, how to find out if you're covered and what to do. Continue reading to learn more.

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What's Covered in My Home After a Flood?

What exactly is flood insurance and what does it cover? Having a better understanding of this unique type of coverage will help you better protect what matters to you. Continue reading to learn more.

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What To Do (And Not To Do) After a Flood

By understanding what to do (and what not to do) after a flood, you can keep yourself safe while working to regain some sense of normalcy. Continue reading to learn more.

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Hail Preparation: How to Protect Your Home and Car From Hail

There are some steps that you can take to protect your own home and vehicle(s) from expensive hail damage. The key is to think ahead and be as proactive as possible. Continue reading to learn more.

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Hail Preparation Steps That Protect Your Business and Office

A hailstone can measure from pea-size to grapefruit-size, can travel as fast as 100 mph, and cause extensive damage to your office business. The following steps could protect your employees, company and bottom line. Continue reading to learn more.

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Is Hail Repair Covered Under My Car Insurance Policy?

When hail can fall as fast as 40 miles per hour and the largest hail stone ever recorded was nearly eight inches in diameter, we'll examine whether your carrier will cover your car during the storm. Continue reading to learn more.

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Hail Recovery: How to Determine Whether You Have Hail Damage

More than ever, homeowners need to make sure their insurance policies include coverage for hail damage and know how to identify such damage after a major storm. Continue reading to learn more.

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How to Protect Your Home This Hurricane Season

To protect your property and your family, it's important to be prepared for storms that may take shape quickly, move unpredictably, and hit hard. Here are some ways you can prepare your home for hurricane season. Continue reading to learn more.

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Is Your Car Ready for Hurricane Season?

While most living in hurricane zones know the importance of preparing their homes for stormy seasons, readying cars is also a good idea. Here are some tips to ensure your vehicle is ready to weather the storm. Continue reading to learn more.

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Hurricane Preparation: Preparing Your Business/Office

There are a number of steps you can take to limit the damage at an office or place of business. To help you prepare for the hurricane season, let's take a look at five tips you can use to keep your business/office safe. Continue reading to learn more.

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How to Prepare Your Family Members and Pets for a Hurricane

Preparing your family members and pets for a hurricane starts with confronting the logistics of the problem. We'll look at what you can do to help everyone feel confident, regardless of how strong the winds blow. Continue reading to learn more.

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Hurricane Preparation for Your Family: When to Leave and Where to Go

Hurricane prep starts with protecting the safety of you and your family. No matter how fortified a home is, it may need help to stand up to the forces outside. We'll look at what you should know about evacuating. Continue reading to learn more.

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What's Protected for My Car After a Hurricane?

A look at how your car is protected during a hurricane and what you can do to help recoup your losses. Continue reading to learn more.

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Hurricane Recovery: What's Covered for My Home?

Explore what may be covered on your homeowner's insurance plan and how to start the recovery process. Continue reading to learn more.

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Hurricane Aftermath: The Cleanup of Tree and Fence Damage

Ensuring the safe removal of trees and efficient restoration of fences is crucial for post-hurricane recovery, for both safety and the restoration of affected areas. Continue reading to learn more.

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Hurricane Recovery: What to Do if Your Home Floods

Dealing with flood damage is often one of the most challenging and costly obstacles. To help you deal with this difficult situation in the best way possible, here are four tips for what to do if your home floods due to a hurricane. Continue reading to learn more.

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Safety Checklist for After a Hurricane Hits Your Area

If you are ever in the path of a storm and have to evacuate, you'll probably want to get things back to normal as quickly as possible. However, before you start, check out this safety post-hurricane cleanup checklist. Continue reading to learn more.

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Storm Preparation For Your Home

Severe weather events such as floods and tornadoes are more common during the spring and summer than any other time of year. Before you can take shelter from a storm, you need to know it is headed your way in the first place. Continue reading to learn more.

