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Through the Roof! How Roofing Scams Will Cost You

By Central, Claims, fraud, Home, home repair, Insurance, insurance fraud, Personal, Prevention, Risk Management, roof contractor, roof damage, roofer, roofing scam, scam, storm chasers, Weather

  In January 2020, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its 2019 Consumer Sentinel Network Report showing that they received a total of 23,963 reports from home repair, improvement, and product fraud. This is a staggering amount of fraud re…

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Time to Fall Back (and Check Your Smoke Alarms)

By Daylight Savings Time, fire extinguishers, fire prevention, fire prevention tips, Home, Insurance, low battery, National Fire Protection Association, Personal, Prevention, smoke alarm, smoke detector, Technology

This weekend marks Daylight Savings time when we “fall back” an hour. A general rule of thumb is to replace the batteries in your smoke detectors when Daylight Savings Time ends and begins (unless you have a special detector –…

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Extra Time on Your Hands? Why Not Spring into Spring?

By air conditioner, air conditioner maintenance, gutters, Home, home maintenance, home repair, homeowners, Household Inventory, Insurance, Personal, Prevention, roof, roof inspection, spring, storms, trees, windows

Spring has always been one of my favorite seasons. All winter I look forward to planting flowers, the warmer weather, and my birthday! But spring also brings rain, storms, and other perils that could cause damage to your home. Most…

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Daylight Savings Time is Time to Check Your Smoke Detectors

By battery, daylight savings, Daylight Savings Time, Fire, fire prevention, fire prevention tips, fire protection, Home, home fire, house fire, Household Inventory, Insurance, National Fire Protection Association, Personal, Prevention, smoke alarm, smoke detector, smoke detectors

Daylight savings time is coming up this Sunday! We’re going to “SPRING forward” our clocks (which means Spring is just around the corner. Yay!). Another important thing to do this weekend: check our smoke detectors! A general rule of …

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