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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Business Life Insurance Needs

All you need to know about Business Life Insurance from Federated Insurance

Federated Insurance

Business Life Insurance Needs

Offering Solutions

Federated offers products that can help you with everything from basic debt protection to the complex issues surrounding business succession planning. We offer solutions for:

Business debt protection

Life insurance can provide assurance that debt will be repaid in the event of the death of an owner or key employee. Life insurance can also assure the survivor that the business will continue.

Owner/employee benefits

These individualized benefit programs can help attract and retain key employees:
  • Executive bonus
  • Endorsement split dollar
  • Private bonus
  • Deferred compensation
  • Key person coverage

Exit-strategy planning

Preparing for your eventual exit from the business is a critical part of your business plan. Proper planning can help you accomplish your long-term goals. Federated offers assistance with:
  • Business continuation
  • Estate planning
  • Value estimation services
  • Buy-sell evaluations
  • Funding alternatives

Network of independent estate planning attorneys

Your Federated marketing representative can facilitate a meeting with an attorney in your area who specializes in estate tax and business succession planning.

Disability Income protection

Will your business stay on its feet if you’re not? A Federated Disability Income insurance policy can help protect your most valuable asset—your ability to earn an income.

Electronic analysis tools and Home Office support

Your Federated representative has access to top-notch analysis tools and support from our Home Office specialists.
Contact your local Federated representative to design a program to fulfill your business insurance needs. See Locate Your Federated Representative.
Personal Life Insurance Needs

Protecting Your Family from Financial Loss

Life insurance pays cash to your beneficiaries after you die—replacing your income and helping your dreams continue after you are gone. Federated has life insurance products that can help fill the following needs:

Survivor income

  • Final expenses
  • Annual living expenses
  • College costs
  • Mortgage and debt payments

Estate planning

What role can life insurance play in your planning? Of all the assets in your estate, life insurance is probably the most unique as it creates an "instant" estate. Life insurance is one of the most cost-effective ways to create the cash needed to:
  • Pay estate expenses
  • Replace lost income
  • Provide liquidity to continue operation of your business after your death
  • Offset the reduced value of your business if it must be liquidated
  • Fund a trust for your minor or disabled children

Federated offers other insurance solutions

  • Disability income protection — A Federated Disability Income policy can help protect your earning power if you become disabled.
  • Individual retirement — Federated offers individual annuity products that help provide personal retirement benefits.
  • Network of independent estate planning attorneys — Your Federated marketing representative can help facilitate a meeting with an attorney in your area who specializes in estate tax planning.
  • Electronic tools and Home Office support — Federated marketers have access to top-notch analysis tools and support from our Home Office specialists.
Contact your local Federated representative to design a program to fulfill your family's needs. See Locate Your Federated Representative.
Disability Income

Playing the Odds

Which would be most damaging to your business?
  1. Fire that destroys your main location
  2. Serious illness that prevents you from working for six months
  3. Your death
Without proper insurance coverage, any of these situations could close your business and cause hardship. But, would you be surprised to learn the greatest risk is the threat of disability? Studies of insurance claims* indicate the odds are far greater you will lose your ability to earn an income than lose your property. Most people plan for catastrophic events. But, it’s a fact that few people plan for disability.
  • What sources of income would be available to you and your family if you are unable to work for an extended period of time due to accident or illness?
  • What impact would there be on your business?
Playing the odds game is too risky. Protect your earning power with a Federated income replacement insurance plan.

Key features of a Federated plan

  • Noncancelable, guaranteed renewable
  • Back-to-work part-time benefit
  • 24-hour coverage
  • Rehabilitation payments
  • Waiver of premium
  • Preferred risk rates
Contact your local Federated representative to design a disability insurance program for your needs. See Locate Your Federated Representative.
Your Federated representative has access to top-notch analysis tools and support from our Home Office specialists.
Contact your local Federated representative to design a program to fulfill your business insurance needs. See Locate Your Federated Representative.
All products and services may not be available in all states. Life insurance policies contain exclusions, limitations, reductions of benefits, and terms for keeping them in force. A Federated representative can provide you with costs and complete details.
Lewis Insurance
2525 S. Lamar Ste 11
Austin, TX
78704

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Business Life Insurance

Business Life Insurance

If you die unexpectedly, what would happen to your business? How would your staff react to a sudden loss in leadership? More importantly, who would financially take care of your family and their interest in your business?
A business life insurance plan from Sentry can help ensure that your family and business are taken care of when you die. Sentry’s plans include:

