The amount of women in leadership positions today highlights the need for coverage even more. Also, the women who stay at home to care for their families still need coverage. If a woman who stays at home to care for her family dies suddenly, there is still the need for child care expenses and possible expenses to keep up the house while her spouse continues working. The services provided by women who stay at home to care for their families are expensive to pay for out of pocket. In some cases, the surviving spouse must hire someone for child care,…

If you've been insuring your vacation rental with a standard homeowner's policy, it likely won't be enough to cover the various types of damage that are inherent when renting out property, like a guest accidentally breaking that $3,000 65-inch flat screen while playing catch in the living room. And it also won't cover any injuries that your guests sustain on your property, or lost income should it be rendered un-rentable for a period. The answer is vacation rental property insurance, which you can think of like a homeowner's policy with some added protection for contents and liability. Even if you…

With homeowner's insurance rates on the rise, you may be looking for ways to reduce your annual premium without skimping on coverage. After all, a large portion of your net worth resides in the same place as you do. But there are a number of strategies you can use to chip away at your overall annual premium, including: Raising your deductible - Your deductible is the amount of risk you agree to accept before the insurance company starts paying on a claim. As homeowner's rates increase, you may want to be willing to take on more of the risk yourself.…