Posted by on August 19, 2010
Disasters can be man-made or natural, but they all have causes. It can be difficult to understand how or why a disaster occurs, but infographics can be quite useful in visualizing what happens when disaster strikes. Here are 10 infographics that can help you learn more about disasters, and what to expect from them:
1. Death Map USA
If you’re interested in seeing where deaths due to natural disasters are most likely to occur throughout the United States, Death Map USA could help. You can see where hazards such as wildfires, drought, earthquake, hurricane and more are most likely to result in death. An
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Posted by on August 19, 2010
Anyone who carries out research these days can be certain of one thing: at some point, someone else is going to do the same research and come to an entirely different conclusion. Case in point: who deserves the cheapest auto insurance – seniors over the age of sixty, or thirty-somethings?
The Common Wisdom
Insurance underwriters have long gone by the assumption – backed by actuarial statistics – that younger drivers are more likely to take risks, are more distracted, less experienced and generally more prone to accidents, while older drivers have more experience and are more cautious behind the wheel by nature.
It’s true that young people often consider themselves indestructible and see nothing wrong with chatting on cell phones while driving, swigging away at their favorite (hopefully non-alcoholic) beverage, fiddling with the sound system and carrying on conversations with passengers – all while attempting to operate their vehicle in heavy traffic. It’s why
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Posted by on August 18, 2010
Travel insurance carriers release position statements when current events affect coverage. These statements identify what benefits are no longer available for future policy purchases. When a labor strike of a common carrier becomes a foreseeable event, policies sold after then will not cover situations related to the labor strike. The following is a statement from Travel Guard on the BAA strike.
BAA workers have voted in favor of strike action, Friday 08/13/10, which could potentially affect the closings of the following airports: Heathrow, Stansted. So
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Posted by on August 16, 2010
You may have noticed that more and more businesspeople are touting what customers and others are saying about them online — on Twitter, Facebook, Yelp, Yahoo! Local and other sites. One thing you can do to be aware of what people are saying about your agency is to set up a Google Alert, which sends a daily e-mail to your inbox listing all the mentions of you online in a given day, based on a Google search. Keep
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Posted by on August 16, 2010
Instructions
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Buy the minimum bodily injury liability insurance that the state of Colorado requires. This is $25,000 of coverage per injured person and $50,000 of coverage per accident. Buying only the minimum will make your car insurance more affordable.
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Get minimum coverage for property damage liability. In Colorado, this type of car insurance has a minimum limit of $15,000.
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Ask several car insurance companies for price quotes to find the best rate.
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