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February 21, 2017
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4 BILLION DOLLARS PAID OUT IN TEXAS

4 Billion was paid out in Texas on auto and home claims for hail and flood damage. It was a record breaking year for us and unfortunate as well. Good for those of us that carry insurance… it is there when you need it. Definitely nice to have at that point. Article on the payout and […]
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August 18, 2016
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Excellent Article about Home Insurance and being prepared

Here’s an excellent article about home insurance and being prepared for a disaster.  Every day on the news we see catastrophes and a large percentage of people are not financially prepared for them.  Enjoy- http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2016/08/18/423791.htm
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July 15, 2016
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Personal Liability – $25M Lawsuit July 2016

MOST  Homeowners & Renters Policies  provide a coverage know as Personal Liability.  However some “cheap” policies may not provide this coverage.  Does your policy include it?  If it does, is there enough?  The following article (in link) is an extreme example of why we all need some form of personal liability insurance.  The typical homeowner […]
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May 25, 2016
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Being LOCAL Matters

Do you live in America?  Do you support America?  Do you live in Texas?  Do you support Texas?  Better yet, do you support your local town and the local merchants?  One of the things that differentiates our office from insurance providers like Geico and eSurance is that we are local.  Sure Geico has a few […]
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February 25, 2016
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5 Star Professionals

Five Star Professional is pleased to announce James Brown – Lone Star Insurance Agency has been chosen as one of D/FW’s Five Star Home and Auto Insurance Professionals for 2016. Five Star Professional partnered with Texas Monthly to recognize a select group of DFW-area home and auto insurance professionals who provide quality services to their clients. Less than 1% […]
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February 23, 2016
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Google Shuts Down Insurance Site

Well, well, well what do you know?  Everybody wants to be in the auto insurance business.  Lizards, zebras, elephants, armadillos, internet companies and even insurance agents.  Nothing, I repeat nothing beats the knowledge and expertise of a local, experienced, honest independent insurance agent.  Don’t be fooled on the $3 BILLION worth of advertising you see […]
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January 26, 2016
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Texas Leads Nation in 2015

Texas Wins!!! We often hear comments / questions about how high the cost of home and auto insurance is in Texas.   Well, here is a perfect explanation as to why our rates are so high.  Unfortunately this is a pretty common occurrence for us as well.  For the nearly twenty years I’ve been in this […]
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January 12, 2016
Agency

Lights, Camera, Action….

How cool is this?  In December of 2015 I (James Brown) was interviewed by Bethany Williams for her show Home Made Money.  I got to throw in a little bit about my past failures, my successes and my FAITH.  Follow this link to view it.  I hope you enjoy it.  http://cffnation.com/from-bitter-failure-to-success-the-map-to-get-you-there/
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January 6, 2016
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Dec 2015 Storms will top $2 Billion

Often times, when our insurance renewal comes in and we see a price increase many of us only think about OUR losses.  “I can’t believe it went up, I didn’t have a claim”.  The whole purpose of insurance is to pool your risk along with many others.  So, even though you may not have a […]
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December 30, 2015
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Fraud and Funny Stuff

I’ve read that an estimated 20% of all insurance claims contain some type of fraud.  One of the most common is “padding” a lose.  We thought you might enjoy some of the most outrageous cases in 2015 as reported by Insurance Journal.  http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2015/12/30/393280.htm Enjoy –
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