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Jerviss-Fethke Insurance Agency Newsletter
Issue: # 010 August 2009
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Welcome to our newsletter. We will be providing valuable insight regarding insurance issues in Michigan.
 
Home Insurance
Replacement Cost to Home
If you have made major improvements to your home,
ie: building additions, upgrades, etc., check with us to ensure you have enough coverage on your dwelling.  You do not want to be caught short in the event of a total loss.  We will adjust the value of your dwelling limit based on the information you provide us.
 
If you are not insured with us, contact us to determine your replacement cost, and we can rate it with our companies for a no-hassle comparison to your current insurance.  Learn more..about Home Insurance.
 
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Auto Insurance
Rental Car Coverage
If you have physical damage coverage, (comp & collision), on your personal auto insurance policy, the same coverage will apply to a car you rent.  However there are some things your insurance normally does not cover:
Loss of use...lost rental income because they could not rent it while it is in the shop being fixed.
Diminutive value...the money the rental car company will lose when they sell the car, because of the damage the accident caused.  The difference between what they could have sold the car for before your accident and the actual amount they sell the car for.
Some major credit card companies will provide some sort of rental car coverage, check with yours if they will cover loss of use and diminutive value.  Also ask them if they are primary (they cover the damage to the rental car, or secondary, (they only cover after you turn it in to your insurance company...and then may only be for the amount of your deductible).
If you buy the rental car company CDW, (Collision Damage Waiver), it is not insurance.  It is an agreement that the rental car company will not hold you liable for any damages to the vehicle Learn more..about Auto Insurance.
Herb Weisbaum at ConsumerMan has more info.
(Used with Mr. Weisbaum's permission).
 
 
 

Life Insurance
Term vs Whole Life
 Term Insurance is a fixed premium over a period of time, 10, 15, or 20 years.  If you are still alive at the end of that time, you have nothing. The policy is done, you have no more coverage.  Good for specific projects, ie: in case you die before kids finish college the family would lose your income, a ten year term policy would provide the college funds.  And term is inexpensive compared to whole life.
Whole life insurance can be a fixed premium over the payment period usually paid up at age 65, then provides coverage to age 90 or 95.  It accumulates a cash value which you can borrow against at a very low rate or just cash in the policy if you no longer need it.
Some companies will give you a discount on your home and auto insurance if you also have a life insurance policy with them.
Learn More..about Life Insurance.
 
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We proudly represent several different Insurance Companies in Michigan and we will try to place you with which one is the "Best Fit" for your needs.

Sincerely,
 

Daniel Hartmann
Jerviss-Fethke Insurance Agency
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