We all have ‘em. We all use ‘em…particularly during the holiday season. In fact, over 70% of Americans will use at least one extension cord when decorating their homes this year. Some will use many more than that. If not careful, your home could potentially become a deadly web of tangled electrical cords and a serious fire hazard. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s Gardening Tool Check-Up Time In most areas of the country, gardeners take a break in winter, or at least have less to manage. Some people welcome this time of year as a pleasant reprieve, while others pine away for spring’s first blossom. Now is the perfect time to review your supplies and determine if you have a well-used tool or two that may need to be repaired or replaced. Or, maybe there’s a gardening gizmo you wished you had last season? Guess what? It may be on sale in winter! So get out there and check your stock. Read the rest of this entry »

Welcome back to the Heuer Insurance Blog.  By now I hope you are well fed, received all the gifts you wanted, have few or none to return, and look forward to a new year as much as we are!    The holidays were great, seeing family was fabulous, and most of us survived the holiday season no worse for the wear, but now it’s time to get back to normal, and the purpose of this month’s blog is on how to protect yourself from an untimely lawsuit and its consequences. Read the rest of this entry »

Welcome back. Ever wonder how you would provide proof to your insurance company that you really did have all the personal property items that you claimed to have before a total loss?? Can you imagine the stress involved with trying to prove all those items?? Let me give you a long time piece of advice…. Read the rest of this entry »

Hello to our clients and readers, we can’t tell you how much we appreciate your checking in with us. With school now in session, we are frequently asked if kids property is covered while they are away at school. The answer is almost always yes, with a few limitations. Read the rest of this entry »