SPRING HAS SPRUNG
Wake up and smell the flowers
Time to spring clean and review your personal insurance for your auto and homeowners. See below for details and tips.
Spring Cleaning Tips
So here are the top 6 super-easy things you should do this spring (while you are doing your regular cleaning, of course).


  1. Change the air filters in your HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) – Changing the filter can extend the life of your HVAC, maintain healthy air quality, help keep energy costs down, and keep the repair man away.
  2. Change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors – Batteries should be replaced approximately every six months to make sure the detectors are working properly. The best time to remember this is when you adjust your clocks for Day Light Savings, change those batteries.
  3. Clean your dryer lint hose – At a minimum, pull the hose off the back of the dryer and use a vacuum cleaner to get the lint that snuck past the lint trap. This is one of the leading causes of house fires and is easily preventable.
  4. Clean gutters and down spouts – Make sure you don’t get a large buildup of debris so that water can flow through gutters and down spouts easily. Remember, gutters and spouts direct water away from the roof and house to prevent damage. We don’t want a birdbath on the roof.
  5. Check the Roof and the walls – Snow and ice can be especially harsh on roofs and sidings. Besides the obvious, missing shingles, saggy roof, holes in the siding, look for holes critters might have created to escape the cold.
  6. Find and fix any tripping hazards – Look for the easy stuff, dead branches, new holes in the yard, and the not so obvious stuff, broken bricks or flagstones, cracked sidewalks and driveways that settled a bit during the winter. Don’t forget the deck. Check for nails or screws that raised up and boards that might have warped or rotted. We want to prevent injuries.
Reviewing Your Auto & Homeowners Insurance

1.       Always be sure to review your auto and homeowners insurance due to changes in lifestyle or upgrades to your home.
2.       If you are looking at different options with other insurance carriers, be sure to compare coverage and additional coverage your current policy may have.
3.       Look for ways to maximize your discounts, ie, multi-policy, deductibles, safe driver, burglar alarm. Plus, many more!
4.       Independent agents (like us!) have multiple carriers to quote with. As being your agent is our promise to educate you on your coverage.
5.       Our carriers offer 12-month auto policies which locks in your rate longer vs a 6-month policy




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