Buying a new car is an exciting time — but it can also be stressful. After all, you’re trying to get the best deal on price, while also deciding on the make, model and features you need. Here at The MVR Insurance Agency, we can’t really help you become a master negotiator when it comes to buying a car. But
College graduation is an exciting time for students and their parents. And, while it’s easy to be immersed in graduation parties and focused on first-job jitters, it’s a time of major transitions and big decisions, and it’s essential to prepare graduates for what comes next. One area new college graduates need to address is insurance. As insurance professionals at The
During the winter we quickly fall into auto pilot when it comes to shoveling, salting, checking for leaks and unfreezing other pipes. What we often forget is that maintaining the outside of our property is just as important as protecting the inside during this freezing season. After the heavy snow fall earlier this week, the warming temperatures and rain will
Are you tired of high utility bills landing in your mailbox? Not sure how to lower those bills without turning your heat way down or taking cold showers? The MVR Insurance Agency can help. Nearly 70 percent of the average home’s energy use falls into four main categories, according to EnergyStar.gov: Heating (29 percent), water heating (14 percent), appliances (13
Pipe breaks can be devastating, so anything you can do to minimize the risk is extremely helpful. As with most systems and parts of your property prevention is by far the best solution, below are several key things you can do to. Make sure you know where your shut off valve is. Ensure that any outside taps and piping including
Many people are aware that big companies are much more likely than small businesses to offer employer-sponsored health insurance to their employees. The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), an annual effort to query nearly 40,000 establishments, conducted by the Federal Government’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shows that only 34.8 percent of private sector establishments with fewer than 50
With just over two weeks remaining in the year and the holiday rush upon us, income taxes may be the last thing on your mind. But property owners would be smart to check their to-do lists twice to make sure they get the maximum homeowner tax benefit from the IRS in 2015. The good news is that 2014 looks an
By: Tara Hurlin In honor of fire prevention month and the National Fire Protection Association, here is some valuable information to share with your clients. Whether your client is located in a wildfire zone, or if conditions are simply dry enough to let fire spread rapidly, below are some tips that are proven to prevent losses from the blaze. We
Everyone is talking about the massive airbag recall covering many millions of vehicles in the U.S. from nearly two dozen brands. Here’s what you need to know about the problem; which vehicles may have the defective, shrapnel-shooting inflator parts from Japanese supplier Takata; and what to do if your vehicle is one of them. The issue involves defective inflator and
Better have your Car Insurance Premium paid up and in good standing if you are planning to drive here. New York may have its aggressive, horn-honking drivers but it is a bastion of tranquility and safety compared to Boston, home to the worst drivers of any U.S. big city, according to an insurance industry report. “A Boston driver, on average,