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Local Insurance Expert Ficon-Bush Insurance Agency, Inc.
Earns Top Designation
Ficon-Bush Insurance Agency, Inc. recently received the 2011-2012 Pacesetter designation from The Motorists Insurance Group (Motorists). The Pacesetter designation recognizes Ficon-Bush's superior professionalism and profitability.
Motorists awards the Pacesetter designation only to those independent insurance agencies in the top tier of its agency force—those who display a commitment to providing policyholders with top-quality insurance products and outstanding customer service. Motorists is proud to welcome Ficon-Bush Insurance Agency, Inc. to this group of industry leaders.
The Motorists Insurance Group, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is a major regional insurer that offers full lines of property, casualty and life insurance products. The company operates in a market of more than 46 million people with a network of more than 4,000 independent agents.
Ficon-Bush can protect your home, autos, business and life thru Motorist Mutual Insurance Company.
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2011 GMAC Insurance Study Shows Youngest and Oldest Drivers Least Distracted
Unexpected results from the Distracted Driving Study from GMAC Insurance shows that the least experienced and youngest drivers are the least likely to have distracted driving habits. Apart from selecting songs on an MP3 player, teen drivers are far less likely than drivers ages 18 to 34 to engage in all other non-driving related activities. Not surprisingly, drivers over 60 years old are far less likely than young adult drivers to engage in any distracted driving habits.
• Fifty-seven percent of young adult drivers say they eat while they drive, as opposed to only 39 percent of teen drivers and 38 percent of drivers over 60 years old.
• About 30 percent of young adult drivers admit to adjusting their GPS, while only four percent of teens and only 13 percent of drivers over 60 years old admit to doing the same.
• Only 28 percent of young adult drivers say they have completely eliminated using their smart phones to text, email, and make calls. That's opposed to 75 percent of teen drivers and 72 percent of drivers over 60 years old who say they have stopped using their mobile devices completely while driving.
7/27/11
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Winter is Coming - A few tips:
• Prevent Your Pipes From Freezing
o Open cabinet doors below sinks to allow heat from the home to circulate.
o Disconnect all gardening hoses and install covers on all outside faucets.
o Wrap pipes nearest exterior walls and in crawl spaces with pipe insulation or with heating tape. This can prevent freezing, especially for interior pipes that run along outside walls.
o Close all windows near water pipes; cover or close open-air vents. Freezing temperatures combined with wind drafts can cause pipes to freeze more frequently.
• If a Pipe Freezes
o If a faucet or pipe inside your house freezes, you can thaw it using a good hair dryer. (For safety purposes, avoid operating a hair dryer around standing water.)
o To thaw a frozen pipe, heat water on the stove, soak towels in the hot water and wrap them around cold sections of the pipes.
