Crime Tourism: The Shocking New Trend

Crime Tourism: The Shocking New Trend

There are many reasons that foreign visitors decide to tour the major cities of Canada: the natural beauty, renowned cuisine, and unique architecture. This spring, however, police discovered a disturbing and dangerous new reason for South American visits: burglary. Dubbed crime tourism by an FBI agent assigned to the case, groups of male tourists are…

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Surprising things that can void a home insurance policy

Homeowners rely on their insurance for a number of things: accident coverage, maintenance and of course, burglary recovery. However, property coverage has a number of considerations and several lesser-known factors can leave it void or useless. Consider these common actions that could cost you dearly. Leaving a house empty – As summer heats up, more…

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Can you add a security system to a rental property?

When most people think of home alarms, they think of a bulky system designed to protect a sprawling house. While protection for multi-room residences are indeed part of the security business, it’s not the only type of property that needs safety measures. Due to rising home prices, more and more families are seeking rental apartments…

What to do Immediately Following a Burglary
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What to do Immediately Following a Burglary

Though no one thinks it will happen to them, every 90 seconds a home is broken into. In some areas, the rates are even more frequent. Residential burglaries are a regular occurrence but for the victim, it can be one of their most difficult and frightening experiences. Robberies not only affect a household financially, but…

What Happens When Someone Breaks in and You’re Home
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What Happens When Someone Breaks in…and You’re Home?

It’s everyone’s worst nightmare. You’re brushing your teeth, getting ready for bed and suddenly you hear a noise and fear the worst. Someone is breaking into the house. While this scene is depicted in countless horror films, in reality, burglars typically target homes when they’re most likely to be empty. In general, this means the…

What happens when someone breaks into a hom and takes nothing
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What happens when someone breaks into a home…and takes nothing?

As the month of May was coming to an end and the weather was really starting to warm, a Boston-area man came home to an unusual surprise. Someone had very clearly been inside his home – every room in fact. But rather than missing valuables and trashed furniture, the man bizarrely encountered a sparkling clean…

Can Social Media Postings Affect your Home Insurance Claims After a Burglary?

Can Social Media Postings Affect your Home Insurance Claims After a Burglary?

At some point, everyone has been guilty of doing this on the computer. You’ve just booked a dream vacation to an exotic getaway and you can’t wait to post about it online and share your enviable news with the world. Pretty soon, you’re letting everyone you’ve ever met – and some you haven’t – know…

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Get Ready for Summer! Parenting Tips for Kids Summer Day Camp

As the weather warms and schools come to a close, another seasonal milestone gets closer: the start of the camp season. Kids everywhere will soon be trading their books and pencils for sleeping bags and t-shirts. Some children embark on weeks-long adventures to lakeside retreats while others depart for only the day to spend time…

The Social Media Trends That’s Putting Homeowners at Risk
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House Tours: The Social Media Trends That’s Putting Homeowners at Risk

There are thousands of online videos showing brand new homes with spacious kitchens, elegant dining areas and empty bedrooms just waiting to be decorated. In the past, these clips were exclusively made by real estate agents in the hopes that potential buyers would be intrigued by the images and show an interest in the available…

What Happens When Thieves Steal Sentimental Possessions

What Happens When Thieves Steal Sentimental Possessions?

Every day police officers receive frantic phone calls from anguished victims revealing devastating news: their homes were broken into. It’s a scary time for families, who are likely in a state of shock and disbelief. For the most part, detectives and insurance representatives ask a set of pre-determined questions to understand the time frame of…