Life Happens 365 - Are You Managing the Risk?

By Diane Tait Image courtesy Pixabay If you have an electric garage door opener, you probably enjoy using it to let yourself in when you get home, especially if it’s dark or raining.   Having a modern convenience like this makes most folks feel safe and secure.   With an electronic opener, you don’t have to worry about standing outside in the dark to get inside your home.   You don’t have to worry about straining your back to open your garage door.   What a wonderful world in which we live, right?   Well, that’s exactly the sentiment that burglars feel about electronic garage door openers.   In today’s blog, I’ll show you how these devices make breaking into your home quick and easy, along with 10 ways to keep thieves at bay.

By Diane Tait Image courtesy Public Domain Pictures You may have noticed that technology is invading everything these days.   Late model automobiles aren’t so much cars anymore as they are computers with four tires and a steering wheel.   Smartphones are 10% telephone and 90 % computer.   The computer that took man to the Moon had about as much computing power as that in your car’s digital key fob.   The bottom line is   almost everything these days is Internet enabled.   That includes many of the devices in your home.  

By Diane Tait Image courtesy of picpedia Security is like the weather.   Everybody talks about it, but nobody does anything about it.   Well, almost nobody.   That’s because savvy consumers and business owners know that bolstering the security of homes, businesses and vehicles not only makes burglars think twice, it can also reduce the cost of insurance.   Since insurance premiums are calculated on risk, reducing the risk can also reduce your premiums.   Let me explain.