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		<title>13 Types of Insurance a Small Business Owner Should Have</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. General Liability Insurance: Every business, even if home-based, needs to have liability insurance. The policy provides both defense and damages if you, your employees or your products or services cause or are alleged to have caused Bodily Injury or Property Damage to a third party. 2. Property Insurance: If you own your building or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=varsityinsurance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9055042&amp;post=154&amp;subd=varsityinsurance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Homeowners Insurer raising rates&#8230; again!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[USAA home and condo insurance policyholders in Texas are facing another rate increase, the third announced hike in the past 12 months. The San Antonio-based insurer on Friday announced it plans to raise rates an average of 5.7 percent, starting May 14. The increase is being implemented to offset rising noncatastrophic claims costs, USAA spokesman [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=varsityinsurance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9055042&amp;post=143&amp;subd=varsityinsurance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Did you know you could win $500 or more?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Announcing the 2012 Just Keep Talking &#8211; Referral Program Varsity Insurance &#38; Financial Services is pleased to announce that the 2011 Just Keep Talking &#8211; Referral Program Grand Prize Winner was, Katy Walston of Sold by Katy.  Congratulations to Katy, and thanks for putting your trust in Varsity Insurance &#38; Financial Services to handle your client&#8217; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=varsityinsurance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9055042&amp;post=49&amp;subd=varsityinsurance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday Davy Crockett!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Birthday to Davy Crockett, who was born on this day in 1786.  For more information on Davy Crockett please visit http://www.davycrockettfacts.com To celebrate this Historic Icon, Varsity Insurance wants you to post a picture of yourself wearing a coon skin hat! We will draw one lucky winner on Monday, August 22nd who will win [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=varsityinsurance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9055042&amp;post=115&amp;subd=varsityinsurance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five Back-to-School Carpooling Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The back-to-school season is approaching. That means the roads are going to get busier with school buses and carpooling parents driving their children to and from school. Below you&#8217;ll find some safe-driving tips that you can pass along to your customers who drive their kids and their neighbor&#8217;s kids to school each day—because driving with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=varsityinsurance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9055042&amp;post=137&amp;subd=varsityinsurance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>College-bound son or daughter?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each year, almost 16 million people in the United States, most of them between the ages of 18 and 22, leave the comfort of their homes to attend college. They will dive into textbooks, exams and other activities designed to prepare them for the “real” world. Or at least that’s what their parents hope they’re [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=varsityinsurance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9055042&amp;post=124&amp;subd=varsityinsurance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Before Taking a Dip In The Swimming Pool, Consider the Insurance and Safety Implications</title>
		<link>http://varsityinsurance.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/before-taking-a-dip-in-the-swimming-pool-consider-the-insurance-and-safety-implications/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[INSURANCE INFORMATION INSTITUTE New York Press Office (212) 346-5500; media@iii.org NEW YORK, August 5, 2011 — With temperatures soaring throughout the country, many people will be taking advantage of the heat-beating enjoyment of a swimming pool. Whether you have a luxury in-ground pool or plan to blow up an inflatable kiddie pool, it is important [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=varsityinsurance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9055042&amp;post=106&amp;subd=varsityinsurance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Car Safety</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a 93-degree day, the inside of a car can exceed 125-degrees Farenheit in as little as 20 minutes. When the heat increases outside, make sure all children have exited your vehicle before you leave the area. This post by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provides several safety tips to prevent hyperthermia: As summer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=varsityinsurance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9055042&amp;post=92&amp;subd=varsityinsurance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Get Auto/Home Quotes via Facebook!</title>
		<link>http://varsityinsurance.wordpress.com/2011/07/26/get-autohome-quotes-via-facebook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get real-time quotes via Facebook! BREAKING NEWS! Varsity Insurance is pleased to announce that our Facebook friends can now get Real-Time Auto, Home or BOTH insurance quotes through Facebook!   Enter your data just once, and Varsity Insurance will shop your auto, home or package insurance needs and our carriers will compete for your business. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=varsityinsurance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9055042&amp;post=80&amp;subd=varsityinsurance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Varsity Insurance &#8211; &#8220;Bowling Banditos&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://varsityinsurance.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/the-varsity-insurance-bowling-banditos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Varsity Insurance participated in the 2011 IIAH Charity Bowl event this past weekend in NW Houston.  The event&#8217;s theme was Mexican Fiesta, and while this scrappy group of agents, didn&#8217;t win the Best Overall Score prize, they are proud at how marvelous their mustaches looked. Pictured from Left to Right:  (top) Brian Pool &#8211; Agent, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=varsityinsurance.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9055042&amp;post=68&amp;subd=varsityinsurance&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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