For most of us buying a home is the biggest investment to mike during the whole lifetime. And it seems reasonable that such an important investment needs reasonable coverage. That’s why you need home insurance.
Over the decades the marketers have managed to pull off a very clever trick. If you go back to earlier times when people did their shopping in markets and corner shops where everyone knew everyone, the prices were always negotiable. Bargaining was part of the art of shopping. Asking for a discount or, if times [...]
Moving to a new home or office moving long distance can be very nerve-wracking, especially if you have a lot of property to move. When you need to transport furnishings and other belongings to a new house or office, renting a truck is the best option. Truck rental services are readily available. Most rental trucks [...]
Almost immediately President Obama took control of the White House, the combined majorities in both chambers were used to enact the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009. As has become the norm, the Republican party opposed the law. So, now that we have one year of experience, it’s interesting to revisit the Act [...]
I think everyone would agree that lowering healthcare costs is a really cool idea. Before we ask (or allow) the government to take over the entire industry, we may want to look at it little closer.There are two questions we should ask before taking the governmental leap: What are the real costs…to us? And, is [...]
Looking around the news in United States, there is a story that the insurance regulators from five US states have just agreed a $2 million settlement with two Nationwide Life companies for failing to properly supervise the sale of annuities through one of their agents. This raises two questions. What exactly are annuities? and What [...]
The weather conditions do not affect anything. Of course, it is clear to everybody that in winter accidents are more frequent, but you also have to remember that avoiding an accident is much more valuable than knowing how to react in it. But if you did end up in an accident it is better to [...]
