by California Casualty | Homeowners Insurance Info |
October is National Fire Safety Month – and we wanted to share some tips for keeping your home safe from fire. Thankfully, we have a lot of Firefighters (and some other really smart people) on our Facebook page – and I asked them to share their tips with us!
Here’s what they came up with:
- Keep debris and brush away from your home
- Always have a water supply handy near a burn pile
- Don’t leave burning candles unattended
- Create home escape routes and a safe meeting place, and practice them!
- keep dryer vents cleaned out
- test smoke alarms regularly
- keep fully charged ABC fire extinguishers handy
- eliminate extension cords
- turn ceiling vent fans off when leaving the room
- turn off the stove 🙂
- check for frayed/worn wiring
- keep space heaters away from flammable items
- don’t let candle tins burn too long
- don’t leave flammable materials near the stove
And last, but not least – don’t play with matches!
Thanks to all our wonderful Facebook Fans for helping me out!
by California Casualty | Auto Insurance Info |
When it comes to auto insurance, you probably consider coverage that will pay you back if your car is damaged. What you might not think about is auto insurance covering damages to others if you’re at fault in an accident. If you are determined liable for damage to the others’ property, or even bodily injury, your auto policy should help protect you against financial disaster.
Every state has a required minimum level of insurance for damages you may be liable for in an accident. Many insurance providers tout cheap rates based on the “state minimum” levels. The tough reality is that these minimums have not been reviewed in many years and do not accurately reflect the costs of today’s automobiles.
California Casualty is working to address such issues before there’s a problem.
One of our customers illuminates the issue.  She was determined at fault in a multi-car accident. Her property damage liability limit was $25k. During the claim settlement process, we advised her that it was possible her minimum coverage might not cover all the damage – and she might be responsible for the remaining balance.  The customer was frantic with worry she’d owe thousands of dollars in additional damages – out of pocket.
Fortunately for her, our claims team was able to settle for an amount that fell within the customer’s coverage limits.
California Casualty is here to help you make the right choices. We’ll help you evaluate your current liability coverage amounts. Hopefully you never find yourself in a situation where you’re liable for significant property damage or bodily injury.
Will you be able to rest easy knowing that the insurance policy you chose has you covered?
