The “Catch UP” webinar series: Making appraisal work for your client
The “Catch UP” webinar series: Making appraisal work for your client

Catch UP on how to use the appraisal process to settle an insurance dispute from the comfort of your home or office.  Lawyers can earn continuing ed credit for registering for the webinar.  And best of all, your registration fee supports our non-profit’s important work…
Here to help
Here to help

The insurance premiums you pay as an individual or business entitle you to benefits and good claim service in the event of a loss. You should not have to hire professional help to get your claim paid fairly, and often you don’t. But when you…
Speaking UP works
Speaking UP works

Our final tip of the month this year is simple: When it comes to insurance, have a pro-active mindset. If you’ve had a loss, ask for a cash advance while your claim is being processed. If you’ve got property insurance, ask the agent or insurer…
Your privacy, your price
Your privacy, your price

UP works to help you get a fair deal when you buy or use insurance. We direct you to sources of reliable comparison-shopping help. We offer more claim guidance than anyone could use in one lifetime. But we can’t protect you from hackers and trackers…
Which Insurance You Should Buy, Consider or Skip, According to an Insurance Salesman
Which Insurance You Should Buy, Consider or Skip, According to an Insurance Salesman

An anonymous agent reveals the dirtiest secrets of his profession, and the rules for building your personal safety net Remember Woody Allen? The movie director who married his ex-wife’s adopted daughter? Well, Woody once said, “There are worse things in life than death. Have you…
Common Cents
Common Cents

It’s common to be nervous about the money you’re spending on your wedding and honeymoon. It’s also common now for brides or grooms to buy wedding insurance. But do wedding policies exclude more than they cover? That depends on what you buy. But for under…
Appy Holidays!
Appy Holidays!

To wrap up the useful tips we’ve given you in 2015, here are three free apps you can use and pass on as gifts to others: UPHelp Home Inventory: Download this free and fast tool for protecting your assets today. After you’ve unwrapped your presents,…
Ruff and Ready?
Ruff and Ready?

Pet Insurance Check UP As treatment options for sick and injured animals improve, and new (expensive) medications and procedures can extend your pet’s healthy life, you may want to give pet insurance a second look. You can buy coverage for urgent care only, or broad…
Smart Insurance Math
Smart Insurance Math

With the exception of a health insurance policy, where a high deductible can give you pain in the pocketbook all year long, raising the deductible in your home, car, business, or renter’s policy is smart insurance math. A higher deductible lowers the cost of your…
Should Insurance Companies Be Able to Consider Your Credit History?
Should Insurance Companies Be Able to Consider Your Credit History?

Most people know that their credit score impacts their ability to get a loan and even a job in some states – but what about their ability to get insurance? While insurance companies don’t use your credit score, many – 85% to 95% in most…
Good, Bad or Ugly?
Good, Bad or Ugly?

People often ask UP: How do I find a good insurance company and avoid a bad one? The facts and statistics on which insurers are more likely to pay your claim on time and in full have been hidden from consumers. But new tools are…
Don’t Bark UP the Wrong Tree – Pet Insurance Tips
Don’t Bark UP the Wrong Tree – Pet Insurance Tips

If you are among the 70 + million households in the US that own a dog or cat, you may not have considered pet insurance. But one emergency visit to your vet can make you rethink that decision. There are lots of pet insurance plans…
How Insurance Plays a Role in Disaster Recovery
How Insurance Plays a Role in Disaster Recovery

Each natural disaster reminds us of the value of insurance to protect our homes and businesses. But with the news filled with stories about homeowners still waiting to settle claims, or insurance covering less damage than expected, what is the role of private insurance in…
5 Factors That Could Raise Your Insurance Rates
5 Factors That Could Raise Your Insurance Rates

Insurers consider a dizzying number of factors in determining premiums, so it’s often challenging for consumers to understand why they’re paying higher rates than their neighbors or co-workers. “All the consumer can do is ask questions when they buy insurance and get comparison apples-to-apples quotes…
Financial literacy should include insurance considerations
Financial literacy should include insurance considerations

People who are inspired to learn more about their finances during Financial Literacy Month shouldn’t overlook the effect that insurance can have on their bank accounts. Each April, financial education advocates urge consumers to take time to study money issues. An important part of achieving…
Maximizing Insurance Recoveries for Sandy Losses – Resources for Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Homeowners
Maximizing Insurance Recoveries for Sandy Losses – Resources for Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Homeowners
Help with Sandy insurance claims — via phone
Help with Sandy insurance claims — via phone

People whose homes or businesses were battered by superstorm Sandy have a potentially useful ally in filing insurance claims: their smartphone. Can’t find your policy number, deductible information or other insurance data needed to make a claim? Use your phone to access a carrier’s website…
Money Heroes: Three Guardians Protecting Consumers’ Finances
Money Heroes: Three Guardians Protecting Consumers’ Finances

Ensuring benefits for policyholders Amy Bach On a crusade since: 1984 Day job: Executive director of United Policyholders Achievement: Advocates for, and assists, insurance customers Why she’s a hero: Representing a New York State agency on an insurance task force in the 1980s, Bach saw…