December 2006 - Posts

• What I Learned in 2006

  Ben Yoskovitz of the Instigator Blog set out a challenge to bloggers everywhere: to write a post that includes 5 things that you learned this year. While I missed the original deadline because of a family that insists on catching every virus going around Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 7:52 PM by editor@insuranceguide101.com | 1 Comments

• Insurance and Credit Scores

  Increasingly, insurance companies are using credit scores to determine your premium. Do you think this is right? I know there are readers who are concerned. Recently, a reader asked about insurers who don't use credit scores . Obviously, people are aware Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 9:54 AM by editor@insuranceguide101.com | 3 Comments

• Your Driving Record and Your Astrological Sign

  I suppose it had to happen sometime. After all, people will do research on the darnedest things. Well, here's what I heard on my local news radio channel today: Someone actually studied the likelihood of a bad driving record based on astrological sign! Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 13, 2006 7:26 PM by editor@insuranceguide101.com | 0 Comments

• Insurance You Don't (Usually) Need: Mortgage Life Insurance

  Now, don't shoot me... I don't think this insurance is a rip-off per se, but I do think you can do better in terms of cost for the benefit paid out. But there are exceptions, and you could be one of them. Most mortgage life insurance will pay out on the Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 06, 2006 1:33 PM by editor@insuranceguide101.com | 0 Comments