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April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month

By Auto Insurance, Distracted Drivers
There are many things that can cause s0meone to become distracted while driving a vehicle. Sometimes it is a person in your vehicle, others on the roadway, cellphone, eating and sometimes even still it is our lack of attention to the road. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2013/04/03/forget-phones-or-fast-food-more-drivers-cause-their-own-distractions-in-crashes/ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-04/phone-use-trails-lost-in-thought-in-fatal-car-crashes.html
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Tips to Prevent a Dryer Fire

By Dryer Fire, Home Insurance
The clothes dryer in your home is one of the major appliances that is typically well used and due to this, it is also one of those appliances that can lead to a serious disaster to occur...fire. Before you end up having this happen, there are 9 simple tips you can use to prevent the chance of this from occuring. http://www.erieinsurance.com/eriesense/issues/spring2013/dryer-tips/index.html
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Making sure your jewelry is covered

By Home Insurance, Homeowners
With today being Valentine's Day, many people may be giving and/or receiving new articles of jewelry...whether it be a new watch, necklace, ring, etc. But, does your current homeowners policy provide enough coverage? Quite possibly the answer is no. Most insurance policies provide dollar amount limitations on how much "automatic" coverage you have. Sometimes that amount can be as low…
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How safe is your vehicle?

By Auto Insurance, crash
Did you know that there is industry-wide information available to you on c by vehicle model? Contact the Highway Loss Data Institute at http://www.iihs.org. Bad news for Cadillac Escalade owners: the SUV is the most targeted vehicle by thieves, according to the Highway Loss Data Institute. The runner-up is the Nissan Maxima. Have you checked your car alarm lately? Confidential…
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