Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Experts Split Over Retirement System


Experts Split Over Retirement System

Two prominent retirement public policy experts delivered a blistering rebuke of the defined contribution (DC) retirement system, even taking financial advisors to task for charging high fees and in some cases dispensing bad advice...




Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Health Care Sign-Ups Hit 5 Million Mark


Health Care Sign-Ups Hit 5 Million Mark

The Obama administration says more than 5 million people have signed up for private health insurance under the new health care law...




Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Lawmakers Take Aim At Senior Poverty


Lawmakers Take Aim At Senior Poverty

Based on the government’s Official Poverty Measure, nearly 15 percent of non-institutionalized seniors – about 6.1 million – were living at or below the poverty level, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics...




Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Sides Clash On Stop-Loss Regulation


Sides Clash On Stop-Loss Regulation

The Obama administration and proponents of regulation are calling for stricter rules governing stop-loss insurance, coverage purchased by self-insured employers who prefer setting aside their own funds to pay for catastrophic medical claims...




Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Private Exchange Use Expected To Jump


Private Exchange Use Expected To Jump

A new survey by Aon Hewitt finds that demand for private benefits exchanges will soar in the next three to five years as employees use the exchanges, or benefits stores, to buy everything from health care to life and disability coverage to supplemental insurance...




Friday, February 21, 2014

Professional Services offered by Gunning and Associates Home Insurance

Your home is pretty much the core of where your life surrounds, and is likely your most valuable item. In fact, you need an insurance company that takes care of everything when you are having problems regarding your home. At Gunning and Associates home insurance, the company can give you with the best package of insurance coverage, good expenses and top-notch service to meet the needs of our customers.

The right home insurance covers the expenses of replacing or repairing your home. They cover homes such as a condominium, a house, or an apartment. Whether you own the place or rent it, getting insurance for your home can financially protect you from future loss and/or damage. It can also cover accidents, such as, if someone gets injured while at your home and they win a legal judgment.

Different policies are offered and it really depends on the homeowners. They will choose the type of coverage and the residence type you own. Homeowners choose the type of policy they want, whether it covers losses such as vandalism, fire, theft of personal belongings, or that only covers specified losses.

Types of homeowners' coverage are as follows: additional living expenses, personal belongings, and structural and liability protection. Additional living expenses covers your meals, important needs and temporary home, while your real home is being fixed or rebuilt. Liability protection covers your legal responsibilities for damage or injuries to other property or people. Structural covers the damage done to your home. Personal belongings cover your home items that had been damaged.

You can avail the Personal Belongings and Structural coverage at the cost of its full replacement or on actual cash value (ACV). The AVC coverage prices the value of an item based on its current condition and age. An example would be, if you bought a stereo 3 years ago with a value of $400, the price for that stereo today would be much less then it was before. In ACV coverage, you get an appraisal of the current value of an item. You can fully replace something with the same exact value of the current cost of an item.

List all of the personal items in your home. If you can, recording it on video and taking pictures of your belongings is much better. Filming and capturing it can help organize and speed up the claiming process. It is important that you keep your evidence in a safe place. Just remember that your insurance does not cover items that were broken due to poor usage of the owner.


The Gunning Associates Home Insurance wants to make sure that you, your family and your home are secured in any way. The company wants you to live in your home with peace in your minds. You don’t need to worry much about anything at all since you know that you are safe and secured. We can offer you services and policies that will cater everything you and home needs. The company is open anytime and is very eager to serve you and keep you safe.