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Learn about home insurance and auto insurance on our blog. From how much is home insurance, to how does life insurance work, we have you covered! Browse our blog for helpful guides, like how to compare car insurance or if your home is covered through flood insurance. Live in an area with frequent natural disasters? Be sure to read our blogs on tornadoes, flooding, and hurricanes.

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Vacation Home Insurance: How to Insure a Second Home
The keys to your vacation property weren’t just handed to you. You’ve put in long hours, and perhaps some sleepless nights, to own this slice of paradise. It’s your personal sanctuary, an escape pod that lets you take a breather from the whirlwind of everyday life. Just as you would shield your main residence from unforeseen perils, safeguarding your
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What Causes a Car to Overheat During the Summer Months?
Summertime, with its sunny allure, invites us all for fun-filled activities and memorable road trips. But it also brings a common concern for car owners – the peril of overheating engines. A rise in temperature under your car’s hood, as the mercury rises, often leads to the unwanted situation of your car overheating. Hence, understanding what causes a car to
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an open flame on a campground
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Fifteen Camping Safety Tips For This Summer
Finally, it’s summer! It’s time for family or friends to reconnect with each other and nature – without that pesky social media. Camping is a great way to bring family front and center to unwind, explore nature, and create unforgettable memories. Just thinking about it, your eyes glaze with memories of sitting around a campfire roasting marshmallows. Memories of
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Why Is a Summer Storm So Dangerous?
On average, the United States has 10.1 named storms each season, with about 5.9 becoming hurricanes and 2.5 becoming major hurricanes. The most active season was 2020, during which 30 named storms occurred. Even though storms can occur at any time of the year, thunderstorms typically develop in spring and summer. So what makes a summer storm so dangerous?
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Grilling Safety: Rules to Remember This Summer
According to the National Fire Protection Agency, there are approximately 8,900 home fires and 19,700 injuries related to grilling accidents. Structure fires comprise about 3,900 of the 8,900 grilling fires each year, and outside or unclassified fires make up around 4,900 of the reported fires. Thermal burns make up about half of the 19,700 grilling injuries. Approximately 2,000 contact
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Summer Weather Check: Is Heat Lightning Dangerous?
Heat lightning is a unique kind of lightning you can see in the sky without hearing thunder. It’s quite amazing to watch and often happens during the hot summer months. But is heat lightning dangerous or not? This article will delve into what heat lightning is, its causes, and whether it poses any danger to humans. What is Heat
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A group of four golfers at the Denton Country Club for the ONIT Home and The Honor Foundation Annual Golf Tournament on April 3, 2023
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The 2023 ONIT Home and The Honor Foundation Golf Tournament Recap
The ONIT Home and The Honor Foundation first annual charity golf tournament was a huge success, raising a total of $45,000 for The Honor Foundation. The tournament took place on April 3, 2023, at the Denton Club in Argyle, Texas, with 108 participants.  The Honor Foundation is a veteran nonprofit organization that helps members of the U.S. Special Operations
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a thief breaking into a car before stealing it
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Step by Step Process on How to Report a Stolen Car
You drive your car from your house to the grocery store. You get out of the car, go inside the store, buy what you need, and then walk out to your vehicle. Except you realize that your car is not where you remember parking. You start to think that maybe you parked somewhere else, only to figure out that
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Two lightning bolts striking down onto the ground from a grey sky.
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Can Lightning Strike Through a Window? Storm Facts vs Fiction
There’s no doubt about it – being a homeowner has always been filled with challenges, but 2023 feels like it is bringing in an expansion deck of playing cards. Wild weather in unexpected places has led you to google things you thought you would not have to – like, can lightning strike through a window? What do I do
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How to Prepare for a Hail Storm: Protecting Your Home and Car
Storms and natural disasters deliver billions of dollars worth of damage every year. You might know how to protect yourself from some of the bigger natural disasters, but did you know that hail storms cause extensive damage too? In this article, we will talk about how to prepare for a hail storm so you can keep your home and car
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