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Auto Insurance Surcharge Thresholds Double!
Great news everyone! As part of the budget just signed by Governor Baker the thresholds used to determine surchargeable automobile...
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Heads Up! Get Your Headlights On!
Effective April 7, 2015 a new law goes into effect that will require all vehicles in MA to turn their...
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Cancelled Plates
Many times throughout the year we have clients call to tell us that they are trading in a car for...
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Winter Weather Car Accidents
A few years ago my mother called me to let me know she was just involved in a car accident...
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Hit While Parked Ho! Ho! Ho!
Tis the Holiday season and everyone is scurrying around buying gifts for their loved ones. What happens when everyone descends...
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How to Save on Flood Insurance (Part II)
As a result of the turmoil caused by FEMA redrawing the coastal flood maps the Massachusetts Legislature passed and the...
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How to Save Money on Flood Insurance
Recently a number of our clients have received letters from their mortgagees informing them that their homes have been reclassified...
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Bad Pass Liability
I was tail-gating at Thursday Night's Patriots-Jets game when the obligatory over-thrown football hit an unsuspecting patron in the back.
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Sergio Garcia Shows Value in Scheduling Jewelry
On Sunday professional golfer, Sergio Garcia, hit an errant shot that hit a woman spectator in the hand and broke...
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Do I Need to Buy Insurance When I am Renting a Truck?
Before I get behind the wheel I need to make sure that I am insured in case I cause an...
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Buying Used Cars and MA Inspection Stickers
In Massachusetts a new inspection sticker is required every time a vehicle is purchased. The MA inspection sticker is linked...
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Deer, Moose, and Car Accidents. Oh My!
My wife and I were driving up to Bridgton Maine last Friday night around dusk. We were on a winding...
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Renting a Vacation Home and Insurance
The question I will deal with is what coverage, if any, do the renters bring with them from their homeowners...
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Insuring ATVs and Dirt Bikes
Many people buy an ATV or dirt bike and immediately begin to use it without giving a thought about insurance....
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Trailers and the MA Personal Auto Policy
Memorial Day weekend is fast approaching, if you are one of the thousands pulling a trailer do you know how...
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Kids Returning from College and the MA Personal Auto Policy
The MA auto policy has very strong language regarding the listing of household members and the information provided on those...
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Cinco de Mayo and Business Interruption Insurance
My wife and I were meeting friends at a Mexican restaurant for a Cinco de Mayo dinner when we got...
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Understanding Home Insurance Deductibles: An Interview with John Olson of Columbia Insurance Agency, Inc.
Check out our interview here!
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Replacement Cost versus Market Value
One issue that consistently confuses homeowners, especially first-time buyers, is the difference between the market value of the home compared...
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5 Ways to Keep Your Auto Insurance Rates Reasonable (that are completely under your control)
Check out our 5 useful tips to keep your insurance rates reasonable, all of which you control.
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Columbia’s Clients in the News!
Congratulations to Matt and Joanna ONeil of the Blue Ox of Lynn for their 1st Place finish at this years...
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Things to Do In Your Free Time – January 2013
For the January edition of our Things To Do In Your Free Time blog I have asked my daughter and...
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Dogs & Homeowner Policies in MA
According to the Insurance Information Institute 46.3 million American households own a dog as of 2012. If your household is...
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Giving & Receiving a Car as a Gift in MA
Congratulations on your newly acquired automobile, a great gift to say the least. The following are the steps to registering...
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