--- title: Rathbun Insurance Blog Posts from 2018 description: Blog posts published by Rathbun Insurance in 2018 --- # ARTICLES FROM 2018 * * * [**Life Insurance Awareness Month: A Rathbun - Ele's Place Partnership** — For Life Insurance Awareness Month, we wanted to remind everyone of the importance of life insurance while highlighting the vital need that Ele's Place serves in our community. Ele’s Place is a nonprofit, community based organization dedicated to creating awareness of and support for grieving… — Sep 18, 2018](/blog/2018/life-insurance-awareness-month-a-rathbun-eles-place-partnership) [**August Quotes for a Cause - Lansing Urban Farm Project** — We are excited to run a monthly Quotes for a Cause campaign. Each month, our agency will be donating $5 per new business quote to a nonprofit or charitable organization, regardless of whether or not the policy is actually purchased! — For August's Quotes for a Cause, we partnered with the Lansing… — Sep 10, 2018](/blog/2018/august-quotes-for-a-cause-lansing-urban-farm-project) [**July Quotes for a Cause - Against All Odds** — We are excited to run a monthly Quotes for a Cause campaign. Each month, our agency will be donating $5 per new business quote to a nonprofit or charitable organization, regardless of whether or not the policy is actually purchased! — For July's Quotes for a Cause we partnered with Against All Odds… — Aug 13, 2018](/blog/2018/july-quotes-for-a-cause-against-all-odds) [**Community Highlight: Lansing Urban Farm Project** — Striving to be a strong community partner, we partner with a different community organization each month through our Quotes for a Cause program. Our agency donates $5 per new business quote, regardless of whether or not the policy is actually purchased! We would like to expand their reach and give… — Aug 12, 2018](/blog/2018/community-highlight-lansing-urban-farm-project) [**Why Do I Need Water Backup Coverage?** — By far our most common claim, not a week goes by that we don’t have an insured with a water backup issue. But why is this coverage so important? — **Water backups can happen to anyone.** The truth is it doesn’t matter if you live on top of a hill, if you don’t have a basement, if you already have flood… — Jul 23, 2018](/blog/2018/why-do-i-need-water-backup-coverage) [**June Quotes for a Cause - Center for Financial Health** — We are excited to run a monthly Quotes for a Cause campaign. Each month, our agency will be donating $5 per new business quote to a nonprofit or charitable organization, regardless of whether or not the policy is actually purchased! — For June's Quotes for a Cause we partnered with Center for… — Jul 20, 2018](/blog/2018/june-quotes-for-a-cause-center-for-financial-health) [**Community Highlight: Against All Odds** — Striving to be a strong community partner, we partner with a different community organization each month through our Quotes for a Cause program. Our agency donates $5 per new business quote, regardless of whether or not the policy is actually purchased! We would like to expand their reach and give… — Jul 16, 2018](/blog/2018/community-highlight-against-all-odds) [**Oh No! We Accidentally Hired a Wolverine!** — We are proud to welcome Daniele Johnson as the newest member of our team! Daniele joins us as Operations Manager and is going to help keep everything running smoothly at the agency. — Prior to coming on board, Daniele was the Personal Lines Underwriting Team Lead at Citizens Insurance. Daniele… — Jul 3, 2018](/blog/2018/oh-no-we-accidentally-hired-a-wolverine) [**Community Highlight: Center for Financial Health** — Striving to be a strong community partner, we partner with a different community organization each month through our Quotes for a Cause program. Our agency donates $5 per new business quote, regardless of whether or not the policy is actually purchased! We would like to expand their reach and give… — Jun 19, 2018](/blog/2018/community-highlight-center-for-financial-health) [**Why Are Home Insurance Premiums on the Rise?** — As we see home insurance premiums on the rise, several trends are driving up prices, including: — Big storms - There were sixteen storms and climate disasters in 2017 that exceeded $1 billion in damage. — Material and labor costs - Just in the last year, lumber costs alone have increased by 17% —… — Jun 19, 2018](/blog/2018/why-are-home-insurance-premiums-on-the-rise) * * * - [1](/blog/2018.md) - [2](/blog/2018.md/page-2) - [3](/blog/2018.md/page-3) - [4](/blog/2018.md/page-4) - [5](/blog/2018.md/page-5) **Request your insurance proposal online or contact our office to find out how we can help you find a policy that fits your needs.** [Get Started](/insurance-proposal) [Contact Us](/contact) ```json {"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/blog","name":"Blog"}}]} ```