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Guide to Buying Condo Insurance
Condos are protected by two types of insurance policies — your personal condo insurance policy and your HOA’s master policy. Your HOA’s master policy insures the building structure and common elements, but what it covers inside your unit depends on the master policy type: “bare walls,” “single-entity,” or “all-in.” Your HO‑6 condo policy fills the ...
Is Employer-Provided Life Insurance Enough?
Employer-provided life insurance is a benefit provided by your workplace that offers your beneficiaries financial security in the event of your death. This type of life insurance is considered group life insurance, meaning that a single contract protects a group of people, like your coworkers. Today, about six in ten private‑industry workers have access to ...
How to Stay Connected as a Female Digital Nomad
In this article It’s Not a Passing Phase, It’s a Lifestyle Meet the Fierce Female Nomads The Female Digital Nomad Experience How Do They Stay Connected? Tips From the Experts It’s Not a Passing Phase, It’s a Lifestyle If you dream of freely traveling between sandy beaches and snow-capped mountains, you’re not alone—and the numbers ...
How to Flood-Proof Your Home During Hurricane Season
Hurricane season is bringing wetter storms, more rapid intensification, and higher surge risk—prepare for wind, rain, and flooding Atlantic hurricane activity has stayed elevated relative to long‑term averages since 2020, and record‑warm Atlantic waters helped drive an active 2023 season with 20 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes (NOAA). While the global number ...
Fact Check: Is Your Internet Slower Because of the Pandemic?
According to the latest data, your internet isn't slower, you're just using it more while working from home and sheltering in place....
Does Home Insurance Cover Moving Damage?
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 30 million Americans move each year. Some move across the county, some move a few states over and some move across the country. To make that move, they fill their personal vehicles with boxes, clothes and furniture or they borrow a pickup from a friend. Oftentimes, they ...
Life Insurance Tax Guide
When it comes to life insurance, taxes are a common worry. You may be wondering, “is life insurance taxable?” Under federal rules, amounts paid by reason of the insured’s death are generally excluded from income, but key exceptions and other taxes can apply. Interest credited on proceeds is taxable, certain transfers can make the death ...
STUDY: After Months of Quarantine, 28% of People Now Report Feeling Overwhelmed and Overstimulated by Driving
While driving is second nature for most, the return to heavier midweek traffic and a risk environment still above pre‑pandemic baselines has increased cognitive load for many drivers. In 2023, an estimated 40,990 people died in traffic crashes (−3.6% vs. 2022), and the fatality rate was 1.26 per 100 million vehicle miles—still higher than 2019’s ...
Fact Check: Can Pets Catch or Spread Coronavirus?
How contagious is the coronavirus be when it comes to our furry friends? And can it be transmitted between pets and humans?...
What is Hazard Insurance?
Hazard insurance, also called dwelling insurance, is the portion of a standard homeowners policy that protects the structure itself (foundation through roof) against covered perils. In mortgage lending, this is the dwelling/“Coverage A” protection. Lenders require it because they have a financial interest in the home and must ensure the collateral is protected; the structural ...
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