Key Person Protection

Key Person protection replaces lost profits resulting from your unexpected death or the death of a key employee. Learn more

Buy/Sell Protection

Buy/Sell protection ensures that the family members and/or key employees who you designate will be able to continue the business and your estate will receive a fair price. Learn more

Business Debt and Family Income Protection

Business debt protection guards your estate and business from asset liquidating by satisfying mortgage and debt obligations. Income protection also ensures your dependents will continue to receive an income. Learn more

Key Person Protection

If one of your top executives, top sales professionals or other key employee dies, could your business make up the lost income while you recruited and trained a replacement?
A key person life insurance plan can help defray recruiting expenses, relocation expenses, training expenses and added salary for the new employee.

Determine Your Key Person Protection

(guideline is three times the key person’s current salary)


1. Profit Protection –  How much of your annual profits would you like to replace and for how many years?
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2. Replacement Protection –  How much cash would be needed to hire, move and train a new key person?
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Buy/Sell Protection

As a business owner, your business interest passes to your heirs when you die. Although your heirs inherit the business, they may not work in the business and may have no desire to do so. What happens to your business if you die?
A properly funded buy/sell agreement using life insurance may ensure that the family receives a fair price for the deceased's stock and that the surviving stockholders will be able to continue the business. Business life insurance on each owner may ensure that there is cash to pay for the deceased's share of the business.
What are the alternatives for your heirs and any other surviving owners?

For the Heirs

Enter Business with Survivors
  • What salary should heirs receive?
  • Is this desirable?
Buy Out Business
  • What salary should heirs receive?
  • What is the price?
Sell Stock to Outsiders
  • Is there a market for the stock?
Sell Stock to Survivors
  • How do you assure a fair value?

For the Surviving Owners

Accept Heirs into the Business
  • Do they have experience?
  • Are they active in the business?
  • What salary should they receive?
Sell to Heirs
  • Is it practical?
  • What is the price?
  • Where do they get the money?
Accept an Outsider who Buys Heirs’ Stock
  • Do they have experience?
  • How active will he/she want to be?
Buy Out Heirs
  • What is the price?
  • Where do you get the cash?
  • Will they sell?

Business Debt and Family Income Protection

Most small business owners must personally guarantee the mortgage on their land and building. This means that if you, the business owner, should die, the lender may claim both your business and the building; and can claim your personal assets that are not exempt. Also, if you die, the income from the business that helps to support your family could stop. If you die, would your family have the cash to cover your business debts and mortgage and have enough sufficient income on which to live?
A strategically prepared business life insurance policy may ensure continued family income and provide the funds to pay your business debts, while supporting your business through the initial months of your absence.

Determine Your Needs

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Let a Sentry sales representative help you protect your business with business debt and family income protection funded with life insurance. Click here to Find an Agent.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Insurance for Large Businesses

Insurance for large businesses

Travelers offers a broad range of insurance and risk management options to large businesses and organizations. We specialize in designing sophisticated programs that leverage our product breadth to meet even the most challenging requests.

Property solutions

Travelers National Property offers cost-effective insurance programs for large commercial property insureds covering buildings, personal property and time element exposures. From the traditionally-structured to the highly-complex, we tailor property insurance solutions to meet each client's unique needs, risk appetite and budget. Learn more »

Casualty solutions

The risk management needs of large organizations require flexible, customer-focused solutions. Travelers, through its National Accounts division, is an industry leader in providing tailored bundled and unbundled loss-sensitive primary casualty programs and claim administration services for customers that generate $1 million or more in total cost of risk. Learn more »

Premium Audit

Premium Audit

Customized Property Coverage®

Property

National Property provides customized, cost-effective insurance solutions for owners of large commercial properties within an extremely broad variety of industries. Because one size does not fit all, our flexible and responsive property insurance policies are individually designed to meet each customer's unique needs - covering their buildings, personal property and time element exposures.

