Blog posts and information about getting the best auto insurance, home insurance, and other insurance rates in Washington State.
It’s the time of year when the weather gets cold and the roads get icy or snowy. Winter is almost here, so now is a good time to create an emergency winter car kit and prepare your home for winter before the bad weather hits! First things [...]
Winter driving is hazardous enough, with rain, sleet, snow and cold temperatures making driving stressful, but at least these conditions are clearly visible. Safe drivers adjust their driving accordingly by slowing down, putting snow tires or chains on their car, or shifting into four-wheel drive (if they [...]
Shay Barnett After 25 years of working in just about every position at SAV-ON Insurance, Shay Barnett is still hard at it, now with the title Agency Executive Manager. She takes multitasking to an entirely new level, with responsibilities that include payroll, scheduling, accounting, human [...]
Research suggests the highest percentage of residential burglaries occur in the summer months. But, there is a dramatic spike in holiday burglaries during December. “85% of these burglaries are committed by non-professionals that are usually more desperate and dangerous,” says Officer D. Brown of the Columbus, Ohio [...]
The holiday season is filled with events and entertainment no matter what you like to do. We’ve listed some of the many fun things to do this holiday season between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day in and around Puget Sound. Some events are free, while others [...]
Recently we set our clocks back one hour, giving us an extra hour of daylight in the morning, but making the early evening hours for pedestrians the most dangerous time of the year. With the end of Daylight Savings Time, there’s more darkness around the rush hour [...]
Now is the time to start winterizing your home, before your monthly heating bill starts to skyrocket. There are plenty of energy-saving things you can do to keep your heating costs down. The key is to save more in heating costs than you spend in the process! [...]
Discounts are the best way to save on your insurance premium each and every month. But a lot of people are missing out on them! With a little documentation, you could see great savings with available insurance discounts. Security Discounts Does your home have a security system [...]
Originally named "The Uniform Time Act", which passed Congress in 1966, it became known as Daylight Saving Time (DST). It extended daylight hours one hour during the non-winter months of the year. Clocks were moved ahead one hour in the spring (spring ahead). Then, in the fall, [...]
The Seattle area commute is fraught with slowdowns and gridlock most hours of the day. The High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes, which require more than one person in the vehicle, are enticing to single drivers. Since they are less crowded it can save considerable commuting time. [...]
