Why do I need to buy insurance?

• Protects your assets against attachment as a result of a court award.
• Provides for cost of defense when you are sued.
• Allows you to purchase such high value items as a car or a home by insuring the collateral on behalf of the financial institution that lent you the money.
• Provides financial security for your family in the event of your death.
• Provides for the health care of you and your family through systematic payments.
• Allows you to save for retirement while deferring interest payments to a time when your income is lower, thus reducing your tax payments.
• Allows you to remain financially solvent when you’re ill and can’t work.

What factors affect the insurance premiums I pay?

• Claims activity including such costs as medical care, auto body repair, construction, legal defense, jury awards, claims adjustment, and insurance fraud.
• Overhead including rent, utilities, employee salaries and benefits, office supplies, equipment, and furniture.
• Investment income.