FAQ
Life
What is Term Life Insurance?
Term Insurance pays a death benefit for the amount you select to your beneficiary or
beneficiaries.
beneficiaries.
What is Return of Premium Life Insurance?
Like Term Insurance, it pays a death benefit to your beneficiaries if you die, but if you are living at the end of the Term (usually 30 years) the company returns all of your premium that you paid during the 30 year term.
What is Permanent Life Insurance?
Permanent Life Insurance pays a death benefit up to an age you select ie 90-120 year old to your beneficiaries, but also provides for living benefits such as Long Term Care and would include cash value or equity that you can borrow or receive if the policy is cancelled.
How much Life Insurance do I need to purchase?
It depends on the individual, but things to consider are paying off short and long term debt, pay off mortgage, college education and providing income for a surviving spouse.
Auto
What discounts are available on my Auto Insurance?
Discounts vary depending on the company but here are a few of the discounts you may qualify for: multi-vehicle, longevity, safe driver, accident, violation free and package.
What does my Liability portion of my Auto Insurance cover?
If I’m at fault in an auto related accident, my limits of liability provide coverage to the other party for Bodily Injury and Property Damage.
What is Uninsured/Underinsured Bodily Injury coverage?
This protects you from injury to you and your passengers if you’re in an accident caused by someone who is uninsured or is underinsured!
What coverage should I have to cover hitting a deer?
Comprehensive coverage on your specific auto would cover damage sustained by hitting a deer or other non-domestic animal.
Farm
What is an Umbrella Policy?
An Umbrella provides excess or additional liability to pay for Bodily Injury and Property Damage you cause to someone else.
What is a Blanket Coverage?
A Blanket can be added to your farm policy to provide coverage for livestock, hay, tools,
equipment and machinery.
equipment and machinery.
What is the difference between a Homeowners and Farmowners Policy?
A Farmowners Policy is like a buffet, you can insure your home, outbuildings, livestock, machinery, liability and more all on one policy.
What kinds of Risks can I insure on a Farmowners Policy?
Farmowners provide coverage to protect your, home, outbuildings, machinery, livestock, liability
and much more.
and much more.
Commercial
What does a Commercial Policy cover?
A Commercial Policy has many options to protect your business, such as a Building, Liability,Equipment Inventory, Business Personal Property, Fleet Vehicles and much more.
What is Workers Compensation Coverage and am I required to carry it?
States differ, but Colorado requires you to purchase a Workers Compensation Policy to protect your employees from injury in the course of employment and lost wages for time they are unable to work due to that injury.
Who needs a Commercial Policy?
Anyone who owns a business or service company that deals in selling products or servicing the
public.
public.
How do Partners who own a business together protect each other if one of the partners passes away?
Partners can draw up a buy/sell agreement and purchase Life Insurance on each other and name each other as beneficiary to provide funds to purchase the other portion of the business from the surviving members of the deceased partner.
Home
What does a Homeowners Policy cover?
A Homeowners Policy protects your home from a number of perils, such as fire, wind, hail, theft vandalism, water damage from a broken water pipe, liability and much more.
Do I need to carry Homeowners Policy?
If you have a mortgage on your home the mortgage company requires that you insure your home. If you don’t have a mortgage you’re not required to carry a Homeowners Policy, but it is highly recommended.
What does a Homeowners Policy exclude?
Flood.
Does a Homeowners Policy provide Liability coverage?
Yes, if your home is owner occupied and a visitor is injured when they are walking on your property, your Liability along with medical payments would provide coverage to the injured party.