July 2007 - Posts

• Breast Cancer, Your Diet and Insurance

  Breast cancer is a devastating disease. A good friend got it when she was just 30; she lost both breasts to the disease, but survived. Breast cancer knows no age limits and doesn't respect wealth or status. In the US, as many as 1 in 8 women will find Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 18, 2007 11:12 AM by editor@insuranceguide101.com | 4 Comments

• iPhones, Apple Care and Insurance

  As a writer who uses a MacBook Pro for each and every entry that you see in this blog, I'm a firm believer in Apple Care. However, don't confuse Apple Care with insurance that will cover your iPhone in case it is lost or stolen. What's the difference? Read More... Posted Saturday, July 14, 2007 12:33 PM by editor@insuranceguide101.com | 3 Comments

• Lawn Chair, Helium Balloons, Travel and Insurance

  Here's one way I won't be travelling anytime soon: Ken Couch got into a lawn chair attached to 105 helium-filled balloons , and took off for Idaho. While he didn't make it, he did travel 310 kilometers from home before he touched down on the earth again. Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 12:43 PM by editor@insuranceguide101.com | 6 Comments

• More on Travel and Insurance

  There were a number of great contributors to Robert Hruzek's writing project on travel. I've included the full list of entries here for your reading pleasure: What I Learned from… … Travel – Diversity , by Karin H. at Stop/Start … Travel , by Benjamin Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 7:31 AM by editor@insuranceguide101.com | 5 Comments

• What I Learned from Travel

  Well, we have another writing project from Robert Hruzek at Middle Zone Musings. This month's topic, "What I learned from travel", has travel insurance written all over it. Do you buy travel insurance? In most cases, you shouldn't . I certainly learned Read More... Posted Saturday, July 07, 2007 12:15 PM by editor@insuranceguide101.com | 10 Comments

• Race Car Driver Paul Tracy and Insurance

  Paul Tracy, famous race car driver, has no regrets about his racing career, according to an article in the Toronto Star. However, if I were him, I'd be regretting a few of those crashes he's had. Between April 1993 and June 2007, Tracy has had either Read More... Posted Friday, July 06, 2007 9:08 AM by editor@insuranceguide101.com | 3 Comments

• Big Vehicles And Neck Injuries

  We're back after a "driving holiday", when we were just one of millions of others who went to see relatives and let the kids run around in the fresh air far from the city. We own a minivan; when we bought it, I was pleased that we owned one that is well Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 04, 2007 10:50 AM by editor@insuranceguide101.com | 3 Comments