From the intense wildfire activity in 2017, lessons were learned on the value of smart landscaping. Applying those lessons and other tips, you can enhance your home's resiliency and keep your family safe.
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When it comes to protecting digital assets, the users can end up being the biggest flaw in your cybersecurity armor. Mistakes like creating easy-to-guess passwords, not encrypting important data, or sending passwords over email can make a hacker’s job easy. To help strengthen your cybersecurity armor and stay ahead of the hackers, here are some cybersecurity best practices.
When surveying the top causes of home damage that might lead to an insurance claim, water damage is the second highest frequency claim category (after wind and hail).
Cybersecurity is a risk for children and adults alike. If you’re online, you’re visible around the world—and with more than 10 billion internet-connected devices, opportunities for hackers abound. Learn how to protect your family from identity theft and cyberattacks at home and while traveling. By knowing what to look for, you can dramatically reduce the risk of a cyberattack.
One of the most important, yet most forgotten, parts of estate planning is keeping track of who will benefit from those assets, including life insurance, which are not governed by your will. Providing for your family includes knowing which types of assets are not governed by your will; ensuring your assets are going to where you want them to go; and keeping your beneficiary designations updated.
Whether you’re building a new home, rebuilding after a loss, or completing a significant renovation, adhering to best practices—including creating defensible space—can greatly increase a home’s ability to withstand a wildfire.
The best time to install protective devices or materials in your home is during a renovation, addition, or new construction. Consider the following recommendations early in your planning stages to increase safety, lessen the likelihood of damage, and help minimize installation costs. Some proactive measures may even result in savings on your homeowners insurance premium.
The best time to prepare your home for the cold weather, snowfall, ice accumulation, and storms is before winter sets in. For added protection, recommended tips are provided to help you get a head start.
Winter-related claims add up to over $1 billion each year across the insurance industry. One common—yet often overlooked—cause of costly damage is ice damming. By taking proactive measures and making crucial upgrades to your home, you can help prevent ice damming damage.
Based on decades of firsthand experience, the Hurricane Protection Unit of AIG provides insights and lessons learned from the front lines to help enhance your home’s resiliency in the event of a major storm.