How to Prepare for Medicare's Annual Enrollment Period
Posted: September 6, 2026
What Is the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period? The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period, sometimes called AEP, runs each year from October 15 through December 7. During this window, people with Medicare can make changes to their coverage, such as switching between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage, changing Medicare Advantage plans, or adjusting their Part D prescription drug coverage. Any changes made during AEP typically take effect...
Disaster Preparedness for Small Businesses: Why a Continuity Plan Matters
Posted: September 4, 2026
National Preparedness Month Is a Reminder for Business Owners, Too Every September, FEMA's National Preparedness Month encourages individuals and organizations to think ahead about how they would respond to emergencies. For small business owners, this is a good opportunity to ask an important question: if a fire, storm, cyber incident, or other unexpected event disrupted your business tomorrow, would you be prepared to keep operating...
Back-to-School Driving: Insurance Tips for Teen and Student Drivers
Posted: September 2, 2026
September means school buses, morning carpool lines, and for many families, a new teen driver on the road. Whether your teenager is driving themselves to high school for the first time or heading off to college with a car in tow, back-to-school season is a good time to make sure your auto insurance keeps pace with your changing driving needs. Here's what to know about...
Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap): What It Is and How It Works
Posted: August 21, 2026
Original Medicare—Parts A and B—provides broad coverage for hospital and medical services, but it does not cover everything. Deductibles, copays, and coinsurance can add up, leaving beneficiaries responsible for a portion of their healthcare costs. For many people, that financial exposure is a concern. Medicare Supplement insurance, commonly known as Medigap, is designed to help fill some of those gaps. Offered by private insurance companies,...
Business Interruption Insurance: What Happens When Your Business Has to Close Temporarily?
Posted: August 19, 2026
Most business owners think about insurance in terms of protecting physical assets—the building, the equipment, the inventory. But what about the income your business generates? If a fire, storm, or other covered event forced your doors to close for weeks or months, how would your business survive without revenue coming in? That is the problem business interruption insurance—also called business income insurance—is designed to help...
