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Personal LinesPet Insurance: Spend Money on Your Pet, Not The Vet

Employee benefitsCOVID-19 Updates On Our Website

Personal LinesBack to Campus - Insuring Those Electronics

Personal LinesGoing on Vacation? Tips to Protect Your Home

Personal LinesNew Bipartisan Bill Aimed at Reducing Health Care Costs - Video

Personal LinesImaginative Ideas for What to Rent, Not Buy

Personal LinesAre You Really Allergic to Penicillin?

Storm And Weather TopicsHow do I determine if I have sufficient flood insurance?

Personal Lines8 Good for You White Foods

Personal LinesFood vs. Medications

Employee benefitsG.O.P. Bill Could Affect Employer Health Coverage - New York Times Press Release - May 9, 2017

Personal LinesDeep Learning and Autonomous Vehicles

Personal LinesIs Your Car a Ticket Magnet? Check Out the Rankings

Personal LinesHow to Talk with Your Doctor

Personal LinesWhat’s Covered and What’s Not – a Look at Homeowners Insurance

Personal Lines7 Household Items with Multiple Purposes

Personal LinesHoliday Food Safety Tips

Personal LinesHoliday Decorating Safety Tips

Personal LinesTips for Shopping Safely on Cyber Monday

Personal LinesThanksgiving Turkey Safety Tips

Personal LinesChange Your Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector Batteries

Personal LinesOctober is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Personal LinesOver 250,000 Flood Damaged Cars on the Road Today

Personal LinesPlaying Childhood Games Keeps You Young!

Storm And Weather TopicsSeptember is National Preparedness Month

Personal LinesWhat Do 5 Major Car Makers Have in Common? Driverless Cars!

Personal LinesWatermelon - Things You Don’t Know

Personal LinesSummer in Texas – One Heat Wave After Another

Personal LinesPokemon Go – Injury Magnet?

Personal LinesHigh-Tech Car Thieves

Personal LinesTop 10 Dogs Likely to Increase Insurance Cost

Personal LinesSleep Myths & Signs You Aren’t Sleeping Enough

Personal LinesOur Newest Obsession - Online Browsing

Personal LinesJanuary is National Glaucoma Awareness Month

Personal LinesKeeping Food Safe and Your Guests Healthy

Personal LinesFireplace Safety – Tending Your Chimney with Care

Personal Lines12 Ideas for Increasing Your Productivity

Personal LinesTips for Dealing with Road Rage

Personal LinesBuying a Safe, Affordable Vehicle for Your Teen

Personal Lines9 Foods to Improve Your Vision… It’s not just carrots anymore.

Personal LinesFood and Drugs Interacting! Who Knew?

Personal LinesHow Does Long-Term Care Insurance Work?

Employee benefitsHot Weather Health Emergencies

Personal LinesTips for Staying Cool in the Texas Heat

Personal LinesTo Buy or Not to Buy Rental Car Insurance

Personal LinesVacation Security for You Home

Personal LinesHome-Based Business Insurance

Storm And Weather TopicsLightning Safety & Insurance Coverage

Personal Lines6 Game Changing Medical Tests

Personal LinesSummertime Bugs, Bites, Stings, and Burns

Storm And Weather Topics8 Ideas for Keeping Your Cell Phone Charged in a Power Outage

Personal LinesIs Ridesharing Too Good to Be True?

Storm And Weather TopicsHurricane Season – Quiet or Not?

Personal LinesTop 10 Sates for the Most Costly Homeowners Insurance Rates

Personal LinesFacts and Fiction about Long Term Health Care

Personal LinesLive Long and Well - Taking Great Care of Yourself

Personal LinesThe Economics of a Midlife Crisis

Employee benefitsToo Much Clutter?

Personal LinesTech Alert - Anthem Cyber Attack

Personal LinesGet Fit Right at Your Desk - Stay Healthy & Reduce Stress

Personal LinesDriverless Car Update

Employee benefitsLife Insurance - Unraveling the Choices

Personal Lines2015 Best Cities for Job Searching

Personal LinesWondering What Can Cause Your Car Insurance Rates to Soar?

