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We all enjoy the holiday season. Getting together with family and friends to enjoy some traditional holiday food is something that many of us hold close to our hearts. However, the holiday season can involve many activities and distractions that can contribute to us being unfocused in the kitchen. Unfortunately, this is when accidents can occur.

Pets are creatures of habit, so the holidays can often be as stressful on them as they are on you. With this in mind, it’s a good idea to ensure your pets stay in their regular routine, and that they’re made provisions for when you’re away from home.

When you are planning your vacation getaway, remember that an empty home is too easy of a target for burglars. However, there are some common sense approaches you can take to keep your home safe from a break in while you are enjoying your vacation.

How Boating Insurance is Like Homeowners and Auto Insurance

It’s back-to-school time, and for many parents, this means carpooling. Before you start driving children to and from school, it’s important that your car is in good condition and that you know the proper safety guidelines to ensure you and the kids you are driving around stay safe. Below are some tips to carpool safely while you are keeping up with the kids’ busy schedule.

You just found out that your pet qualifies for pet insurance, now what? Now you have to go through the standard waiting period for your newly enrolled pet. But, why is there a waiting period for pet insurance?

Personal umbrella insurance is a type of insurance that provides additional liability insurance designed to provide backup coverage for your other insurance policies. Most people believe that having liability coverage for their homes and cars are enough. Record judgments and jury awards, not to mention an increasingly litigious society, over the past several years have proven otherwise.

A trampoline is almost unavoidable if you have children. They will ask, even beg for one. And although their little faces will make you want to say yes, you have a nagging suspicion that a trampoline may impact your insurance. Before you give your begging child an affirmative answer, you should find out if a trampoline will affect your insurance policy in any way.

Fall is just around the corner and the days riding into the evenings in the summer are near ending. As the season changes, motorcycle riders have new conditions they have to deal with. Although you might still get some of that lingering summer heat in the fall, temperatures are still declining, leaves are falling from the trees, and the daylight is fading away faster. This is why it’s important to have some riding tips for fall under your belt.

Turkey day is a great day to get friends and family together and sit back and relax while you cook — and eat —the turkey. However, since cooking is a leading cause of home injuries and home fires, it’s important that you practice thanksgiving fire safety.