Customized deals

Utilizing our highly flexible commercial property form, we'll work with you to design tailored insurance solutions that meet your unique business needs. Our highly experienced underwriters cover every corner of the nation, and can write the international property exposures of domestic companies as well. We are your source for traditionally structured policies as well as complex alternative market approaches including:
  • Primary or excess
  • Blanket or loss limits
  • Deductible buy backs
  • Quota share
  • Aggregate deductibles
  • Captive and risk retention group fronting
  • Reinsurance assumed

Products/capacity/services:

Travelers extremely flexible property form allows a tremendous variety of insurance program options including ground up, primary, layered, excess, quota share, reinsurance assumed and non-admitted. We have significant capacity to write large accounts.
  • Substantial net and treaty capacity
  • Flood
  • Earthquake
  • Superior claim and engineering services
  • Larger properties, including highly protected risks
  • Innovative risk control
  • Global coverage in over 90 countries

Sample of classes of business written

National Property provides a ready market for a very broad variety of domestic U.S. industries. We will entertain almost any class of business in any format. Examples of our book of business include:
  • Real estate
  • Hotels and motels
  • Retailers
  • Industrial parks
  • Builders' risk
  • Apartments
  • Restaurants
  • Amusement parks
  • Manufacturing
  • Colleges and universities
  • Theaters
  • Public entities
  • Supermarkets
  • Contractors equipment
  • Schools
  • Food processing
  • Plastic and metal workers
  • Banks
  • Soft drink bottlers
  • Warehouses
  • Steel workers
  • Hospitals
  • Communications
We can round out your property program with:
  • Boiler and machinery
  • Inland and ocean marine
  • Crime
  • Global/International

Specialized property programs

Travelers is also an industry leader in writing non-traditional and specialty market First Party Programs. In association with our program managers, Travelers makes it easy to place business within a variety of specialized markets including, but not limited to:

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Renter's Insurance

Helpful information on Renter's Insurance from Safeco

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Renters Insurance

It Costs Less Than You Think To Insure Your Stuff

If you rent your home, your landlord is responsible for insuring the building, but not for insuring your personal belongings. If you think about it, the cost to replace your clothing, furniture, stereo, pots and pans, linens, sporting goods and computer could be a lot of money. Sometimes called apartment insurance, renters insurance covers your possessions from damage and theft. It also protects you if you’re held legally responsible for the injuries to another person while in and around your home. Renters insurance costs less than you think. It’s easy to protect yourself and your belongings for just a few dollars a month.

Features & Coverage Options

Each Safeco renters policy comes packed with great features right out of the box to protect you and your belongings from damage and theft.
 
Learn more about  features and coverage.

Claims

Renters insurance is inexpensive. Rest easy knowing we’ll be there when you need us. If water leaks from upstairs and ruins your computer or your new TV is stolen from your car before you even get it home, don’t worry.  We’ll be there if you need us.
 
Learn more about  claims.

Discounts & Savings

Renters insurance is inexpensive. But you can still reduce your renters insurance rate to just pennies a day. Discounts are available for having multiple policies, like when you insure your car and have renters insurance with us.
 
Learn more about  discounts and savings.

Do More.

Learn about some simple things you can do to help protect your belongings and yourself. Allow yourself time to get more out of life. Host a get together. Go to a show. Worry less. We’ve got you covered.
 
 

FAQ

Find answers to frequently asked questions about Safeco renters insurance.
 
Learn more about  frequently asked questions.

Why Choose Us

Discover all the reasons why Safeco Insurance is the right choice for you. We make renters insurance easy.
 
Learn why you should  choose Safeco.
    
    
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Renters Insurance Features and Coverage Options

You’ve Rented a Great Place. We’ll Make Sure You Don’t Rent Trouble.

When you rent an apartment or house, your landlord is not responsible for your personal belongings if they’re stolen or damaged by something like water leaking from your neighbor’s overflowing toilet or a kitchen fire. Renters insurance protects your personal belongs and also protects you if you’re held legally responsible for injuries to another person or guest while they’re visiting your home.
Talk to your local Safeco agent for personal advice about renters insurance coverage that’s right for you. We’ll help you make sure you’re protected.

Standard Coverage

Each Safeco renters policy comes packed with great features, right out of the box.

At Home and in Your Car

Every Safeco renters insurance policy covers your personal belongings, like your couch, flat-screen TV, tablet, skis and game console. Your possessions are protected when they’re at home or with you anywhere around the world. In certain situations, your stuff may even be protected if it’s stolen from your car.

If You’re Held Responsible

Your renters insurance policy also includes liability coverage – which is protection for you if you’re held responsible for injuring another person or if a guest gets hurt while visiting your place.

Temporary Housing

If you can’t live in your building while it’s being repaired or rebuilt after a covered loss, additional living expenses helps pay the cost of temporary housing and  for up to 24 months.