Employee benefits2014 Blog Topics in Review

Employee benefits11 Days Until Christmas Shopping Plan

Personal LinesThanksgiving Trivia Quiz

Employee benefitsClean Out Your Wallet This Holiday Season

Personal LinesInsurance Myths – Houses, Red Cars, and Big Crashes

Personal LinesHome Cooked Thanksgiving Meal Could be Risky Business

D&D NewsWho Knew? Curious Uses for WD-40

Employee benefitsHealth Alert – Ebola Virus in Texas

Personal LinesOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Personal LinesHealth Expenses, Health Insurance, and Saving Money

Storm And Weather TopicsDust Off That Disaster Recovery Plan

Personal LinesNew Arena for Hackers – Driverless Cars

Personal LinesOff-Campus Living and Renter’s Insurance

D&D NewsDrugs That May Cause Memory Loss

Employee benefitsLong-Term Care Insurance

Employee benefitsDoing the Next Right Thing – Health & Safety

Personal LinesRental Car Insruance Coverage

Personal LinesProtect Your Skin and Look Younger

D&D NewsHouston Tops Road Rage Survey

Employee benefitsBoost Your Brain Power

Employee benefitsSnack Your Way to a Better Night’s Sleep

D&D NewsAnd It’s Hurricane Season Again!

D&D News4 Ways Insurance Might Respond if Godzilla Attacks

D&D NewsNational Dog Bite Prevention Week

Personal LinesOn the Road Again...

Employee benefitsDetermining Key Employees’ Value to Your Business

Personal LinesEffective Complaining – Getting Your Issue Resolved

D&D NewsGross Things to Throw Away – Tips for Spring Cleaning Your House

Personal LinesDistracted Driving – More Dangerous Than Drunk Driving

D&D NewsSpringing Forward Calls for a Battery Change

Employee benefitsLife is Uncertain, Eat Dessert 2nd, Get Life Insurance 1st

D&D NewsThink Your Car Insurance is Expensive? Check Out the Top 10 Cities

Personal LinesDriverless Cars - Big Safety Initiative?

Personal LinesReplacement Cost or Actual Cash Value Insurance

D&D NewsTexas Laws & Saving Money on Auto Insurance Premiums

Personal LinesThe "Intend" List - Insurance Inventory

Personal LinesPut Another Log on the Fire - Home Safety

Personal LinesAuto Insurance Goes Digital in Texas

D&D NewsDean & Draper Insurance Agency Ranked Third Largest Houston-Area Property & Casualty Insurance Agency by Houston Business Journal

Employee benefitsAre You Eligible for a Health Insurance Subsidy?

Personal LinesHome Insurance Doesn’t Cover Termite Damage But You Can Help Prevent It

Personal LinesNICB Warns Home Insurance Customers About Fraud During Storm Season

Personal LinesReasons Why Minimum Texas Auto Insurance Limits May Not Be Enough

Personal LinesBenefit Solutions to Host Next Health Care Reform Seminar May 16

Storm And Weather TopicsComparing Home Insurance Providers In Order To Personalize Your Policy

Personal LinesDean & Draper Insurance Agency Announces Affordable Care Act Seminar for Employers

Personal LinesIs Your Insurance Company Financially Stable?

Personal LinesIs Your Home-Based Business Covered by Your Home Insurance Policy?

Personal LinesWays to Save on Your Auto Insurance

Personal LinesGetting Auto Insurance For Your Teenage Driver.

Personal LinesAuto Insurance - When to consider increasing your liability limits

Personal LinesDoes Your Commercial Insurance Cover Lost Income?

Personal LinesAuto Insurance - What to do when an accident happens

Employee benefitsWhy You Need Health Insurance

Personal LinesEmployee Benefits Are Beneficial to Companies Too

Personal LinesTexas Home Insurance is a Necessity

Personal LinesUnderstanding Home Insurance Valuation Clauses

Personal LinesHome Insurance Tips For Home-Based Businesses

Personal LinesDon't Forget Your Carbon Monoxide Alarms

Employee benefitsEnd Of Year Tips For FSA Employee Benefits Holders

Personal LinesWhy You Should Review Your Commercial Insurance Regularly

Personal LinesDoes Your Home Insurance Cover Your Child Attending An Out-Of-State School?

