Difficulty: Moderately Easy Instructions

1. Step 1

   Check your deceased relative’s bank account statements, tax returns and personal belongings. There may be clues like receipts or canceled checks to life insurance companies for the payment of insurance premiums, or interest paid on a life insurance loan.

2. Step 2

   Contact your relative’s life insurance company, which will send you a death claim form in the mail. Return the claim form with a copy of the death certificate for your deceased relative, and allow the insurance company to process your claim.

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Today, we have a guest post from Dr. Rex Riggs, owner of Best Friends Veterinary Hospital in Powell, Ohio. He is a veterinarian, and an Advisory Board member of Embrace Pet Insurance. Dr. Riggs writes about obesity issues from a small animal practioner’s perspective.
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If you were to ask me what is the number one pet health problem I see in my practice, I would have to say obesity.

It is estimated that 35% of adults pets are overweight and up to 50% of the ones over 7 years of age. I would personally say these are conservative figures.

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Homeowners are being urged to be more vigilant when it comes to security, after the Association of British Insurers revealed 80,000 domestic burglary claims totalling £84 million were made last summer alone. Research carried out by moneysupermarket.com has identified the top 20 hotspots for home theft insurance claims.

Although London households are the most likely to make a claim on their home insurance policy for theft, a Manchester postcode holds the top spot for the highest number of theft claims.

Moneysupermarket.com analysed over 1.1 million home insurance enquiries made on the site during 2009.

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Believe it or not, insurance can trace its roots to the beginning of civilization itself. We’ve come a long way from hunting mammoths, but the basic principle of insurance — the transfer of risk in exchange for money (or mammoth hides) — remains the same.

And while you might be thinking, “Deductibles and date lines? Snooze-fest!” the history of insurance is surprisingly colorful once you start digging. Armed with this knowledge and very little else, we decided to trace it back some 5,000 years. And yes, that’s definitely as ambitious as it sounds. But with the help of Esurance Vice President of Sales Thomas Capp, we conquered!

Now that we’ve got you on the edge of your seat, let’s dig in.
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CarInsuranceRates.com is proud to announce the successful acquisition of an official trademark for its logo. The logo became an officially registered trademark on July 27, 2010. Depicting the sloping roofline of a vehicle, the logo represents the commitment of CarInsuranceRates.com to offering the most authoritative and comprehensive information on auto insurance online. The unique CarInsuranceRates.com trademark further differentiates the site from its competitors.

CarInsuranceRates.com is confident that the trademarked logo will raise the visibility and recognition of its brand with online consumers.

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