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Make Home Safety a Priority While You’re Away for the Holidays

The holidays can be a great time to get out of town to visit family you rarely get to see, hit the slopes or flee to the beach. Regardless of how you spend your time away, you need to ensure your house stays safe while...

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Heavy Rain? Be on the Lookout for Heavy Damage

Your home protects you from the elements, but heavy rains can weaken that protection. With a little maintenance and a lot of vigilance, it’s not hard to stay safe and dry. Spring rainstorms are a fact of life in many...

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Want a Safer Home? Consider these Inexpensive Fixes

Home improvement: It’s a never-ending process for many people, and for those of us who aren’t necessarily handy, it can be a hassle, too. But there are plenty of simple maintenance tasks and other improvements you can...

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Flood Insurance - What You Should Know

You’ve probably heard this horror story before – someone loses a home due to a flood and learns after the fact that standard homeowners insurance doesn’t cover flood damage. At Kessler Alair we want you to be educated...

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A Home Inventory Will Help You Know What You Own

- - Why should I have a home inventory? - Your furniture and appliances, clothing, sports or hobby equipment, and electronic goods are all regarded as personal property. Like many people in California, you may own much...

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Is Your Home Energy Efficient?

Drafty windows. Leaky faucets. Dirty air filters. All are common issues here in California, and they’re not only annoying – they also cost you money in decreased energy efficiency and higher utility bills. Would you...

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Why Today’s Homes Burn Faster

From building materials to furnishings, many of the things in your home likely aren’t as flame-resistant as those from yesteryear. A fire in a modern home is a “perfect storm,” according to safety consulting and...

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Make Football Season Fun and Safe

Finally, we're welcoming fall, that eagerly anticipated season when we get to enjoy cooler temps, colorful leaves and, of course, football season in California. Football brings with it a whole host of seasonal...

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Older Buildings and Aluminum Wire by Laszlo Electric Inc.- Client of Kessler Alair Insurance

Insurance companies want to know what type of electrical you have within the walls of your home and business when underwriting the structure. The insurance companies are normally reluctant to write an older home when...

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Is My Home or Business Covered in Event of a Flood?

Is My Home or Business Covered in Event of a Flood? Natural disasters are common in Southern California. Homes and businesses in this area are at risk of fire, storm damage, flood and earthquakes. You may have heard...

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How to Create Your First Garden This Spring

My husband has become quite the "farmer" in the last few years. It has been fun to watch him create our family garden. We are in our early 40's and this is something that he was never really interested in before. I can...

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Named Insured-Do you have it right?

Named Insured - Do You Have it Right? Do you have a financial investment in a piece of real property (primary residence, rental property, and/or commercial property) that is owned with others? Do you live in a...

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Be Ready Be Prepared

The Great California Shakeout is tomorrow and while many people will be practicing their earthquake drills we want to remind you about the article we recently included in our last newsletter about being prepared. The...

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Protect Your Most Cherished Possessions

If you're like most people, there are certain items you own that you can't imagine ever losing - possessions you deeply cherish or those that would be impossible to replace due to the cost of re-purchasing them or...

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Keep Water from Going Where it Shouldn't

One of the most disheartening experiences is to find flooding or extreme water damage to your treasured home in Upland, Rancho Cucamonga and the surrounding cities in the Inland Empire. At Kessler Alair, we know you...

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Home Security Tips

Everyone wants to keep their home safe from burglars or intruders, but not everyone wants to have an alarm system installed. There are plenty of people who prefer the do-it-yourself route, whether it's home improvement...

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Protect Your Family From the "Silent Killer"

Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless, invisible gas that results when certain fuels do not burn completely. And it can be deadly. That's why it's important to know how to prevent it, detect it, and protect yourself...

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Let Us Compare "Apples to Apples"!

It is quite funny how often we say this phrase on the phone in our office. In getting quotes from different agencies and companies it is critical that you are comparing "Apples to Apples" or in other words exact...

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Celebrating 90 years Spring Newsletter

2013 marks 90 years of service to our local community! Attached is our Spring newsletter. Read inside for: Insight from 92 year old Gene Alair on how the insurance industry has changed over the years. How we can help...

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Spring is Coming!

With the days getting longer and the weather getting warmer, we're starting to think about spring. (Or at least hoping that springtime is coming, anyway.) And whether spring arrives on time, we've got you covered with...

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The Great California SHAKE OUT Thursday, October 20th at 10:20 a.m.

On Thursday, October 20th at 10:20 a.m.*, join 8.2 million people in the 2011 Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill! There are many ways for individuals, businesses, schools, faith-based organizations, community...

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Disaster Preparedness, FEMA and More

If the unthinkable happens, Kessler Alair understands that your most valuable assets are more than just items on a balance sheet. That information is critical during a time of catastrophe. Sites to Check Out The...

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