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Deer can enter the road with little warning, particularly during fall and in the low-light hours around sunrise and sunset. While a collision is not always avoidable, slowing down, watching the...

Deer Collision Reminder - Safety Tips - Personal

Deer can enter the road with little warning, particularly during fall and in the low-light hours around sunrise and sunset. While a collision is not always avoidable, slowing down, watching the...
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Whether you work alone or run a small crew, the right business insurance starts with an honest look at how your contracting business operates. The work you perform, the contracts you sign, the...

What insurance should a small contractor consider in North Carolina?

Whether you work alone or run a small crew, the right business insurance starts with an honest look at how your contracting business operates. The work you perform, the contracts you sign, the...
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If you use a vehicle for work, the right auto coverage may depend on much more than who holds the title. Hauling tools, traveling to job sites, making deliveries, transporting employees, or...

When a work truck may need commercial auto insurance in North Carolina

If you use a vehicle for work, the right auto coverage may depend on much more than who holds the title. Hauling tools, traveling to job sites, making deliveries, transporting employees, or...
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When a home becomes tenant-occupied, the insurance conversation usually needs to change, too. A homeowners policy is generally designed for a property where the owner lives, while landlord or...

Homeowners insurance versus landlord insurance for North Carolina rental properties

When a home becomes tenant-occupied, the insurance conversation usually needs to change, too. A homeowners policy is generally designed for a property where the owner lives, while landlord or...
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The start of the school year always brings major changes to local traffic, especially throughout communities like Taylorsville and surrounding parts of Alexander County. As buses return to their...

National Traffic Awareness Month - August - A Back-to-School Reminder

The start of the school year always brings major changes to local traffic, especially throughout communities like Taylorsville and surrounding parts of Alexander County. As buses return to their...
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Auto insurance can feel straightforward until you hand your keys to someone else or borrow a friend’s vehicle. Suddenly, the question becomes very real: whose policy pays if something goes wrong?...

Does Auto Insurance Follow the Car or the Driver?

Auto insurance can feel straightforward until you hand your keys to someone else or borrow a friend’s vehicle. Suddenly, the question becomes very real: whose policy pays if something goes wrong?...
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Many North Carolina boat owners look forward to warm weather, time on the water, and a fresh season of outdoor adventures. But before setting sail, it’s important to recognize that insurance gaps...

Boat Liability Risks Most Owners Don’t Think About

Many North Carolina boat owners look forward to warm weather, time on the water, and a fresh season of outdoor adventures. But before setting sail, it’s important to recognize that insurance gaps...
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Summer often brings families outdoors for cookouts, gatherings, and long afternoons in the sunshine. Many homeowners add pools, trampolines, or play sets to make their backyard more enjoyable....

Pool, Trampoline & Backyard Liability - Are You Covered This Summer?

Summer often brings families outdoors for cookouts, gatherings, and long afternoons in the sunshine. Many homeowners add pools, trampolines, or play sets to make their backyard more enjoyable....
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Getting your home ready for summer helps safeguard its value, improve day-to-day comfort, and cut down on preventable maintenance issues. Warmer months bring increased energy use, seasonal storms,...

Summer Prep Tips for Homeowners

Getting your home ready for summer helps safeguard its value, improve day-to-day comfort, and cut down on preventable maintenance issues. Warmer months bring increased energy use, seasonal storms,...
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Summer fun arrives quickly, and before you know it, your weekends are packed with trips, lake days, and outdoor adventures. Boats, RVs, motorcycles, and ATVs make those moments unforgettable, but...

Insuring Summer Toys

Summer fun arrives quickly, and before you know it, your weekends are packed with trips, lake days, and outdoor adventures. Boats, RVs, motorcycles, and ATVs make those moments unforgettable, but...
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April marks Distracted Driving Awareness Month, a yearly reminder to slow down, pay attention, and rethink the habits we develop behind the wheel. Many collisions happen not because of challenging...

Distracted Driving Awareness Month – April – Personal P&C

April marks Distracted Driving Awareness Month, a yearly reminder to slow down, pay attention, and rethink the habits we develop behind the wheel. Many collisions happen not because of challenging...
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Quick Summary: Spring brings warmer weather, but it also introduces new driving hazards such as glare, wet roads, wildlife, and increased pedestrian activity. Staying alert to these seasonal risks...

Tips for Safe Spring Driving

Quick Summary: Spring brings warmer weather, but it also introduces new driving hazards such as glare, wet roads, wildlife, and increased pedestrian activity. Staying alert to these seasonal risks...
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Quick Summary: Bundling your home and auto insurance can lower your premiums, simplify your coverage, and help eliminate gaps between policies. It’s one of the easiest ways for North Carolina...

How Home & Auto Insurance Bundling Works in North Carolina

Quick Summary: Bundling your home and auto insurance can lower your premiums, simplify your coverage, and help eliminate gaps between policies. It’s one of the easiest ways for North Carolina...
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