Here are the Top 10 Blog Posts that were reader favorites in 2019 1. Never plug a space heater into a power strip 2. New Massachusetts hands-free driving law to go into effect in February 2020 3. Update your life insurance beneficiaries! 4. Keyless car owner alert: Carbon monoxide poisonings 5. Buying a used car?…
Do you ever wonder how Santa Claus manages to deliver all those gifts to all those kids in just one night? This short video breaks down the annual global trip by the big guy in the red suit the way that an actuary might see things – using math, numbers and science. We’re all for…
In the first New England snowstorm of the year a few weeks back, doctors raised the alarm about a spate of snowblower-related injuries they were seeing in local hospitals. It happens every year … the US Consumer Products Safety Commission says that more than 5,000 people visit emergency rooms each year with snow blower injuries.…
Will you be making a seasonal move south to weather out the harsh winter months in a more favorable climate? Whether you’ll be gone for a few days or a few months, if you are traveling over the winter, there are some home maintenance tasks you should tend to so that you don’t come home…
If it’s December, it’s prime holiday fraud season! Because it’s the busiest season of the year, scammers work double time to try to maximize their take. And as many times as we’ve issued warnings, thieves are very creative about thinking up sneaky new ways to separate you from your money. The Better Business Bureau is…
You might have been distracted over Thanksgiving and missed the news: Massachusetts enacted a hands-free driving law, making Massachusetts the 21st state to ban the use of all hand-held electronic devices while driving. This follows quickly on a similar Maine law which went into effect in September. Other neighboring states — Connecticut, New Hampshire, New…
Right now, Santa is checking his lists, but don’t leave it all up to him. If you are a parent or give gifts to kids, we encourage you to learn about common toy hazards so that you can sort out the naughty from the nice when it comes to toys. In 2018, injuries related to…
