Editor's Blog

Breast Cancer, Your Diet and Insurance

editor@insuranceguide101.com — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:12:00 GMT

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)

iPhones, Apple Care and Insurance

editor@insuranceguide101.com — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:33:00 GMT

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)

Lawn Chair, Helium Balloons, Travel and Insurance

editor@insuranceguide101.com — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:43:00 GMT

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)

More on Travel and Insurance

editor@insuranceguide101.com — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:31:00 GMT

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)

What I Learned from Travel

editor@insuranceguide101.com — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:15:00 GMT

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)

Race Car Driver Paul Tracy and Insurance

editor@insuranceguide101.com — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 13:08:00 GMT

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)

Big Vehicles And Neck Injuries

editor@insuranceguide101.com — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:50:00 GMT

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)

If You Buy An iPhone, Buy Insurance

editor@insuranceguide101.com — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:46:00 GMT

Today, the iPhone will burst onto the market, with fans of the phone standing in line (for the past couple of days, in some cases) in order to get one of the first ones. All I can say is: if you buy this phone, get insurance. However, I don't mean the...(read more)

How To Get the Right Amount of Life Insurance

editor@insuranceguide101.com — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:58:00 GMT

This is a question that many of us have: just how much life insurance do I need? There are a ton of answers out there, from 5 times your salary as a basic rule of thumb to complex equations that include your current debt load and the anticipated cost...(read more)

Teeth Fixed But Dental Insurance Isn't

editor@insuranceguide101.com — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:19:00 GMT

I blogged recently on a shocking case where a man lost his eyesight because of a infected molar . That situation highlighted the plight of the working poor; dental insurance is just not affordable, and the procedures to save an infected tooth (usually...(read more)

Deaf Gays At Higher Risk of HIV Infection

editor@insuranceguide101.com — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:48:00 GMT

Hold onto your health insurance : according to an article in the Toronto Star, if you are gay and deaf, you are less likely to have had the information on safe sex and HIV risks communicated to you. Statistics indicate that as many as 2 to 10 times as...(read more)

Street Racing Kills Again

editor@insuranceguide101.com — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:48:00 GMT

Every year, it's the same thing: once the nice weather comes, young drivers (males predominantly) get behind the wheel and drive their vehicles on regular streets and highways as if they are on a raceway. Why not? They know what they are doing; they can...(read more)

Alabama Governor Blocks Increased Car Insurance Liability Requirements

editor@insuranceguide101.com — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:25:00 GMT

An article on Insurance Journal states that Governor Bob Riley has blocked legislation that would have required drivers in Alabama to carry higher liability limits. At issue was the wording of the bill, which would have made the new car insurance requirements...(read more)

Insurers Report Over 260 Sex Assaults in Protestant Churches Annually

editor@insuranceguide101.com — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:16:00 GMT

If you are a small local church and you're trying to get liability insurance , I think I know why your payments are so high: according to an article posted on azcentral.com, insurers receive in excess of 260 reports of sexual abuse of children. Curiosity...(read more)

Insurance and the Annual Physical

editor@insuranceguide101.com — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:29:00 GMT

Well, I'm not a fan of the yearly (or bi-yearly) physical, but I hadn't had one since well before I got pregnant with my daughter, who is now 16 months. Given that I conceived her somewhere around April 2005, and considering my usual reluctance to visit...(read more)