– Why Your Deductible Matters When your home suffers wind damage from a storm, you don’t want to be surprised by the insurance wind deductible for the repair costs. Windstorm related damage can be confusing to understand. If you live in coastal regions, insurance policies […]
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Protect Yourself Against Distracted Drivers
Did you know that at any given day there are approximately 660,000 drivers attempting to use their phones while behind the wheel of an automobile. And nearly 390,000 injuries occur each year from accidents caused by texting while driving. In fact, texting and driving is […]
Real Estate & Construction Prices
Is Your Insurance Keeping Up with the Rising Costs? Real Estate prices have increased tremendously over the last few years, however, so have construction costs. Building supplies, labor and building code compliance have all contributed to the rising prices. What are you doing to make […]
The Real Estate Market Has Changed
Your Homeowners Insurance Coverage May Need to Change as Well You have seen headlines on how ‘hot’ the residential real estate market has become; home values have risen, costs of renovations skyrocketed, contractors are very busy – booked out for months. The rising cost of […]
Noted and Quoted: The Affordable Care Act is Not
As Originally published in the Cape Cod Times: Why single-payer is a doomed proposal For the past seven years, the group health insurance rates our company offers to our employees have increased at double digits annually, and we’ve had to increase family deductibles from […]
Arbella in the Community – Here. For Good.
Douglas MacDonald, president of Murray & MacDonald Insurance Agency in Bourne, MA, is no stranger to charitable giving; he’s been deeply involved in making his community a better place since college. “I didn’t have much to give while I was in school, but I made […]
Flood insurance rates rising
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is $30 Billion in debt. Flood insurance is about to change. What does it mean for you? And why are we in this predicament? Overview Flood poses a serious risk. It wasn’t until Congress created the NFIP in 1968 […]