Smart Gadgets to Keep Your Home and Car Safe

Learn more about the smart gadgets that can make your life easierYou put a lot of time into making your car and home just right. So, you want to protect your investments as much as possible, right? One of the essential details to think about is gadgets and which ones can really help you with that goal. While they often can get a bad reputation, they can be a great choice for making safety a priority with a lot more convenience than you’d think!

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What Happens When Lightning Strikes Your Car?

be sure you know what to do should lightning strike your carLast month we wrote about lightning and your home and how to be safe.  This month we will talk about when lightning strikes and your car.

Lightning and thunder are common issues whenever a storm rolls up, and we know that happens pretty regularly in the Texas Gulf.  You may know how to protect yourself, which is great. But, do you know how to protect yourself when you are in your vehicle? And what about your vehicle itself — is it protected against lightning strikes? Here’s what you’ll want to know about what exactly happens when lightning strikes your car.

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What To Do In the Middle of the Hurricane

Be prepared should you be weathering out a stormWe’ve discussed preparation for hurricane season in 4 Tips for Getting Prepared for Hurricane Season and even getting out right before in the last ditch effort in Be Sure You Are Prepared to Bug Out – Emergency Evacuation Packing.  But what happens if that Cat 1 storm turns for the worse, or you had to stay back for one reason or another?

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How an Insurance App Can Improve your Insurance Understanding and Accessibility

Be sure you have your auto insurance on mobile app for ease and efficiencySmartphones are pretty incredible things, and their applications can be downright convenient, too.  Most of us use them for certain things, religiously, but many overlook a great potential for them in their day-to-day lives — like insurance!  Farmers has a great, user-friendly mobile app that can offer a lot of features and perks that will help you to get a much better quality of life when it comes to the insurance care you are searching for. Here’s what you want to know.

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Victim of Uninsured Motorist Accident? What To Do

protect yourself and your property in case uninsured motorists cause an accidentGetting in an auto accident is bad enough, but what are you supposed to do when you are in an accident, and the other driver is uninsured?  While it is certainly alarming to find out that you are now a victim of an uninsured motorist accident, there is plenty that you can do about it.  Here’s what you need to know!

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Should You Insure Your Golf Cart?

determine whether you need golf cart coverageIf you’re considering golf cart insurance, it’s because you own a golf cart and it is more to you than just transportation around the golf course.  This is not uncommon in these parts, so it’s not going to be as “untraditional” as you think.  After all, you’ve spent good money on your recreational vehicles, so, it only makes sense that you want to protect that investment! But what exactly is that going to look like as a separate policy, or add on to your current coverage?

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Understanding Mobile Home Insurance & What It Covers

Be sure you know what your mobile home insurance coversWhen you park your mobile home for the season and set it up, ready to go, you will want to make sure that you’ve got everything packed and ready, right?  The last thing on your mind is going to be insurance.  So, take the time now to make sure that you’ve got the right protection on your mobile home and that it’s covering what you think it is.  After all, you don’t want to find out after the fact that you weren’t covered for something that you thought you were, right?

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Teen Drivers and Crash Risk Factors

be sure you set ground rules for your teen driverWhen your teen gets behind the wheel, it’s normal to feel a bit of worry coming on.  After all, they’re your child and you want them to always be safe.  Plus, you have good reason to worry — teen drivers have quite a few age-specific risk factors that make driving a little more dangerous for them.  If you’re looking to do whatever you can to help them out and protect their health and safety, here’s the deal on their crash risk factors.

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