Home insurance

Insurance tips

Our insurance tips are designed to educate you about the features in your specific insurance package and provide tips on how to prevent damage to your home.

Crime

Preventing break-ins
Facts about break-ins and steps to reduce the opportunity for burglars.

Home safety

Backwater valves help prevent sewer backup and basement flooding
Learn how to install a mainline backwater valve that protects all plumbing fixtures and drains to protect your home from sewage backup.

Burning candles safely
Tips for burning candles safely in your home.

Burning wood safely
Learn about free-standing wood stoves including hazards and proper installation.

Fire prevention and safety
Learn how to protect your home from a fire and what to do should one occur.

Leaking fuel oil tanks
Learn what to do if an oil spill occurs and how to spot one.

Preventing cold-weather damage to your home
Learn how to stop ice dams from damaging your roof and home.

Summer storms and sewer backup
Learn how to prevent a sewer backup and what to do should one occur.

Water escape and rupture damage
Learn what coverage your residential insurance provides for water escape and rupture.