--- title: Insurance Blog | Omega Pacific Insurance in Central California description: Read the Omega Pacific Insurance Solutions blog for local, interesting and up-to-date Central California insurance news. --- # INSURANCE BLOG [**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 areas of the country, and they help keep things green, even if they keep you… — Jul 7, 2017](/blog/2017/heavy-rain-be-on-the-lookout-for-heavy-damage) [**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 handle to make your home safer – whether you’re handy or not. And you won’t… — Jun 2, 2017](/blog/2017/want-a-safer-home-consider-these-inexpensive-fixes) [**Help Your Dog Love Apartment Living** — Apartment living can have many advantages: low maintenance, close to work and entertainment, and ease of changing residence. But, if you’re a dog owner, apartment living can present some difficulties. You probably won’t have your own yard for him to play in, and your inside space may be somewhat… — May 5, 2017](/blog/2017/help-your-dog-love-apartment-living) [**Love Bites – Get Umbrella Coverage** — In today’s economy, everyone is pinching pennies. So why worry about umbrella coverage? Shouldn’t a home and auto policy leave you adequately covered? — Unfortunately, we live in a world of lawsuits. Large damages can be awarded, be extremely expensive and have long-term financial impact. Those… — Apr 7, 2017](/blog/2017/love-bites-get-umbrella-coverage) [**Teen Driving Safety** — **Talking to Your Teen About Safe Driving** — When teens begin to drive, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the National Safety Council, the sobering statistics start to pile up: — Car crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens ages 14 through 18. — A… — Mar 3, 2017](/blog/2017/teen-driving-safety) [**Car Shopping With Safety in Mind** — You’ve heard all the talk about driverless cars. Yet we’re still years away from living in a world where you can just tell your car where to go and then kick back and relax with a book or your phone. — Even still, technology already plays a big role in the way we drive. Nowhere is that more… — Feb 6, 2017](/blog/2017/car-shopping-with-safety-in-mind) [**7 Driving Habits That Are Bad for Your Car** — No matter how safe you are behind the wheel, you’ve probably done things like: — Shift into drive while the car is still rolling backward. — Ride the brakes on steep hills. — Roll into the gas station on empty. — Guilty? If so, you may not have even realized you were doing anything wrong. After all… — Jan 6, 2017](/blog/2017/7-driving-habits-that-are-bad-for-your-car) [**Burglary Prevention: Should You Leave the Lights On?** — It seems like a no-brainer to leave the lights on outside your home to deter burglars while you’re away (or even while you’re asleep). But does that really work? Or is it just a waste of electricity — particularly this time of year, when the days keep getting shorter and shorter? — Those answers… — Dec 2, 2016](/blog/2016/burglary-prevention-should-you-leave-the-lights-on) [**Which Home Alarms Do You Need?** — Technology has made home alarms of all kinds — from security to smoke, radon to radiation — more accessible than ever. Many of them can be configured to work together, and some even alert you to trouble through your phone or other mobile device, so you can feel confident even when you’re out of the… — Nov 17, 2016](/blog/2016/which-home-alarms-do-you-need) * * * - [1](/blog.md) - [2](/blog.md/page-2) - [3](/blog.md/page-3) - [4](/blog.md/page-4) - [5](/blog.md/page-5) - [6](/blog.md/page-6) - [7](/blog.md/page-7) - [8](/blog.md/page-8) - [9](/blog.md/page-9) - [10](/blog.md/page-10) - [11](/blog.md/page-11) - [12](/blog.md/page-12) - [13](/blog.md/page-13) - [14](/blog.md/page-14) - [15](/blog.md/page-15) - [16](/blog.md/page-16)