--- title: Active Insurance Solutions Blog Posts from 2021 description: Blog posts published by Active Insurance Solutions in 2021 --- # Past Articles ## Published in 2021 * * * [**How to Choose Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors** — Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are essential for any home, so you should ensure that your house is equipped with them. You should have detectors in the main living areas on each floor, including in every bedroom and the kitchen. This way, you'll be able to identify problems in the most… — Dec 3, 2021](/blog/2021/how-to-choose-smoke-and-carbon-monoxide-detectors) [**How to Make a Fire Safety Plan** — No one likes to think about the possibility of a fire in their home, but this is one situation where it definitely pays to be prepared. This is especially true if you have children or pets in your home. Read on to learn how to develop a fire safety plan to ensure you and your loved ones are as safe… — Nov 5, 2021](/blog/2021/how-to-make-a-fire-safety-plan) [**How to Decide If Solar Panels Are Right for Your Home** — Solar panels can provide clean electricity for your home, helping you to save money on energy costs while also doing your part to help the environment. However, not all homes are suited to solar energy. Here's what you need to know to determine whether solar panels make sense for your home. — **Can…** — Oct 1, 2021](/blog/2021/how-to-decide-if-solar-panels-are-right-for-your-home) [**How Independent Agents Are Different from Captive Agents** — When it comes to buying insurance, you have two primary options available to you: **independent agents** like us, and **captive agents**. While both can provide insurance services, these two types of insurance agents are not the same, and it's important to understand the differences. — **Captive Insurance…** — Sep 3, 2021](/blog/2021/how-independent-agents-are-different-from-captive-agents) [**Benefits of Using a Dash Cam** — More and more people these days are choosing to add dash cams to their vehicles, and for good reason. These small cameras can be highly useful to you, especially in the event that you get a traffic ticket or are involved in a crash or other incident on the road. Here's how a dash cam can benefit… — Aug 6, 2021](/blog/2021/benefits-of-using-a-dash-cam) [**Swimming Safety: 10 Tips for Summer** — Summer is here and people are flocking to the water — whether it’s the beach, a lake, a river or a backyard pool. But, wherever there’s water, there’s also danger. — According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 10 people drown every day — and two of those are children 14… — Jul 2, 2021](/blog/2021/swimming-safety-10-tips-for-summer) [**Why You May Need Personal Offense Coverage** — In today’s digital world, slander and libel lawsuits are more common than you may think. Comments made in haste or anger on social media can have lasting and far-reaching effects on a person’s reputation or character, so it’s easier than ever to libel, slander, or invade a person’s privacy. Even if… — Jun 4, 2021](/blog/2021/why-you-may-need-personal-offense-coverage) [**Inexpensive Fixes for a Safer Home** — 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… — May 7, 2021](/blog/2021/inexpensive-fixes-for-a-safer-home) [**Why a basic Homeowners policy isn’t always enough** — Sometimes a basic homeowners policy just isn’t enough. So as your career advances and your income increases, it’s important to keep your insurance protection up to date. This helps you avoid expensive gaps in coverage and prevents you from paying too much out of pocket in case of a claim. To be… — Apr 2, 2021](/blog/2021/why-a-basic-homeowners-policy-isn-t-always-enough) [**10 Tips to Help Prevent Identity Theft** — Shopping online. Visiting the doctor. Buying gas. In nearly all of the things we do from day to day, there’s the risk of identity theft. — You could unknowingly give your information to a fraudster thinking you’re shopping at a legitimate site. Your doctor’s office could experience a data breach.… — Mar 5, 2021](/blog/2021/10-tips-to-help-prevent-identity-theft) * * * - [1](/blog/2021.md) - [2](/blog/2021.md/page-2)