{"id":8725,"date":"2021-11-22T21:00:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T21:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bbrown.com\/insight\/four-essential-personal-insurance-tips\/"},"modified":"2021-11-22T21:00:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T21:00:25","slug":"four-essential-personal-insurance-tips","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/bbrown.com\/ca\/insight\/four-essential-personal-insurance-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Essential Personal Insurance Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_style=&#8221;page-hero&#8221; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221;][vc_column]\n\t<div class=\"hero hero--wrap    \">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero--background-image hero--background-image-blur\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero--overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-background\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/bbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/iStock-1196980264-scaled.jpg) center center no-repeat; background-size: cover;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero--container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero--inner width-100\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  <div class='content-heading  100%  '>\n    \n    <h1 class='text-white    '>\n      Four Essential Personal Insurance Tips\n    <\/h1>\n\t\n  <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]\n  <div class='content-heading  100% content-heading--ruled '>\n    \n    <h1 class='text-brand-dark-blue    h2'>\n      Four Essential Personal Insurance Tips\n    <\/h1>\n\t\n  <\/div>[vc_column_text]When you\u2019re in the market for personal insurance coverage, it\u2019s important to find a program that fits your unique needs and changing lifestyle. To help take care of your home and other assets, consider these four essential tips:<\/p>\n<h4>1. An Insurance Professional Should Help Organize Your Insurance Program<\/h4>\n<p>When numerous assets are acquired over time, it is common to insure them with many different programs, often leaving your assets unorganized and expensive to manage. This can lead to gaps in coverage that may only be discovered when an insurer unexpectedly denies your claim. A personal insurance professional can help organize and manage your insurance program with a holistic view.<\/p>\n<h4>2. Keep Your Options Open<\/h4>\n<p>The benefit of retaining an independent insurance agent or broker is that they help provide solutions to fit your needs. They should frequently present you with options to help organize your coverage.<\/p>\n<h4>3. Have Enough Personal Liability Insurance<\/h4>\n<p>If a lawsuit puts your assets at risk, the last thing you want to worry about is insufficient limits. Instead, you should ensure your liability coverage limits protect your current net worth and future earnings. Our Brown &amp; Brown Personal Insurance team can help you determine this value.<\/p>\n<h4>4. Be Certain of Your Insurer\u2019s Financial Strength<\/h4>\n<p>Always look for financial stability when choosing your insurer. It is important that your provider is strongly capitalized and will be able to pay your claims. Look for insurance companies rated \u201cA\u201d or \u201cExcellent\u201d by A.M. Best.<\/p>\n<h4>How We Can Help<\/h4>\n<p>The Brown &amp; Brown <a href=\"https:\/\/bbrown.com\/ca\/personal-insurance\/\">Personal Insurance<\/a> team focuses on placing insurance for home, auto, liability, flood and many specialized coverages. <a href=\"https:\/\/bbrown.com\/contacthttps:\/\/bbrown.com\/contact\/contact-general\/\">Contact us<\/a> to learn more about how we can help.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; el_width=&#8221;60&#8243;]\n  <div class=\"cards image-column mb-2 match-height\">\n    <div class=\"image-column--item cards--item \">\n\n              <div class=\"image-column--image\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/bbrown.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/photo-1573497620053-ea5300f94f21.jpeg')\"><\/div>\n      \n      <div class=\"cards--inner\">\n                  <h3 class=\"cards--title\">Interested in personal insurance?<\/h3>\n                \n                  <a class=\"full-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bbrown.com\/us\/personal-insurance\/\" target=\"\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Learn More<\/span><\/a>\n          <div class=\"cards--read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bbrown.com\/us\/personal-insurance\/\" target=\"\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_style=&#8221;page-hero&#8221; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]When you\u2019re in the market for personal insurance coverage, it\u2019s important to find a program that fits your unique needs and changing lifestyle. 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