Mandy Sleight has been a licensed insurance agent since 2005. She has three years of experience writing for insurance websites such as Bankrate, MoneyGeek and The Simple Dollar. Mandy writes about auto, homeowners, renters, life insurance, disability and supplemental insurance products.
The median property value for a home in Long Beach, California is $600,700 and roughly 40% of Long Beach residents are homeowners. To insure a home with $250,000 in dwelling coverage, the average annual [...]
A sewer backup occurs when a waste line is blocked, causing wastewater to backup into the home. In the United States: Over 500,000 sewer backups happen every year, according to the Association of California [...]
A homeowners insurance policy typically covers natural disasters caused by explosion, fire, lightning, hail, windstorm, hurricanes, tornadoes, extreme cold, volcanoes and theft. Homeowners insurance usually [...]
There are over 13 million licensed drivers in Texas, which is second only to California for number of drivers on the road. With this many drivers on Texas’ long stretches of open road, and rural interstate [...]
In South Carolina, distracted driving is responsible for an average of two car crashes each hour. South Carolina also has the #1 fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in 2019, according [...]
Drivers with a DUI or DWI on their record are considered high-risk drivers, which results in higher auto insurance premiums. In Washington, D.C., being convicted of a DWI could cause an average increase [...]
One of the coverages included in a homeowners insurance policy is personal property, which pays up to a certain limit for damaged or stolen belongings outlined in the policy coverages. However, if you [...]
A hit-and-run happens when a party involved in an accident leaves the scene before providing aid or information to the other involved parties. It can also include a failure to report the accident to the [...]