Women of the automotive industry

Mar 27

March is national Womens History month; to honor some of the phenomenal women making history within the auto industry today, were featuring a series of executive interviews throughout the month focused on introducing you to the women in charge of designing, engineering and marketing your next car.

We kick off our series with Christine L. Barman (featured in the front row on the left side of the photo above), Chrysler vehicle line executive for the Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger and Dodge Challenger.

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Understanding Medicare Supplemental insurance

Mar 26

Medicare supplemental insurance provides a state of peace of mind to the senior citizens those who constantly worry about their health care and its potential expenses. Unlike other insurance policies, Medicare supplemental insurance covers most of the hospital and medical bills. Moreover, 20% of the co-payments that individuals should pay are covered by Michigan Medicare supplemental insurance.

Most of the insurance programs require the individual to make use of the services of only certain physicians and health providers in a hospital. The greatest advantage of Medicare supplemental insurance is that an enrollee can go to any hospital for taking up treatment where Medicare is accepted. Read more…

Combine your insurance plans to drag the benefits

Mar 22

Many people purchase several types of insurance so as to save their pricey assets. Since the cost of the premiums is soaring up every year, it has been quite difficult for the commoners to maintain them. As a result, they are taking out loans so as to pay their premiums on time. But now, people are found to be bundling their policies in order to maximize their financial savings. Bundling of insurance plans means purchasing multiple policies from the same insurance provider. If you’re able to purchase your required policies from the same provider, then you’ll not only get a discount but also can avail a lot of benefits.

3 Benefits of bundling your insurance plans

Read on to know the benefits that you can take advantage of if you’re able to bundle your insurance plans.

Builds up trust:
If you’re able to bundle your multiple policies, then you have to contact only one person for handling several accounts. Hence, Read more…

The Similarities and Differences of Homeowners Insurance and Landlord Insurance Policies

Mar 21

If you are a homeowner, two of the types of policies that you can get to cover your property would be a homeowners insurance policy and a landlord insurance policy. Because both of these policies can generally offer a similar type and amount coverage for the structure of your home or your property, many homeowners are confused as to which one would best suit them. If you are one of these homeowners, here is a guide for comparing homeowners insurance and landlord insurance that you can use.

The main difference between these two policies is that homeowners insurance should be taken out by those who are planning to occupy their own home for residential purposes. Landlord insurance, on the other hand, is more suitable for property owners who have decided to have their home rented out by a tenant. Read more…

1,000th Post

Mar 18

This is our 1,000th post.  We started this blog in the fall of 2006.  At the time, 100 posts seemed like a lot.  And here we are at a thousand.  We decided that needed something a little different from the fascinating commentary we usually provide, so here’s a picture of our dog, Lukky, and our cat, Larry.  They’re best buddies, and on the few occasions that Lukky has had to wear the cone of shame, Larry has always been right there keeping her company.

 

We’ll be back tomorrow with a regular post.  But for today, Happy March!

WK GP125 pn sale now!

Mar 14

A new scooter, the 125cc WK GP125 has gone on sale and is available for you to buy now! Its four-stroke motor includes electronic fuel injection, enabling you to make the most of the learner-legal power output, while at the same time delivering 110mpg fuel consumption under test conditions and a top speed which approaches the maximum national speed limit.

This scooter is nothing if not self-sufficient. With under seat storage large enough to fit shopping or even a full face crash helmet and a handy rear carrier perfect for those things you cant do without, space definitely comes at a premium!

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Distracted Driving: A Collection

Mar 10

Learn more about distracted driving innada At one time or another, we’ve probably all done it–driven while distracted. For many, nothing may have come of it that time, but theren be serious consequences of driving distracted. For this reason, much has been written and talked about with respect to distracted driving innada.

Confessions of anadian driver: In depth

Confessions of anadian driver: Onmera

Kanetix took to the streets of Toronto to see what drivers would admit to, onmera, about their own bad driving habits.

Distracted driving articles

Distracted driving in the news

Distracted driving remains prevalent March 6, 2012 – The Globe and Mail Distracted driving is the leadinguse of road deaths March 1, 2012 – CBC News Distracted driving remains prevalent February 27, 2012 – Kanetix News Distracted-driving guidelines introduced in U.S.

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Esurance Auto Insurance Information

Mar 08

Esurance auto insurance has been an industry leader for over a decade, and they have customer service representatives standing by to help policy holders 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  They focus on the ease of purchasing insurance through their online insurance website and have been one of the most innovative insurance companies for utilizing the internet.  However, they also have qualified insurance representatives available by phone for when direct help is needed.

The History of Esurance

Esurance auto insurance began with only 4 states back in 1999.  They focused on the internet as their medium for supplying customers with quality insurance products.  Today they are one of the top auto insurance suppliers and they offer coverage to over 90% of the population.  They cover 22 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.  In the future, they are looking to expand into more locations.

Why Esurance is Different

When Esurance began, their goal was to become different from other insurance companies.  They hoped to use the internet to make it easy for consumers to purchase auto insurance without the hassles that customers of traditional insurance companies experienced.  In addition, by losing the middle man, they were able to provide lower rates than other companies.  They pride themselves on the convenience of their high quality service while still offering affordable rates and great savings to customers. Also, On

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