Protect your Home While on Vacation

With many families heading out of town this month for Spring Break vacations, follow these simple steps for keeping your home safe from burglars or damage! We recommend taking the following preventative measures to keep your home and personal belongings safe: Keep your home well-lit. Mount exterior lights in your yard or on your house so…

Fire-wise landscaping tips

Making a Case for a Fire-Wise Landscape You’ve heard all about the record dry weather across the country, and you’ve probably heard about the increased threat of wildfires, too. But, have you considered the fire risk of your own landscaping here in the Bay Area? While there’s no such thing as a “fire-proof” plant, you…

So You Need (or Want) to Take a Defensive Driving Course

Whether you were caught speeding (or worse), you’re looking for a discount on your car insurance, or you simply want to be a better driver, there are a wide range of defensive driving and driver improvement courses available in the East Bay Area these days. But, which is right for you? Here are five tips…

Garden Water Conservation

It’s gardening season in California but with a potential drought coming water usage is a growing concern. Even if conditions aren’t dry at the moment, it’s a good idea to think about how you use this precious natural resource — and how you can use it more wisely. Here are five great tips from your…

So You Need (or Want) to Take a Defensive Driving Course

Whether you were caught speeding (or worse), you’re looking for a discount on your car insurance, or you simply want to be a better driver, there are a wide range of defensive driving and driver improvement courses available in California these days. But, which is right for you? Here are five tips to help you…

Think Renter’s Insurance is Only for Your “Stuff”? Think Again!

Clients often think they don’t need renters insurance — “Nothing I have is worth that much,” they’ll say, or “I don’t have a lot of stuff.” That’s how most people think of renter’s coverage: protection for stuff, and nothing more. After all, it’s inexpensive and it doesn’t even cover the structure itself. So how important…

3 Important Things to Know About Fire Extinguishers

Whether your Bay Area home is a three-story Tudor, a skyline-grazing apartment or an RV on wheels, you need at least one fire extinguisher for it. But if you don’t have the right one, or you haven’t checked it recently, you may have a false sense of security rather than a fire-fighting device. There are…

Emergency Preparedness Kit

Last week’s unprecedented and deadly storm in Texas was all the proof we needed here in California that anything can happen. It’s always best to be prepared for the worst. What You Need in an Emergency Kit You never know when a natural disaster is going to hit the Bay Area — or even just…

Porch Lights and Home Security

With Halloween this weekend, it is an important reminder to practice proper porch light safety! With trick or treaters out tomorrow it is important to remember to keep your porch lights on if you are handing out candy, and keep your porch lights off to notify families that you are not participating. The Light Side…

7 Reasons Why We Should be Your Insurance Agent!

We’re independent insurance agents. We have the freedom to find you the coverage you need at the lowest possible premium. Complete coverage for individuals and families – auto, homeowners, renters, boats, motor homes, health and life insurance. Complete coverage for your business – business property, liability, workers comp, professional liability, bonds, marine, farms, trucking, accident…