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Home on the (Motorcycle) Range

May 15, 2013 2:22 pm Featured Articles, Motorcycles

When starting a course at any school, you are presented with a syllabus, or a series of assignments or tasks you will need to proficiently complete to pass. By Saturday morning, my list for the Motorcycle Safety Course looked like this: Attend class on Monday and Wednesday — Check Pass written exam — Check Cobble [...]

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Did I Listen on Prom Night?

May 12, 2013 1:32 pm Auto, Conversation Thread, Featured Articles, On The Road, Safety Crazy

I was not so smart as a teen….School smart, maybe -since I have this cool job writing articles for Foremost Insurance Group, but street smart…no. I distantly remember the first prom I drove to as a junior in high school-disastrous. A couple things my parents were not so happy about: I had a date they [...]

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Hot Topic! 9 Ways to Prevent Youth Firesetting for Arson Awareness Week.

May 7, 2013 10:12 am Featured Articles, Home Sweet Home

It’s Arson Awareness Week and this year’s theme is reducing residential arson. One of the main motivations for home arson is curiosity and these types of fires are most often set by children. According to the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), fires set by children are responsible for more than 100 fire-related deaths, nearly 1,000 burn [...]

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The Dress, The Date…The Driving! How to tell your teen about safe driving on Prom Night.

May 1, 2013 3:00 am Auto, Conversation Thread, Featured Articles, On The Road, Safety on the Road, Teen Drivers

The Dress, The Date, The Hair, The Music, and what to do after…all things that are on your teen’s mind before the infamous prom night. Driving is usually not an important component in a teen’s mind, but for parents it can be a big worry. Many parents often overlook the need to have honest discussions [...]

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On the Road, Off the Phone.

April 29, 2013 9:03 am Featured Articles, On The Road, Safety on the Road

Driving while talking or texting on a cell phone can be a divisive topic. It’s not safe, yet people still do it. Restrictions vary, so anyone driving across state lines better have an excellent memory or err completely on the side of caution to abide all of the laws. Automakers and wireless companies have even [...]

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Be Safe on the Water, Know the Laws Before You Launch

April 25, 2013 10:17 am Boat, Featured Articles, On The Water, Safety on the Water

I’ll be honest; I may not have always been compliant with the boating laws in my state. I wasn’t trying to get around the laws, I just didn’t know them. I’m guessing I’m probably not the only one. It’s a family tradition to go to my aunt and uncle’s house a couple of times during [...]

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An Audit that can Save Money

April 24, 2013 11:31 am Featured Articles, Foremost Insurance Guy, Special Interest

April is Financial Literacy Month – and for good reason. Many Americans maintain large debt ratios and live paycheck to paycheck. While you can’t control your customer’s spending habits, you can help them have more money each month to pay their bills by doing an annual audit of their insurance policies. Reach out to your [...]

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Playground Safety 101. Keep your Child Safe.

April 23, 2013 3:41 pm Featured Articles, On The Go Mom, Special Interest

A playground is a great environment to let your kids explore, develop motor and social skills and blow off some steam before bedtime. Am I right parents? It’s important to teach your children how to be safe and act responsibly on a playground, which is what Playground Safety Week is all about. According to the [...]

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Foremost Brings the Biker Action to You!

April 22, 2013 11:21 am Conversation Thread, Featured Articles, Foremost Racing

Foremost Insurance Group not only insures motorcycles, off-road vehicles, and snowmobiles, we sponsor many racers in the industry and are biker enthusiasts too. We have attended some of the most famous biker events (check out our trip to Sturgis 2012!) and rallies around the country in the past couple years and we have made a [...]

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Work Zone Awareness Week – What you need to know!

April 16, 2013 9:20 am Featured Articles, On The Road, Safety on the Road

Once I see that the cars are slowing down, I always get frustrated and then I see that the cars are merging to one lane (way too late) and all that makes me think is, ugh…it must be road construction. I’m sure some of you have the same feelings and after researching this topic I feel [...]