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When Water Damage Hit Her New Dental Office, ERIE Helped Her Get Back to Business

When Water Damage Hit Her New Dental Office, ERIE Helped Her Get Back to Business

Dr. Yooson Kim has spent the last 20 years doing steady, careful work—helping people feel comfortable in the dentist’s chair and building a practice her patients trust. Like many business owners, she also knows that trust matters just as much behind the scenes: with vendors, employees and especially the insurance carrier she chose to help protect what she’s built. That’s why, after years with a...

Life Insurance and Major Life Events: When Should You Update Your Coverage?

Life Insurance and Major Life Events: When Should You Update Your Coverage?

Life insurance is not a set-it-and-forget-it product. The coverage that made sense when you were single in your twenties may be very different from what you need as a married homeowner with children. Life changes quickly, and your life insurance policy should keep pace. Getting Married Marriage is one of the most common triggers for purchasing or updating a life insurance policy. When two people...

Do You Need an Insurance Agent? 15 Signs It Might Be Time

Do You Need an Insurance Agent? 15 Signs It Might Be Time

Having a knowledgeable and responsive agent in your corner is critical to helping make sure your insurance keeps up with your unique life situations. They understand everyone has different insurance needs, which adds value to the human touch they offer. While buying insurance directly online can seem like a convenient way to obtain coverage, life’s realities can make the task more complex. Agents also understand...

National Homeownership Month: How to Make Sure Your Home Insurance Keeps Up

National Homeownership Month: How to Make Sure Your Home Insurance Keeps Up

June is National Homeownership Month — a great time to celebrate the pride of owning a home and to make sure that home is well-protected. Whether you purchased your first property last year or have owned your home for decades, your insurance coverage deserves a closer look every spring and summer. Why Your Home Insurance Needs a Regular Review Home values across the United States...

4 Ways Telematics Can Impact Car Insurance

4 Ways Telematics Can Impact Car Insurance

Telematics is technology that tracks driving behavior via a mobile app, a plug-in device, or a built-in vehicle system. Insurance companies may use that data to better understand how a person drives in real-life conditions. Instead of solely factoring age, vehicle type, ZIP code, and claims history, some insurers also evaluate driving habits. That can create savings opportunities for some drivers, but it can also...