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Nobody ever thinks a fire is going to burn down their home, and with any luck, it won’t. But we can’t count on that. That is why we need to take certain precautions to make sure we are as prepared as possible for those “just in case” disasters. To be fully prepared, keep

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2/6/2012	How Prepared Are You? Believe it or not, floods happen everywhere. How prepared are you? The thunder on that July day in 2001 was loud and dangerously close, recalls Wanda Blankenship. Then came the rains cascading from . . . Read more.
1/19/2012	Why Women Need Life Insurance Life Insurance Equality ERIE Policyholder Carolyn Gasse-Bachman has given her life—and life insurance—a great deal of thought. In fact, before they were wed, Carolyn and her husband-to-be, Don, discussed life insurance quite . . . Read more.
1/16/2012	An Unexpected Guest When A Tree Falls... One day, you’re casually eating breakfast when a tree limb from that big oak tree outside decides to join you in the dining room leaving you with a lot of damage and a big mess. What do you do now? Your . . . Read more.
1/12/2012	Dollars and Cents Four Low-Risk Ways To Invest No matter how old you are, it’s never too early to think about your financial future. Scared of the stock market? We understand – it hasn’t exactly left us feeling warm and fuzzy, either. Fear not . . . Read more.
1/9/2012	Nine Reasons to Check Your Coverage When These Things Happen...Call Us As our lives change, so do our insurance needs. Letting us know about changes can ensure that you have adequate insurance coverage. Here are some examples of when to check your coverage: 1. You’re . . . Read more.
1/2/2012	Make Good on Your New Year's Resolutions! Stick to Your Resolutions! Don’t drop the ball on your New Year’s resolutions. This year, try some resolutions that are easy to keep and will protect you and your family well into next January and beyond. Don’t be . . . Read more.
12/29/2011	Beware of Scammers Circulating Phony Checks Recognize Phony Checks December 2011 - If someone you don’t know well gives you a check – or what appears to be an Erie Insurance check – and asks you to send or wire some of the money back, don’t do it. It’s a scam. Erie . . . Read more.
12/19/2011	Hazard-Proof Your Holidays Staying Safe This Holiday Season So you’re hosting the annual holiday feast at your house this year. You’ve already bookmarked your favorite stuffing recipe, polished the silver and dusted off the turkey fryer. Stop right there. Take . . . Read more.
12/8/2011	Insurance Coverage for Young Adults - Part 3 Protect Your Wheels Students who leave their cars at home—or those taking them to campus while keeping the car's permanent address at their parents'—can stay on the family policy. (If you garage it at home while you’re away . . . Read more.
12/5/2011	Insurance Coverage for Young Adults - Part 2 Tips to Keep Your Stuff Safe Students away at college should practice some tips to stay safe and keep insurance claims in check. Here are a few to get you started: Safeguard pricier items—or just leave them at home. Dorms and . . . Read more.
12/1/2011	Insurance Coverage for Young Adults - Part 1 With Freedom Comes Responsibility... Insurance isn't usually top of mind for young adults heading off to college or renting their first apartment. (It wasn't for us at the time, either.) But, like mom and dad always say, with freedom . . . Read more.
11/24/2011	Keeping Your Head (and Home) Above Water How to Keep Water Damage from Soaking Your Wallet It only takes a small amount of water spilling onto floors from a faulty pipe, leaking water heater or an overflowing toilet to cause thousands of dollars in damage to your home or business. A study of . . . Read more.
11/21/2011	Life Insurance on a D.I.M.E. So How Much Life Insurance Do You Need? Worried about how much life insurance you need? Try the D.I.M.E. method: add the following together to come up with an estimate. D—Death expenses. These include burial costs (an average funeral costs . . . Read more.
11/17/2011	Open the Worry Box Life Insurance - Think About It It’s like Pandora’s Box. Once you open it, whatever’s inside comes out, and then it’s out for good – no stuffing it back inside if it’s too much to handle. It’s the “Worry Box,” and it’s full of questions, . . . Read more.
11/3/2011	Guarding Your Investments Retirement Ahoy About 80 million baby boomers are getting ready to retire in the next few years. Are you one of them? If so, CNR Insurance has plenty of options for your retirement needs, including traditional IRAs, . . . Read more.
10/6/2011	Talk To Us How Are We Doing? No one liked taking tests in school: there was the studying beforehand, the stress during -- and the worst part -- waiting for results. But when you finally got that paper back with your grade scrawled . . . Read more.
10/6/2011	An Ounce of Prevention... An Ounce of Prevention... Turns out, your mom was right when she always said “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Whether you’re maintaining your home or your car, a few easy preventative steps can keep your home . . . Read more.
10/3/2011	Kissing Frogs Kissing Frogs Finding the right insurance agent is an incredibly important decision—and it can be incredibly hard. There are dozens of factors to consider when choosing your insurance agent, and you might have to meet . . . Read more.
9/26/2011	When It Rains, It Pours When It Rains, It Pours We’ve all seen pictures of houses with water up to their rooftops, and cars floating serenely down a street that looks more like a river. Floods are a major force to be reckoned with and can have catastrophic . . . Read more.
9/19/2011	If a Meteor Hits Your House, Are You Covered? If a Meteor Hits Your House, Are You Covered? A meteor hits your home. Are you covered? You hit a deer with your car. Covered? While we’re always here to help walk you through the intricacies of your insurance policy, here are some basic rules of . . . Read more.
9/15/2011	New Homeowner? Lots to Consider...Don't Overlook Insurance New Homeowner? Lots to Consider...Don't Overlook Insurance Buying a house is a big decision and can definitely change your life. You get the advantages of living in a place that’s all your own, but there are so many new responsibilities that fall on your plate: . . . Read more.
9/8/2011	Staying Safe in a Lightning Storm How to Stay Safe in a Lightning Storm There’s no way to know where lightning will strike. It can, in fact, hit the same place twice. And, it’s even been recorded to strike up to 25 miles away from the actual storm. So how do you defend . . . Read more.
9/1/2011	Caring for Kids Today and Tomorrow Caring for Kids Today and Tomorrow Raising kids is not cheap. From getting new shoes for their growing feet every three months to funding college, making sure kids have everything they need to grow up and become members of society is expensive. . . . Read more.
8/29/2011	Fire: Friend and Foe Fire: Friend and Foe Fire is man’s oldest ally -- and our oldest enemy. We use it for cooking, for warmth, for electricity and light, but sometimes, it can turn on us. More than 3,500 Americans die every year in house fires, . . . Read more.
8/3/2011	Reduce Basement Flood Risks Reduce Basement Floods Rain showers might be dandy for your garden but not for your basement. Wet basement problems may be solved simply by repairing an obvious gutter or downspout leak, but other water problems may have . . . Read more.
4/4/2011	Save More When You Bundle Your Policies Save More When You Bundle All Of Your Insurance Policies Want to save money on your insurance? (Who doesn’t?) The best way to do that, especially as rates trend upwards, is to purchase your home, auto and life insurance from the same insurer. If you have a . . . Read more.
3/15/2011	Tips for Tax Time Tips for Tax Time You’ve heard the saying “there are only two things in life that are guaranteed”—and taxes are one of them. If you’re one of the millions of people who like to complete and file your taxes with plenty . . . Read more.