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Introducing Our Life Insurance Guy... Mr. Bill Raus!

            People call me Bill, my family calls me Billy. I live in Westport, MA, moved here permanently in 2008 from Stoughton, MA. I am a member of the New Bedford Rotary as well as Westport Business to Business. I stay pretty active in the local community going ons. My wife, Karen and I have been married since 1999. Karen...

Life Insurance. Protecting Your Most Important Asset..

Life insurance is a basic financial necessity in protecting yourself and your family. If you or your spouse die, not only does your family lose a loved one, it also results in loss of an income, but still retains all of the bills and debts that are needed to be paid. Unfortunately people refuse to obtain life insurance for a variety of reasons. Some simply don't want to think about death...

Predictions for an Above Average Hurricane Season for 2011.

If the hurricane experts proved to be right, we will have some real concerns as we approach into the warmer months. Back in mid-May, NOAA (the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration) released its predictions for the 2011 season. NOAA expects as many as 18 named storms, 6 to 10 of those could strengthen to hurricanes, and 3 to 6 could become major hurricanes. The Atlantic...

Backyard Barbeques.. What Are Your Risks??

If you serve alcohol to your friends when they visit your home, you may be taking on a large risk. In Massachusetts, you are held responsible for what happens to your drunken guest. It doesn't matter if he/she lands in the hospital after falling down a flight of stairs or if drives away drunk and causes a car crash. If you allowed your friend to...

Swimming Pools.. What To Do to Avoid Some of the Risks

Every day, about ten people die from unintentional drowning. Of these, two are children aged 14 or younger. Drowning is the sixth leading cause of unintentional injury death for people of all ages, and the second leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 14 years. Most of these drownings occur in residential swimming pools and the victims were last seen in the home,...