Jeanne Salvatore Quotations

We're expecting premiums to continue moderate. The increase in 2005 should be smaller than last year, probably less than 2.8 percent.

It could be the smallest pond in the entire world, but if you are a big fish in that pond, you will be perceived as having deep pockets.

Parents who add either a teen-age son or daughter to their insurance can expect an increase of 50 to 100 percent in insurance costs.

Unfortunately, there's no norm with health insurance because it's changed so dramatically.

When there's a disaster, insurance companies practice a form of triage and go to the worst damages first.

Adjusters are already in California providing checks for additional living expenses. Many people aren't aware they have this benefit.

The one thing about this disaster is there are going to be a lot of total losses. People with standard policies will be getting only what's in the policy.

This is going to be one of the, if not the, most costly natural disaster in the United states.

You don't want a situation where you have to prove that you had a $10,000 Barbie doll collection after it's destroyed.

This is the most expensive, worst and most complicated disaster that we've had to deal with for a long time.

The better people prepare for a disaster, the better they will be able to survive it.

The Internet is probably the ultimate shopping tool. You can use it to get a lot of information.

If money is no object, you pick safe. But it is for most families, so safety intersects in the middle.

If you're going to buy a used car, first buy from a reputable dealer. Second, get that car checked out by a licensed mechanic.

If you lend out your car ? you have given someone permission to drive and they get into an accident ? you are responsible as the owner of that car.

You could be the best driver in the entire world. But if there is a 10 car pile-up and you're number 5, you're going to get sued no matter what.

The economy is good, and people are bringing more expensive toys, if you will.