I just love the holiday season, I love cooking, baking, making gifts, entertaining and everything about being stressed-out with the joy of giving my family and friends the best I have to share. It’s the time of the year I enjoy giving others something they wouldn’t ordinarily give to themselves. We always have a huge party and invite everyone, It’s my turn to show off and give them the taste of my cooking.
We all (hopefully) invest in a Homeowner or Renters insurance policy for a reason. The fact is that every year the holidays bring multiple opportunities for families to face situations where they need to file a claim. During the next several weeks the Insurance Blogs will feature Holiday Season entertaining and risk management tips and ideas to help protect you from needing to file a claim on any of the insurance policies you might have.
Be sure to check this Blog often for new links to my Blogs and other Families.com Bloggers that will cover a variety of topics you might want to read before you start cooking, or invite anyone over for holiday dinner. During the next few weeks look for Blogs covering your risk management issues on the following topics with the links being updated right here!
Homeowner Holiday fire prevention and safety issues. The last thing anyone wants is to wake up Christmas morning having lost everything they own to a home fire. Yet, this happens to more families each year then most people would ever imagine. Be sure to take steps and protect not only your assets, but the lives of the people in your home. Fire prevention, emergency planning and a few extra things to consider during the holiday season may be found in these blogs:
Fire Safety and Prevention
Fireplace and Heaters.
Smoke Detectors, carbon detectors, and emergency information.
Decorations and Lighting
Candles, and decorations
Outdoor lighting
- ‘Tis The Season for Lights and Fire Claims! Tips For Safe Lighting
- Don’t Fall–Tips to Avoid a Medical Claim Because of A Ladder!
Kitchen safety and food handling to avoid injuries and liability claims.
Safe Cleaning and Kitchen practices, the last thing we want to do is make our guests and families sick.
Safe cooking and preparing methods, tips and ideas. No one needs to get hurt to have a great party, take some time to learn how to cook and prepare safely for both yourself and the people you care about and spend time with during the holidays.
Safe serving, cutting and storage of leftovers. Making a holiday meal memorable for all the right reasons.
Safe Holiday Entertaining. Things to think about before rolling out the red-carpet.
Maybe your own children have grown up, but will there be any little ones running around in your home during the holidays? What about teenagers? If so be sure to read these blogs:
Safe Driving and Traveling.
Things to think about before driving during the holiday season.
Fall Holidays and Things to think about and do:
…and more to come. Be sure to check back often as this blog is updated with more information each week!
Photo credit for this blog entry: 
(no use restrictions for this photo)
Glossary of Insurance Terms:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J-K | L | M | N | O | P | Q-R | S | T | U-V | W-Z
Families.com Blogs are for informational purposes only. Families.com assumes no responsibility for consumer choices. Consumers are reminded that it is their responsibility to research their choices properly and speak to a certified insurance professional prior to making any decision as important as an insurance purchase.