Being Safe in the Kitchen
Being Safe in the Kitchen Do you like putting on an apron and making a delicious snack for your family? How about helping out at the stove, stirring and sniffing the sweet smells? Or making cookies by cutting out your…
10 Quick & Easy Home Tips to Prepare for Severe Storms
10 Quick & Easy Home Tips to Prepare for Severe Storms Spring is a wonderful time of year. Unfortunately, spring can also come with rain, hail, high winds, tornadoes and whatever else Mother Nature has in store. Preparing before a…
prepare for warmer weather with these home maintenance tips
prepare for warmer weather with these home maintenance tips “No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” That’s a quote from author Hal Borland — but another favorite saying might be even more appropriate for this time of year:…
10 Home Maintenance Tips for Spring
10 Home Maintenance Tips for Spring After a long, dark winter, spring's bright sun and warm winds are, well, a breath of fresh air. The only downside? All that sunshine spotlights your leaf-filled gutters, cracked sidewalks and the dead plants…
Seven Low-Cost Things You Can Do Now to Prepare for Severe Weather
Seven Low-Cost Things You Can Do Now to Prepare for Severe Weather If severe weather―including tornadoes, hail, or high winds―has been forecast for your area, follow these last-minute steps to help reduce damage to your home. 1. Close your garage…
Know the electrical dangers lurking in your home
Know the electrical dangers lurking in your home love electricity. Without it, we wouldn't have Electric Avenue, The Electric Company, the Electric Slide, or Electric Light Orchestra. But as awesome as electricity is, it also causes approximately 53,600 home fires…
What is covered by standard homeowners insurance?
What is covered by standard homeowners insurance? Understanding the four essential protections provided by your homeowners policy Homeowners coverage provides financial protection against loss due to disasters, theft and accidents. Most standard policies include four essential types of coverage: Coverage…
Five tips to (finally) get your garage organized
Five tips to (finally) get your garage organized There’s perhaps no organizing task more daunting than the garage—it’s often the dumping ground for the stuff that has no other place in the house, or the things you don’t use but…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Happy St. Patrick's Day - The Portier Agency Don’t forget, The Portier Agency offers: homeowner/mobile home/ renter’s /automobile / motorcycle / life / commercial / crop insurance. Call or come by to get your quote! The Portier…
What are perils and hazards?
What are perils and hazards? In the world of insurance, a “peril” is an event or circumstance that results in property damage. Your homeowners, condo or renters policy contain a list of covered perils, such as fire, lightning and vandalism.…