Anyone who has ever had to rush a pet to an emergency clinic in the early morning hours knows how fiendishly expensive pet health care can be. One little incident can end up costing one thousands of dollars. According to the USA Today, consumers average $651 of yearly veterinarian bills! Instances like this are drawing more and more [...]
The 5 Worst Insurance Disasters in History
Insurance has been with us since the beginning of modern finance, but only recently have we really gotten a sense of how important it is. 2011 turned out to be the worst year on record for natural disaster insurance losses, with the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, New Zealand earthquake, Hurricane Irene, and the Joplin tornado [...]
Best Motorcycles of 2012
Depending who you ask, motorcycles are either an awesome thrill, or terrible and dangerous. Love them or hate them, they keep getting faster and lighter, and seem to be growing in popularity, including among women! 2012 offers some of the best motorcycles ever, and we’ve picked a few highlights! With better motorcycles reaching the market [...]
The 10 Safest Cities in the United States
We all want to live in a safe neighborhood; it’s a basic human need. But which neighborhoods are the safest? In which are you the least likely to file a claim with your home or auto insurance company? We put together a list of America’s safest neighborhoods, and here’s what we found (complete state-by-state listings [...]
10 Ways to Protect Your Home (And How Much It Can Save You)
We love our homes, but they’re undeniably at risk for everything from being robbed to damage from inclement weather. So how do you protect your home, and save money while you’re at it? Add improvements, of course! Worth noting: how much you save on your homeowner’s insurance depends on your home’s location as much as [...]
5 Strange Buildings … And What It Costs to Insure Them
Insuring a normal home is challenging enough. But what about insuring a haunted house? Or a bizarre landmark? Or an office building that looks like a big basket? We found five very strange buildings and figured out how much insurance costs for each one. The results may surprise you … almost as much as the [...]
What Thieves Don’t Want You To Know About Protecting Your House
It’s a homeowner’s greatest fear: having their home robbed. Even though crime rates in the United States have been dropping steadily since 1991, and technology has made amateur thievery much less of a problem, those professional burglars are still on the prowl. Here’s what thieves don’t want you to know, and how you can make [...]
The 5 Worst Cases of Insurance Fraud in History
Insurance fraud comes in all shapes and sizes: from massive international scams, down to everyday people exaggerating how much damage their cars actually incurred (called “soft fraud”). The results are huge costs for everyone involved: for example, in 2004 alone, the FBI recovered more than $1 billion lost in health insurance fraud alone. Here are [...]
Driving Without Insurance: What’s the Worst That Could Happen?
According to estimates, one sixth of all drivers on the road don’t have car insurance. There are generally two reasons why: 1) they need a car to get to work, but their work pays so little they can’t afford car insurance; or 2) they’re such a terrible driver their premiums are too expensive, but they [...]
The 5 Most Expensive States for Homeowner’s Insurance (And the 3 Cheapest)
It’s just common sense: Every homeowner needs home insurance. But with an average home insurance cost of $732 per year, that’s easier said than done. Compare home insurance and save with InsuranceProvider.com’s ZIP code search! Did you know that your geographic area can drastically affect your homeowner’s insurance rates? We’re talking thousands of dollars in [...]

