ORLANDO, Fla. — For millions of families, the annual ritual of planning a pilgrimage to a domestic Disney theme park involves a familiar dance with household budgets. They scour calendars for off-peak rates, debate the merits of staying on property, and brace themselves for the inevitable sticker shock at the front gates. But this October,…
By Bruce McClary, NFCC March 5, 2026 When your auto insurance renewal notice arrives in the mail—or, more likely, lands in your inbox—a sudden spike in premiums often triggers an immediate internal audit. Your mind instinctively races through your recent history behind the wheel: Did I roll through that stop sign? Was I involved in…
By Bruce McClary, NFCC March 5, 2026 For millions of Americans, the ritual is the same: the annual auto insurance renewal notice arrives in the mail, and despite a pristine driving record—devoid of speeding tickets, accidents, or moving violations—the premium has spiked significantly. In years past, the knee-jerk reaction was to call the agent to…
