THINK Insurance & Financial Services serves the communities in and around Pomona, CA with quality insurance services. If you are interested in purchasing health insurance at any time of the year call our agent to discuss your options. 

When is Open Enrollment for Health Insurance This Year? 

Open enrollment for health insurance in 2019 is from November 1, 2018 – December 15, 2018. If you did not purchase your insurance during this time-frame don’t fret you may be able to purchase insurance under a special enrollment period if you qualify. These plans will be active starting on January 1, 2019. 
Next year’s date for 2020 insurance will also fall in a similar time period, but they are not officially printed yet. With 2020 plans activated on January 1 of that year. 

If you were covered by your employer’s health insurance, then lost it for whatever reason, don’t worry. We can offer you coverage at any time of the year including short term plans. Discuss your health insurance options with our experienced agent to get the best plan in the time-frame you need. You can still avoid tax penalties for not having insurance this year if you have a valid reason for not purchasing during the open period or for losing the policy you did have. Do not leave yourself unprotected in case of a medical emergency come in to discuss your needs as soon as possible, or call today. 

THINK Insurance & Financial Services is your Pomona, CA resource for insurance services we can provide all of your insurance needs including health, renters, car, commercial insurance, and more. 

 

Going off to college and getting your first apartment is an exciting time. Family and friends may help out with the move and the expenses, yet one important thing may easily be overlooked. That is the protection of personal property with renters insurance. This is “must-have” insurance for those that are moving into a place that they rent or into the college dorms. It is easy to get this insurance with the help of your agent at THINK Insurance & Financial Services, serving Pomona, CA and the surrounding area.

Risks of Shared Spaces

Just think about it for a moment. Most students have expensive laptops, smartphones, televisions, or other valuable electronics. All of that personal property is at risk if not covered by insurance. With all the goings-on in the dorms and shared-apartments, there is ample opportunity for a bad person to steal something when a student is not home.

It is a good idea to have a lock on the door for a student’s room in a shared space; however, that will not stop a roommate who shares the room from entering and inviting someone else.

Burglary Loss Protection

Getting renters insurance provides peace of mind that there is some protection against a major loss that could cause a financial hardship for a student or any renter for that matter. It is a horrible feeling to come home to an apartment that has been cleaned out by a burglar. After a burglary, when you ask the neighbors if they saw anything, they may say that they heard stuff but that they simply thought you were moving out.

Burglars are becoming more brazen and may rob a place during the day even when seen by other people while doing it. It is very easy for a burglar to know when a student is not going to be home by observing their class attendance at school.

What To Do for Your Protection

If you are a student or renting an apartment for the first time, don’t wait for your parents to tell you about rental insurance. Instead, talk with your insurance agent at THINK Insurance & Financial Services in Pomona, CA by giving them a call at 855-484-4654 or using the convenient online form.

Get your rental insurance set up and then tell your parents what you did. It is likely that they will be impressed with the wise decision, which you made as an independent young adult, to get renters insurance.

Moving into a new condominium in Pomona, CA is exciting, but how do you know how much insurance coverage to purchase? Our THINK Insurance & Financial Services team has compiled this list of the three top tips for purchasing condo insurance.

Tip #1: Look Through Association and Master Policy Documents Carefully

The most important thing to do when purchasing condo insurance is to look through the association and master policy documents carefully. Each one is different and what one complex might deem as a covered component could be completely different at a different property. Clearly determine what you’re responsible for and what the association is responsible for prior to purchasing your policy.

Tip #2: Determine How Much Personal Property Coverage You Need

The next tip is to clearly determine how much personal property coverage you need. Consider a scenario where you had to replace every single item you owned—from your toothbrush and clothing all the way to your 80-inch HDTV. Use this figure to estimate an appropriate amount of personal property coverage. If this still doesn’t seem like enough, consider adding floaters and endorsements to your policy to cover specialty items like guns, jewelry, artwork, or computers.

Tip #3: Decide If You Want Optional Coverages

Another tip? You should also decide if you want optional protection like earthquake or sewer backup coverage. Flood insurance is also extra and not included in a basic condominium policy. These extra safeguards could keep you from having to pay out of pocket costs if there’s a major disaster or a drain backup in your condo community.

At THINK Insurance & Financial Services, we’re here to help Pomona, CA residents with all of their auto and condominium insurance needs. Please call us today to schedule an appointment.

 

Are you a business owner in the greater Pomona, CA area? Does your commercial insurance policy provide the level of protection that you need? The team at THINK Insurance & Financial Services is here to help you determine the appropriate level and type of commercial insurance that your company should carry. Property insurance will provide coverage of your equipment, but these policies often contain policy limits in the amount of coverage and protection that they provide. Don’t wait until you have a loss to find out if you have the right insurance for all of your commercial needs!

