If you follow sports, then you may know that over the weekend, Dan Weldon, a NASCAR racer was killed in a race track accident. Fifteen cars were involved in the crash, so it’s not like Weldon was taking abnormally high risks. He simply ran into a situation he had no control over, and he lost [...]
October 12, 2011
Holiday Safety Tips #1: Halloween
Can you believe the holidays are just right around the corner? Yeah, neither can we. But while we look forward to holiday parties, good food, and lots of fun, this is the time of year when tragedy strikes most – causing your Arizona insurance rates to skyrocket. For example, more car accidents happen on holidays than [...]
October 4, 2011
What You Need to Know About Your Insurance Score
Did you know, insurance companies don’t just come up with arbitrary numbers for your insurance premiums. Nor do they offer everyone the same insurance policy. Nope. Much like financial lenders, insurance companies assess your risk (as a client) based on your insurance score. Never heard of insurance scores? You’re not alone. You see, most people [...]
September 26, 2011
A Note From a Happy Bennett and Porter Insurance Client
One of the things we love best about providing Arizona insurance services is the number of people we can help. You see, we do what most Arizona insurance agencies can’t or won’t do for you: we shop for the best prices and the best policies to meet your specific needs. It’s fun for us and [...]
August 30, 2011
7 AZ Insurance Details You May Not Know
Last week, as we were looking up the funny AZ insurance claims we shared with you, we ran across this true story: A woman sent a letter to her insurance agency requesting they cancel her husband’s life insurance policy. Her reason for canceling? Her husband had died and she was struggling to pay her bills. [...]
August 23, 2011
Unbelievable Insurance Claims
If you’re like us, you love hearing stories about the crazy things that happen in your industry. School teachers love swapping stories about the comments their students make in class (or excuses they come up with). Military personal swap combat stories. And as you might guess, insurance salesmen also have their own pile of stories [...]
July 25, 2011
Before You Take a Roadtrip…
Many of us at Bennett and Porter like to hit the road. We visit Sedona. Go camping near Pinetop. Hike parts of the Grand Canyon. And frequently take trips to Southern California. Sometimes, a good road trip is exactly what the doctor ordered. But how often do you take a road trip and see cars [...]
July 19, 2011
Interesting Items that Have Been Insured
How do you determine value? Some people determine value based on how much they pay for an object. Some determine value based on how much they personally value the object. And others determine value based on how much an insurance company is willing to insure the object for. You have undoubtedly heard that Mariah Carey [...]
July 12, 2011
Insure Yourself Against the World
Remember last week when we shared stories about people who were glad they had Arizona insurance? Well, this blog post was inspired by one of the stories we mentioned last week. Maybe you remember the details. One woman has had her car stolen twice, her car stereo stolen once, and recently became the victim of a [...]
July 5, 2011
How Insurance Provides Peace of Mind
Take a minute to imagine how you would feel if your car were stolen. You come out of a store, head out to work in the morning, or hear a strange sound in your driveway one night. What kinds of thoughts would run through your mind if you headed out to your car and it [...]
October 18, 2011
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