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3 Things that Impact Your Auto Insurance More than Accidents

An accident isn’t the worst thing that can happen to your auto insurance rates. There are at least three things that can impact your rates more than accidents.

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Determining Rideshare Accident Liability

In the complicated legal landscape of ridesharing, who is responsible in the event of an accident? Here’s what you need to know as a passenger or as a rideshare driver.

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Hail Damage Insurance: Are You Covered?

With more than 5,000 hailstorms in the country each year, they’re a common occurrence. Do you need hail damage insurance? Are you already covered? Here’s everything you need to know.

Insurance Basics for New Graduates

Your child is officially a college graduate, (potentially) leaving the nest and heading off on their own for the first time. It can be a turbulent stage both for them and for you; that’s why we’re here to provide you with the insurance basics for new graduates.

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One Size Does Not Fit All: Save with Insurance Personalization

Do you live near water? Do you own a motorcycle you can’t ride in the Massachusetts winters? These factors will affect your coverage, so let us come up with a personalized plan that matches your unique lifestyle.

How Getting Married Will Affect Your Insurance

What you need to know about health, auto, home and life insurance when you are getting married.

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Can I Borrow Your Car? What Your Auto Insurance Covers

If someone else is driving your car and is in an accident, do you know what your auto insurance covers? Find out here.

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Don’t Drift Away: Dangers of Drowsy Driving

We talk a lot about the dangers of distracted driving and drunk driving, but the dangers of drowsy driving are just as important—and just as fatal.

Choose and Install the Right Child’s Car Seat for Safety

As the CDC points out, car seat use—compared to seat belts alone—reduces the risk of injury for children in a crash by 71–82 percent.

What to Do if You Hit a Parked Car

Do you know what steps you must take, by law, if you hit a parked car, or your parked car is hit by someone else?

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