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ATV & UTV Summer Safety Tips
We are grateful to serve the recreational insurance needs of Iowa instead of a major coastal city. Instead of offering summer safety tips such as "how to outrun giant, hungry rats" or "which parks are safest to sleep in after your landlord has raised your rent to...
Does Insurance Cover Severe Weather?
The great state of Iowa is frequently ranked as one of the least beautiful states in the country. And whose job is it to rank the states according to their natural beauty, you might ask? Writers – many of whom live in studio apartments surrounded by gray,...
Distracted Driving: Keep Your Eyes on the Road!
You may already have accustomed yourself to occasionally taking your eyes off the road while you're at the wheel. If nothing bad has ever happened to you while driving distracted, then it's easy to get lulled into a false sense of security. You're only human, after...
Don’t Miss the March 15th Deadline for Crop Insurance!
The crop insurance deadline for corn and soybeans is March 15th. If you fail to pay for those spring crops' insurance policies by the sale closing date, your insurance provider will report your ineligibility to the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA). Once your SSN or...
How to Prevent a Chimney Fire in Your Home This Winter
Nearly 18,000 fires are caused by wood-burning appliances every year. Over 4,000 of those are residential fires caused by wood stoves. Three out of four residential building heating fires are confined within chimneys, flues or flue barriers. Do we offer those...
Are You Covered for Winter Weather?
Winter weather can get the best of anyone. Very few people are wired for the cold. Fewer still know everything they need to fully prepare for it. There are things we all can do to keep warm inside and outside of our homes. There are ways to travel safely – or avoid...
Watch Out for Deer! How to Drive Safely Around Whitetail
Iowa is home to a lot of deer: approximately 445,000 of the rugged creatures. Iowan hunters do their part to thin the herd, bagging nearly 110,000 whitetail annually, but despite their best efforts there are still a lot of bucks and does crossing roads. As of 2022,...
How to Drive Safely Around School Buses
Twenty six million children ride nearly half a million school buses in the United States every school day. Given the great number of school buses on the road, accidents involving them are sadly inevitable. There were 111 fatalities and 13,000 injuries resulting from...
Safety Tips for Driving Near Farm Machinery
It’s harvest season in Iowa! And you know what that means – tractor traffic. We all understand and respect the needs of local agricultural producers. There’s no doubt that farmers are integral to our economy and to thank for the delicious meals on our tables. Yet...
Back to School: What Insurance Do Students Need?
Bullies. Bad grades. Mean teachers. Unfortunately, insurance cannot cover students for every bad thing that can happen to them. But many types of insurance policies are designed to put students' minds at ease whether they're attending college or still in high school....
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