Insurance Fraud: Ghost Broking
Posted: September 15, 2020
The advent of the internet and social media has made doing business easier than ever, but has also emboldened the dishonest and unscrupulous to utilize new ways to defraud unsuspecting victims. One form of insurance fraud, already pervasive in The United Kingdom, is now gaining traction here in The United States: ghost broking. Ghost brokers pose as legitimate insurance agents. They will advertise too-good-to-be-true...
Do-It-Yourself Plumbing
Posted: August 15, 2020
Do-it-yourself home improvement was and still is big business. According to Statista, “In 2013, the value of the global DIY market was approximately 31.9 billion U.S. dollars. In 2014, home improvement stores in the United States generated a revenue that amounted to about 144 billion U.S. dollars.” Statistics show a renewed interest among homeowners to make their own repairs. Comfy Living reported: “1. Millennials...
Safer (and Funner) at Home
Posted: April 15, 2020
Even though 2020 will most likely be remembered as the year of the virus, there are so many good things that can come during our times at home, things we've never tried, people we otherwise may not have called, or things we never had time for - like planting a rose garden or baking fresh bread. YES- even with all of our current difficulties there...
Erie Insurance Making $200 Million in Auto Rate Cuts for Customers
Posted: April 11, 2020
Erie Insurance Making $200 Million in Auto Rate Cuts for Customers Erie is one of the many carriers we represent. Two more of our insurers, Allstate and Progressive, are offering similar rate cuts. Contact Scott and his team of independent agents for more information....
Keep Your Eyes on the Road
Posted: March 15, 2020
Next month is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Unfortunately, Tennessee has a poor track record of keeping its eyes on the road. According to data collected by The Tennessee Department of Safety, Davidson, Rutherford, and Williamson Counties had a combined total of 5363 distracted driving crashes in 2017 and 3766 in 2018. Nashville-area NBC affiliate WSMV reported last year, “Williamson County ranks third in Tennessee with...