Personal LinesAuto Insurance - The Police Said They Won’t Come Out To The Accident Scene

Personal LinesClothes Dryer Fires Cost $35 Million a Year

Employee benefitsEmployee Benefits Bring In The Best Employees

Employee benefitsHealth Insurance Coverage Is Better Than an Apple a Day

Personal LinesModern-Day Heists: Top 10 Collectibles at Risk

Employee benefitsDetailed Analysis of Supreme Court Ruling

Storm And Weather TopicsThis is what a hail storm looks like up close and personal

Storm And Weather TopicsNew study shows region's extreme wind risk in a monster storm

Employee benefitsConsumers Are Eager For Life Insurance Coverage

Employee benefitsEmployees desire disability coverage

Personal LinesFive Tips to Prevent Boating Claims

Personal LinesMaintain a Robust Credit Score

Personal LinesSix Questions to Ask When Shopping for Homeowners Insurance

Storm And Weather TopicsAvoid Costly Insurance Mistakes

Personal LinesReduce Your Exposure to Residential Fire Losses

Personal LinesHow does a house catch on fire in a wildfire? Watch and learn ways to prevent it from happening.

Personal LinesPrepare For Disasters Before They Happen; Know The Claims Filing Process

Personal LinesCan I get insurance if I rent my home?

Personal LinesHidden home insurance loopholes can shock you

Personal LinesProtect Your Landscape Investment

Personal LinesAntique Insurance Coverage: What Collectors Need to Know

Storm And Weather TopicsClaims Filing Advice for Homeowners Affected by Hurricanes, Wildfires and Other Disasters

Employee benefitsHealthcare Reform laws taking place in 2010

Storm And Weather TopicsFlood Insurance Program Back in Business Until Sept. 30

Storm And Weather TopicsNation's Flood Insurance Program Remains in Limbo

Employee benefitsOver The Counter no longer Eligible after 01/01/2011

Personal LinesAre You Shopping for a New Home? Take into Account the Insurance Implications of Buying a Specific House

Storm And Weather TopicsLessons Learned To Help Coastal Residents Prepare For 2010 Hurricane Season

Storm And Weather TopicsA Rising Need for Flood Insurance Is in the Forecast

Personal LinesDon't get snookered by fake "roof damage" scams

Employee benefitsData Show That Automatic Enrollment in 401(k) Plans Has Led to Higher Match Rates from Large Plan Sponsors

Personal LinesWhere Auto Insurance is Most Expensive

Employee benefitsThe Combo Annuity/LTC Driver

Storm And Weather TopicsFlood Insurance program extended until May 31, 2010

Employee benefitsKeeping Your 401(k) on Track

Personal LinesEvaluate Your Home’s Need for a Lightning Protection System

Employee benefitsHow Satisfaction Levels Vary by Type of Health Plan

Storm And Weather TopicsFlood Concerns Rise as Forecast Calls for Heavy East Coast Rainfall

Personal LinesOlder Americans Staying Longer in the Work Force

Employee benefitsHow Out-of-Pocket Costs Affect Satisfaction with Health Plans

Employee benefitsEmployers, Workers, and the Future of Employment-Based Health Benefits

Personal LinesOne Occurrence or More?

Personal LinesSeverity of Haiti Earthquake Offers Reminder of U.S. Vulnerability to Same Type of Natural Disaster

Personal LinesShow Care in Employing Domestic Workers

Personal LinesAs You Settle into the New Year, Remember That Changes in Your Life May Mean Changes in Your Insurance Needs

Employee benefitsMedicare and Workers Compensation Medical Cost Containment

Personal LinesThe 2010 Retirement Confidence Survey: Confidence Stabilizing, But Preparations Continue to Erode

Employee benefits401(k) Plan Pluses and Minuses: How Does It Add Up?

Employee benefitsConsumer-Driven Health Plan Participants Display Cost-Conscious Behavior, Utilize Wellness Programs

Personal LinesPersonal Liability Exposures and the Homeowner Policy

Personal LinesDon’t Let an Underground Storage Tank Destroy Your Savings Account

Personal LinesFire Legal Liability Insurance

Employee benefitsLongevity Risk Invites Annuity Solutions

Employee benefitsLoans from 401(k) Plans: How Many, How Large?

Employee benefits401(k) Plan Asset Allocation, Account Balances, and Loan Activity in 2008

Personal LinesFiduciary Liability—Estates and Trusts

Personal LinesEmployment-Based Retirement Plan Participation: Geographic Differences and Trends, 2008

Employee benefitsEmployer Contributions Shifting in Consumer-Driven Health Plans

Employee benefitsAvailability, Contributions, Account Balances, and Rollovers in Account-Based Health Plans, 2006–2009

Personal LinesConcerned About Uninsured Drivers? There Are Ways to Protect Yourself

Personal LinesPurchase Special Insurance for Your Home-Based Business