Category Archives: Finance Guide

What Happens If You Don’t report an accident to your insurance company?

Car accidents do happen, unfortunately, and the hope is always that nobody will be seriously injured and that damage won’t be too severe. Many people don’t realize what happens if they don’t report a car crash. This is not something you want hanging over you head after an accident. We have the answer for you. Once you […]

Why It Is Important To Read Your Car Insurance Policy

If policies, agreements, contracts and other legal documents are not understood or read carefully, it can cause a lot of problems later. Although most people won’t want to read every word of a policy, it is often the key to saving money or incurring additional costs. This is especially true for car insurance policies. Although insurance agreements […]

Insurance Totaled My Car – What This Means

“Your vehicle is a total loss.” These words are often used to cause immediate controversy between the insured and their insurer. In total loss, the main reason for contention between an insured and their insurance company is that most people believe their vehicle is more valuable than it is. Although historically a poor investment, a vehicle is […]

Theft of Personal Property From Car – Does Your Insurance Cover It?

Your car was just stolen. You had important personal items. Is my auto insurance going to cover my personal items? The simple answer is that auto insurance does not typically cover personal property. This would be true for almost all insurance companies. Auto insurance is not meant to protect personal property, but damage to the vehicle. Your […]

Why Compare Insurance Rates If You Are Already Covered?

Why bother to compare insurance every so often? You probably already have insurance if you’re like most people. When you got a mortgage, your lender likely required that you have a homeowners policy. To comply with state laws, your auto must be insured. You may have already selected life and health insurance. Why should you shop when you already […]