Coverage Options

Identity Recovery

For only $1 a month, we’ll help cover the cost of restoring your identity if you’re the victim of identity theft. You can also reduce your risk by learning how to prevent identity theft

Musical Instruments and Baseball Cards

If you have things like a keyboard, guitar or drum set, gold necklaces or other collectibles like your grandfather’s vintage baseball card collection, you may need extra protection. With valuable articles coverage, belongings you specify are protected by an agreed dollar amount, and there is no deductible.

For What It’s Worth

If you sold your couch in a yard sale, you’d probably get less for it than what a brand new one costs in the furniture store. In the event of a loss, Safeco personal property replacement cost protection will help pay for the cost to purchase a new couch that is of similar size and style as the one you lost. Same goes for your TV, clothing, sporting goods, bed and other covered belongings. We’ll pay the actual replacement cost of your things that were damaged or stolen regardless of their age and condition, up to the limits and deductibles you select.

Talk to your local Safeco agent for personal advice on coverage that is right for you if you rent your home or live in an apartment.
 
© 2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance Insurance is offered by Safeco Insurance Company of America and/or its affiliates, 1001 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98154. This website provides a simplified description of coverage. Nothing stated herein creates a contract. All statements made are subject to the provisions, exclusions, conditions and limitations of the applicable insurance policy. Please refer to actual policy forms for complete details regarding the coverage discussed. If the information in these materials conflicts with the policy language that it describes, the policy language prevails. Coverages and features not available in all states. Eligibility is subject to meeting applicable underwriting criteria.

Claims Center

Accidents Happen

It’s easy to file and track an insurance claim with Safeco Insurance. We’re here for you when the unexpected happens. If you’ve been involved in a car accident or your home has been damaged in a storm, we’ve got the answers you need. We’ll help you through the claims process with friendly, step- by-step guidance.

File a Claim

800-332-3226

Call us. We're Here for You.

24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Track a Claim

Check the status of your claim anytime in your online account. Log in now.

Roadside Assistance

877-762-3101

Call Us. We're on Our Way.

24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Auto Claims

Get detailed information about filing an auto insurance claim, including:
  • How to File An Auto Claim
  • Windshield and Glass Repair
  • Auto Body Estimates and Repairs
  • How to Report a Stolen Car
Learn more about auto claims.

Home Claims

Get more specific help about filing a home insurance claim, including:
  • How to File a Home Insurance Claim
  • What to Do About Water Damage
  • Free Contractor Referral
  • Loss of Use Due to Property Damage
Learn more about home claims.
 

Not a Safeco Policyholder?

If this is your first time contacting Safeco, and you need to file a claim, please call 800-332-3226.

If you have a claim in process that involves a Safeco policyholder, please contact your assigned claims representative.
© 2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance Insurance is offered by Safeco Insurance Company of America and/or its affiliates, 1001 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98154. This website provides a simplified description of coverage. Nothing stated herein creates a contract. All statements made are subject to the provisions, exclusions, conditions and limitations of the applicable insurance policy. Please refer to actual policy forms for complete details regarding the coverage discussed. If the information in these materials conflicts with the policy language that it describes, the policy language prevails. Coverages and features not available in all states. Eligibility is subject to meeting applicable underwriting criteria.
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Renters Insurance Discounts and Savings

It Costs Less Than You Think

For only a few dollars a month, renters insurance from Safeco is a real value. Discounts are available if your apartment or the house you rent has a fire alarm, sprinkler system or a burglar alarm installed. Talk to your local Safeco agent about how to save on your renters insurance policy based on your individual situation.

Multiple Policy Discount

Combine your renters insurance with another Safeco policy like car, motorcycle or boat for significant savings on the cost your renters policy.

How to Lower Your Renters Insurance Bill

Choose a Higher Deductible

A higher deductible will lower how much you pay for renters insurance by shifting part of a loss payment to you. For example, if you have a $500 deductible, you’ll pay the first $500 of a loss out of your own pocket. A higher deductible will lower your renters insurance bill, but will also increase how much you’ll end up paying yourself if you file a claim.

Pay Your Bill in Full

If you pay your bill in full when you start or renew a policy, instead of paying in monthly installments, you’ll end up paying less in the long run.
 
© 2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance Insurance is offered by Safeco Insurance Company of America and/or its affiliates, 1001 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98154. This website provides a simplified description of coverage. Nothing stated herein creates a contract. All statements made are subject to the provisions, exclusions, conditions and limitations of the applicable insurance policy. Please refer to actual policy forms for complete details regarding the coverage discussed. If the information in these materials conflicts with the policy language that it describes, the policy language prevails. Coverages and features not available in all states. Eligibility is subject to meeting applicable underwriting criteria.

