The arrival of the holiday season brings with it colorful lights, beautiful décor, and sadly, an increase in theft and burglary. With many homeowners and apartment renters away from home to visit relatives or away on vacation, burglars have increased opportunities to break in and steal valuables, electronics, jewelry, and other household items. This holiday season, Aegis would like to offer these helpful tips to avoid making your home a target for burglars.

With Houston's colder weather, more families are tempted to stay indoors, light fireplaces, and cook at home to avoid the chilly temperatures. Unfortunately, the arrival of winter weather also means an increase in house fires due to fireplace, candle and cooking accidents. In today's blog post, we'll highlight several ways individuals and families can increase fire safety in their home to avoid personal injury or major property damage.

The holiday season is a time full of festive decorations, fun music, office parties, and time with family and friends. Unfortunately, it's also one of the busiest times for thieves and criminal activity in Houston. Every holiday season, a growing number of Houstonians find themselves victims of theft, either from home burglaries, package theft or vehicle theft. In today's blog post, we'll offer four ways Houstonians can reduce the threat of theft this holiday season.

Thanksgiving is a time when many families and loved ones gather to give thanks for their blessings and spend quality time with one another. Typically, Thanksgiving gatherings often involve cooking, traveling and even Black Friday shopping for great deals. However, Thanksgiving holidays can also be a time of danger and carelessness, so today's blog post offers three simple tips for a safer Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends.

When making purchases, it is always beneficial to be an informed consumer, taking time to learn about the best deals for our hard-earned money. However, with some purchases, such as buying a new home, it is best to let professionals do the research for us because of the vast array of options, rules and regulations involved in the purchase. Buying insurance is another instance where it is best to have an insurance agent on your side to research and handle the transaction details for you to ensure you have the coverage you need at a great price.

It can be easy to think that if we just have insurance coverage for our possessions that we're secure. In reality, individuals and families can make simple mistakes when it comes to property insurance coverage, and this can leave policyholders devastated when disaster strikes. It's important to understand the common mistakes people make when it comes to property insurance, and learn how to avoid them to ensure proper coverage, better premiums, and great help when it's needed most.

Halloween is fast approaching, and with it comes an opportunity for property owners to welcome children and families to their doorstep with trick-or-treating festivities. Before welcoming visitors to your property this Halloween, it's important to make sure your property is safe to prevent falls, slips and other personal injuries or property damage. Here are three ways to make your residential or commercial property safer in time for trick-or-treaters this Halloween.

Insuring your home, business, vehicles and other assets is not as simple as it once was. There are vast array of policy options and coverage types to choose from, in addition to the evolving laws and terminology surrounding insurance coverage. One coverage choice that can often lead to confusion is the difference between Replacement Coverage and Actual Cash Value Insurance Coverage. In today's blog post, we'll look at the two types of coverage and how they protect your assets and their value.

In our previous blog post, we looked at the reasons why homeowners, renters and business owners put themselves and their property in jeopardy when attempting DIY projects. Trusting these projects to professional companies and contractors keeps individuals and their families safe, and it reduces incidents of property damage.

For many Houston homeowners, particularly those living in older homes, there is often a desire to make home improvements, such as renovating a bathroom, installing recessed lighting, painting the exterior of the home, or removing a tree for better visibility. While cable shows and Internet videos can make home improvement projects look simple enough, in reality a vast majority of home improvement projects can be dangerous, leading to personal injury and property damages.