Equipment protection through a property and supplemental insurance

When your business is involved in manufacturing or you have specialized equipment that is necessary for your firm to function, its value may exceed typical policy limits. Policy limits represent the maximum amount of protection that the policy can provide in the event of a covered loss. If your equipment value exceeds that amount you can bridge the gap with a supplemental or umbrella insurance policy. Comprehensive commercial insurance policies are sometimes sufficient for companies whose equipment does not exceed policy limits in their value. If you are unsure how comprehensive your property insurance policy is, and if it adequately meets your needs, it’s time to sit down with a professional agent and make sure. Owning a business is a lot of work and requires a lot of sacrifices, don’t let inadequate insurance cause an even more severe loss in the event of loss or damage.

Is it time for you to have a comprehensive review of your commercial insurance policies? If you are in the greater Pomona, CA area, the team at THINK Insurance & Financial Services is here to provide the information you need about available commercial policies.

If you know that now is the time for you to get a life insurance policy, you are likely wondering how you should go about picking one out. There are a lot of different options available in the market. However, you want to make sure that you have the right amount of coverage first. Once you know that, you can better determine the type of policy. In fact, choosing how much you need is the most difficult part. Use these tips from THINK Insurance & Financial Services, serving Pomona, CA, to get started. 

• Get enough to cover your debts. The first thing you want to consider is how much debt you have. You do not want to burden your family with these debts so it is best to make sure you can cover the amount with your life insurance policy. 
• Get enough to cover funeral costs. Funeral costs are increasing more and more and this is another thing that you do not want to burden your family with. Make sure you know how much you need to cover your own funeral so your family can focus on your memory instead of the money. 
• Get enough to help your family. If you have children, a spouse, or both, you likely want to be able to provide for them even after you are gone. This is something that you can do with life insurance. How much coverage you want to leave for this can depend on your goals but you do want to include this.

Now that you know how much coverage you need, you can start to choose the right policy. We can help you with that here at THINK Insurance & Financial Services, serving Pomona, CA. Reach out today to get started and to explore all of your options. We can even get you a free quote. 

When it comes to renting a new place, securing a renter’s insurance plan is as important as choosing the location or decorating the interior.

Renter’s insurance, which is sometimes called tenant’s insurance, covers your personal belongings in the property you are occupying in the event of a mishap such as theft or a fire.

While the owner or the landlord or owner of the place you are renting has his or her own insurance, their policy only covers the owner should something happen. Their plan will not protect renters or their belongings, which is why they should secure their own.

The same also applies to an insurance plan that a roommate may have, as such a policy will only cover his or her possessions. That is why the experts at THINK Insurance & Financial Services in Pomona, CA encourage renters to select and maintain a policy, even if your landlord does not explicitly require renters to do so.

In addition to a plan covering personal property, renters can also consider additional coverage options. Such additions typically include personal liability protection, loss of use and one covering others’ medical costs.

Renters should also consider whether they need coverage for actual cash value or the replacement cost. Coverage for actual cash value will compensate at the current value of the property, while replacement cost will replace the item at its current price.

With so many stories on the news about renters losing all of their possessions in the wake of a tragedy, securing renter’s insurance on the front end can eliminate headaches in the event a catastrophe should strike.

Renters in the Pomona, CA area with questions about renters, home, auto or other insurance should contact the team at THINK Insurance & Financial Services today.

Condo insurance providers are among one of the newer industries to use cloud technology, and collectively, they have found ways to effectively implement this new business tool into their daily operations. This has boosted their own capacity to deliver immediate benefits to suffering condo insurance policyholders. 

The Benefits of Cloud Technology

After years of skepticism, the insurance industry has embraced the use of cloud technology, and it has improved website security and industry regulatory capabilities. Cloud technology has established itself as a vital component in the marketplace. Condo insurance agents like THINK Insurance & Financial Services in Pomona, CA has tapped into the potential of utilizing cloud technology to streamline their own business practices and unlocking savings for condo insurance policyholders. All of these actions should help to maintain a competitive advantage over other brokers in town.

The amount of information provided by cloud technology has increased dramatically in a short period of time. Condo insurance policyholders or potential clients have better access to analyze and gain a better insight into the coverage provided. Agents like THINK Insurance & Financial Services of Pomona, CA can make real-time changes to current insurance policies and potential packages in order to stay a step ahead of the competition. 

How Cloud Technology Helps Condo Owners

Utilizing cloud technology will enable condo insurance agents to better inform their clients of the rapidly changing laws and regulations that are inherent to the insurance industry. Adapting to using cloud technology in the workplace helps agents to make immediate changes to existing policies and potential insurance packages that available to all. Plus, it helps current insurers to check their own policy to see if the recent changes have effectively lowered their own premium. And all of this can be ascertain by having access to the information faster than ever before. Finally, cloud technology has shown to be well-equipped to protect a condo insurance policyholder’s sensitive personal information from hackers.