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Get More Out of Life with Safeco Renters Insurance

Do More.™ 

Host a Get Together. Go to a Show.

Enjoy life while Safeco worries about the unexpected. We’ll do our part. But you can still help out by being aware of some ways to protect yourself and your belongings.
  • Do a home inventory
    Compare the value of your belongings to the coverage listed in your renters policy and make sure you have enough insurance to replace your stuff if it’s lost, stolen or damaged. Having a full inventory of your personal property will also help the claims process go smoother.
  • Keep Your Home Inventory Online
    We recommend using an online home inventory service like Know Your Stuff.
  • Prevent water damage checklist
    Your landlord is responsible for the upkeep of the building you live in. However, if you learn how to detect and prevent water leaks, you’ll be able to notify your landlord of a potential problem before it gets out of hand.
  • How to Prepare for a Tornado, Hurricane, Wildfire, Hail, Earthquake, and Winter Weather
    When you live in an area prone to certain types of natural hazards, it’s important to be well informed and prepared. Learn how to safeguard yourself and your family just in case a worst case scenario happens.
 
© 2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance Insurance is offered by Safeco Insurance Company of America and/or its affiliates, 1001 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98154. This website provides a simplified description of coverage. Nothing stated herein creates a contract. All statements made are subject to the provisions, exclusions, conditions and limitations of the applicable insurance policy. Please refer to actual policy forms for complete details regarding the coverage discussed. If the information in these materials conflicts with the policy language that it describes, the policy language prevails. Coverages and features not available in all states. Eligibility is subject to meeting applicable underwriting criteria.

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Renters Insurance FAQ

Answers to frequently asked questions about Safeco renters insurance.

What is renters insurance?

Renters insurance protects your belonging from damage and theft. It also protects you in certain types of liability cases, like if you’re held legally responsible for injuries to another person while they’re visiting your apartment or the house you rent.

Does renters insurance pay my rent if I can’t on some months?

Renters insurance does not pay your rent. However, it may cover expenses related to temporary housing if you can’t live in your building while it’s being rebuilt or repaired after being damaged.

Doesn’t renters insurance cost a lot?

It usually costs a few dollars a month. It could cost a lot more to replace all of your stuff without the protection of a renters insurance policy.

Is my landlord responsible for insuring my apartment?

Your landlord is responsible for insuring the building, but not your personal belongings inside it.

What if my luggage gets stolen while I’m on vacation?

Your things are protected when they’re at home or with you anywhere in the world.
 
© 2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance Insurance is offered by Safeco Insurance Company of America and/or its affiliates, 1001 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98154. This website provides a simplified description of coverage. Nothing stated herein creates a contract. All statements made are subject to the provisions, exclusions, conditions and limitations of the applicable insurance policy. Please refer to actual policy forms for complete details regarding the coverage discussed. If the information in these materials conflicts with the policy language that it describes, the policy language prevails. Coverages and features not available in all states. Eligibility is subject to meeting applicable underwriting criteria.
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Why Choose Safeco Renters Insurance


We Make Renters Insurance Easy

Get a renters insurance quote in about five minutes. Get a policy that’s right for you in only a few minutes more.

Personal Advice

Your local Safeco agent can offer personal advice on the amount of renters insurance you need and which coverage options are right for you.

24/7 Claims Service

A customer service representative is available to assist you around the clock, every day of the week.

Discounts and Savings

Safeco offers numerous discounts and opportunities for you to save on your renters insurance bill.

Simple Billing Statements

Our billing statements are easy to read and understand.

Flexible Payment Options

Pay your bill in full or in monthly installments.

Financial Strength 

Safeco Insurance is backed by the financial strength of Liberty Mutual Insurance. We’ll be there if you need us.
 
© 2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance Insurance is offered by Safeco Insurance Company of America and/or its affiliates, 1001 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98154. This website provides a simplified description of coverage. Nothing stated herein creates a contract. All statements made are subject to the provisions, exclusions, conditions and limitations of the applicable insurance policy. Please refer to actual policy forms for complete details regarding the coverage discussed. If the information in these materials conflicts with the policy language that it describes, the policy language prevails. Coverages and features not available in all states. Eligibility is subject to meeting applicable underwriting criteria.

Lewis Insurance
2525 S. Lamar Ste 11
Austin, TX
78704

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