I don’t mean to toot my own horn here, but it turns out I made a pretty good choice the last time I purchased a vehicle. According to new rankings of car insurance rates from Insure.com, the Honda Odyssey EX is among the least expensive vehicles to insure. More than 2,400 models were surveyed. Like [...]
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Leaving Your Family Homeless
One of the purposes of life insurance is to make sure that your family is provided for if something happens to you. You want to be sure that your kids can grow up strong and healthy and with a good education. You want to make sure that your spouse can take the time that he [...]
They’re chewing bacteria gum in Canada
After chewing the idea over, I came to the conclusion that there has to be a better way to fight infections than stuffing bacteria-filled gum into my mouth. A Canadian company recently introduced a new bacteria-filled gum. Probiotic Gum – sold for $8 a pack at health food stores in Canada — contains “friendly” bacteria [...]
Medex Country Restrictions as of March 15, 2010
Travel insurance companies can choose to exclude travel suppliers and destinations from coverage. As of March 15, 2010, the only destination restrictions for Medex are Afghanistan and Iraq.
Get any e-mails from a hitman lately?
Fraud is no laughing matter, but some bold outlaws have invented loony scams. Popular Internet scams in 2009 involved hitmen, economic stimulus funds, astrological readings, work-from-home job sites and fake pop-up ads for antiviral software. But it’s the hitman scam that caught my eye. Imagine receiving an e-mail from someone claiming to be a member [...]
Travel Insured International Addresses Single Supplement Coverage
Travel insurance carriers will often post frequently asked questions and answers online and in newsletters. The following is an excerpt from the Travel Insured International March newsletter. It discusses the options when one traveler cancels their portion of the trip and the other continues traveling alone. Q: Two friends have booked a cabin to share [...]
Don’t forget to deduct your unreimbursed property loss on your taxes!
If you’ve suffered major property damage that wasn’t covered by insurance, you may be able to deduct it on your taxes. Whether the damage occurred to your home, car or boat, a portion of the unreimbursed loss may be an allowable deduction on your federal income tax return, according to the Insurance Information Institute (III). [...]
Travel Insured International Addresses Weather and Travel Insurance
Travel insurance carriers sometimes answer frequently asked questions online and in newsletters. The following is an excerpt from the Travel Insured International March newsletter. It discusses what coverage is available and the options that travelers have when inclement weather impacts a vacation. The Travel Scenario Two couples – the Smiths and the Joneses – were [...]