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Storm Preparation for Your Car

In this post, we'll cover how to prep your vehicle for severe weather and what to do if you're on the road when it hits. Continue reading to learn more.

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Storm Preparation For Your Business or Office

The best way to avoid employee injuries and financial disaster is to create an emergency plan before a storm touches down. Continue reading to learn more.

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Storm Recovery: What's covered for my home?

From minor damage to catastrophic weather events, it is important to understand what your homeowners' insurance policy covers and what it does not. Continue reading to learn more.

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Storm Recovery: What Coverage Protects My Car?

Severe weather can come so quickly that you may not have time to move your car into a garage or get off the road. If you're like most drivers, your next step after checking to make sure everyone is OK involves finding out how much the storm damage is going to cost you. Continue reading to learn more.

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Storm Recovery: Impacts of Tree Falling on My Home or Car

In this post, we'll discuss the impact of tree damage on your car or home, what type of insurance covers it, and more. Continue reading to learn more.

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Tornado Preparation for Home

If a tornado warning is issued in your area, be sure your home is prepped, and you're ready to get to safety. Continue reading to learn more.

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How to Get Your Car Ready for a Tornado or Twister

While you might first consider preparing your house for severe storms and tornadoes, you should also consider your vehicles. Continue reading to learn more.

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How to Prepare Your Business for a Tornado

Tips on how to create a continuity plan that will minimize your downtime in the event of a twister. Continue reading to learn more.

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Tornado Recovery: What's Protected for My Car?

In this post, we'll take a closer look at what may be covered and the steps to take after the storm. Continue reading to learn more.

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Tornado Recovery: What's Covered for My Home?

One of the most important parts of recovering from tornado damage is filing a claim on your homeowner's insurance policy. Continue reading to learn more.

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Tornado Recovery: Understanding the Impacts of Tree and Fence Damage

To help anyone who might be recovering from tornado damage, let's consider the impacts of tree and fence damage caused by tornadoes. Continue reading to learn more.

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Wildfire Preparation for Home

Here's what you might do to prepare your home for a wildfire. Continue reading to learn more.

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Wildfire Preparation for Cars

Here's how to make sure your car is ready for a wildfire evacuation. Continue reading to learn more.

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Wildfire Preparation: Ensuring Your Business is Ready

Make sure your company's facility, employees and operations are ready for a potential wildfire emergency. Continue reading to learn more.

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Wildfire Recovery: What's protected for my car?

Make sure you understand whether your vehicle is protected if you live in a state that experiences these fires. Continue reading to learn more.

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Wildfire Recovery: What's Covered For My Home?

Make sure that your home is adequately protected in the event of a fire. Continue reading to learn more.

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How to Prepare For a Wildfire: Evacuation Plans and More

If you live in an area prone to the effects of wildfires, knowing how to prepare for this type of disaster is critical. Continue reading to learn more.

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Top Ways To Prepare Your Home For Winter

To keep your family warm and safe all season, consider winterizing your home. You could take several steps as you inspect all areas of your house before the first winter storm hits. Continue reading to learn more.

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Winter Preparation for Your Car

Tips for prepping your vehicle so it runs well and operates safely on the roads this winter. Continue reading to learn more.

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Winter Preparedness: What Happens When Car Doors Freeze

Here are some simple preventative measures that can help you avoid frozen car locks. Continue reading to learn more.

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Winter Preparation: Prevent Pipes Bursting in Your Home

In this post, we'll cover why pipes burst, how to prevent them from bursting, and what to do if they burst. Continue reading to learn more.

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Preparing Employees and Offices for Winter Storms

To help prepare your office and your employees for the potential of severe seasonal weather events, this winter preparation guide for businesses offers strategies. Continue reading to learn more.

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A Guide to Fixing Ice Dams on Your Home

The snow and ice during winter can also create many problems. One such problem is ice dams, which can cause significant damage if left unaddressed. Continue reading to learn more.

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