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Progressive offers Thanksgiving turkey insurance protection plan at Whole Foods

Marc
Thanksgiving Turkey Insurance - Turkey in oven

The grocery chain and insurer have teamed up to help customers protect their holiday meal this year. The Whole Foods grocery chain is working with Progressive to offer customers a Thanksgiving turkey insurance plan. The idea behind this coverage is to help protect against having the central part of the meal go wrong. The two companies are working together in this unique and somewhat odd combination. This Thanksgiving turkey insurance will be available exclusively for the one dish for this single celebration. Therefore, even if a family member brings a…

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Insurance claims prevention a low priority for Americans during the holidays

Julie Campbell
Holiday Mayhem - Thanksgiving turkey’s go up in smoke!

A new Allstate Holiday Home Hazards survey showed most people don’t take many precautions at this time of year. From Thanksgiving through the New Year, this hectic time of preparing for guests, decorating, cooking and entertaining (all on top of our everyday lives) brings about an increase in the number of insurance claims received from insurers. That said, a recent survey has shown that people don’t seem to be giving priority to taking precautions. A new poll released by Allstate has shown that once Thanksgiving dinner is done, 75 percent…

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Fire insurance claims break records on Thanksgiving Day

Julie Campbell
Holiday Mayhem - Thanksgiving turkey’s go up in smoke!

Insurers are cautioning Americans to take some simple safety precautions this year. Thanksgiving Day is a holiday that represents togetherness, family, and giving thanks for all of the things with which we have been blessed in our lives, but it is also the time of year that inevitably leads to the highest number of fire insurance claims. Studies have shown that fire departments can receive up to three times the typical number of calls on Thanksgiving. The reason is that there are many Thanksgiving activities that involve an increased risk…

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