Author: Marc

FEMA announces 120-day NFIP grace period for flood policy renewals

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NFIP grace period - Flood - homes

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is lengthening this time from having been 30 days. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the extension of the NFIP grace period for flood insurance policy renewals to 120 days. The National Flood Insurance Program’s limit used to be thirty days. The reason the NFIP grace period length has changed is that FEMA is aiming to provide customers with relief at the moment. It acknowledges that many people are struggling with financial hardships from the coronavirus pandemic. Therefore, the extension is meant to…

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Your resume writing business insurance protects you from catastrophe

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Resume Writing Business Insurance - person writing

Your company takes on substantial risk by providing this service, but the right coverage keeps you safe. Resume writing business insurance is designed to protect your financial assets. It should be considered a powerful investment into your company’s present and future. Remember that you carry the same risks as any other writing service, but with the added specifics of a CV. The main component of resume writing business insurance has to do with liability protection. Naturally, there is more than that, but this is most certainly the jumping off point…

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Michigan auto insurance to undergo substantial changes throughout 2020

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Michigan auto insurance - Michigan license plate

High rates have been a source of contention in the state where drivers pay more than the rest of the country. High Michigan auto insurance rates and how to overcome them has been a controversial topic in the state for decades. In the second half of the year, premiums are likely to fall due to a number of changes in the state. This year, when policies renew on and after July 1, vehicle owners will see a change in those rates they’ve been complaining about for many years. According to…

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Event insurance policies often don’t cover disease cancellation

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Event insurance policies - SXSW 2020 Cancelled - SXSW YouTube

As gatherings like SXSW are stopped to slow COVID-19’s spread, participants are suffering losses. The South by Southwest (SXSW) conference has been cancelled for the first time in 34 years and the lack of disease outbreak coverage in event insurance policies has left many participants out of luck. This year’s SXSW was supposed to take place in Austin, Texas, from March 13 to March 22. The two SXSW founders were cited in a recent media publication, saying that the organization did not have disease outbreak coverage in its event insurance…

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Dropping insurance underwriting in Q4 2019 struck Berkshire Hathaway where it hurts

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Insurance underwriting - Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett’s company was able to recover last year despite those dragging results. Berkshire Hathaway was able to see substantial recovery in the last quarter of 2019, but that was in spite of the group’s lagging insurance underwriting result. The recovery was an important one as the same quarter in 2018 saw a significant loss overall. Warren Buffett’s multinational conglomerate issued a release last weekend. In it, they revealed that their insurance underwriting brought in a $857 million operating loss. Berkshire Hathaway’s income through insurance investing, utilities, railroad and energy,…

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Lemonade pet insurance products are in the making

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Lemonade Pet Insurance - Dog and Cat

The homeowners and contents policy provider will be expanding into an all new market. Lemonade pet insurance is about to become the next offering from the industry disrupting homeowners and contents insurer. The company has managed to raise $480 million and is now set to cover cats and dogs. It is not yet clear when the Lemonade pet insurance policies will start selling. So far, the insurer has announced its intentions to step into that category. It is also making its way through the regulatory process of selling coverage for…

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Alabama auto insurance fines hit hard, even when renewing one day late

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Alabama auto insurance - Fines - Money

The state has skyrocketed its fines for motorists who allow their vehicle coverage to lapse. Alabama auto insurance fines are heading skyward and drivers who allow their policies to lost – even for a single day – are about to suffer an unpleasant shock. The penalty for allowing a policy to lapse, even for one day, is $200 under the new rules. Probate judge and Cleburne County Commission chairperson Ryan Robertson spoke during one of the commission’s work sessions last week. There, he explained to the attendees that Alabama auto…

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