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Category: InsuranceBy Sun on Dec 11, 2007 in Insurance, Personal finance | 3 Comments
Last February, I had a little incident on the way to work: I was pulled over for speeding out side our house. After delaying my court appearance for almost three months, I eventually went to see the judge and settled my case. The price was a fine of $220 plus two points. I got some […]
By Sun on Jan 24, 2007 in Insurance, Personal finance | 2 Comments
We switched our auto and home insurance from Liberty Mutual to Ameriprise through Costco last year after some evaluations. The IDs arrived last week with an extra benefit that I didn’t expect before switching: Free 24-hour nationwide roadside assistance for Costco Executive Member. Though this service is mentioned on Costo website, there are much more […]
By Sun on Dec 6, 2006 in Insurance, Personal finance | 4 Comments
Actually, I never knew such thing as identity-theft insurance till today when I read an article on MarketWatch.com, which named ID theft insurance "Stupid Investment of the Week." Though a little surprised, it isn't that hard to imagine why such products exist: there must be demands. After all, we insure everything deemed valuable: life, health, […]
By Sun on Nov 28, 2006 in Insurance, Personal finance | 5 Comments
One week after I called Ameriprise for our car and home insurance, the paper works from Ameriprise arrived last night. The estimated premiums and coverage options are exactly the same as what I got a week ago: home insurance one-year premium $207.27 and auto insurance six-month premium $666. However, I am not sure if all […]
By Sun on Nov 21, 2006 in Insurance, Personal finance | 4 Comments
Last Tuesday, I got an estimate of auto insurance premium from Ameriprise after receiving an email from them. Since I didn't give them my social, the quote was only an rough number, plus it was for auto only, not auto and home. Even so, the price was still lover then what I am paying Liberty […]
By Sun on Nov 15, 2006 in Insurance, Personal finance | 3 Comments
Early last month, I updated our car information with Liberty Mutual, our current auto and home insurer. The policy won't expire till the end of next January, and we have been quite happy with their rates and services for the past three years. Therefore, we aren't actively seeking any replacement, though the premiums went up […]
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