Dean Akey's (akey65) Blog

Many winter-related disasters can be prevented if you take a few simple steps to protect your home from freezing temperatures, snow and wind. With the weather still mild, autumn is the perfect time to winter-proof your home, says the Insurance Information Institute.Standard homeowners policies co...

For many people, decorating the Christmas tree is a favorite part of the holiday and adds to the spirit of Christmas. However, with the addition of a Christmas tree to your home, the risk of fire and other household accidents increases. Each year home fires and other accidents during the holiday ...

With snow and colder temperatures on the way, I thought you may enjoy the following safety tips for driving in extreme winter weather conditions. 1.   Reduce your speed Snow and ice greatly increase the stopping distance for all vehicles. Even four-wheel drive vehicles need to adjust to hazardous...

For my fellow bikers out there I thought you may like to see a behind the scenes look at the work we did for the Allstate motorcycle commercials that ran on TLC and American Chopper.  I had a great time with this one and we shot this commercial outside of Albuquerque NM.   I was amazed at how muc...

Many of you know that I am a spokesman for Allstate's motorcycle insurance. The video below is an interview from the photo shoot we did for the print ads. I have to warn you that the video is some extremely boring stuff so unless you have a hard time getting to sleep you may want to pass on this ...

With all of the negative news regarding our economy many folks are rethinking what they wish for Christmas this year.  The trend is now more focused on wider reaching help in terms of job creation and job security and a return to stable market conditions.  It's not hard to see some of the reasons...

If you read the papers today you will see a teaser for President Elect Obama's new job creation program.  In many ways it looks like the old Work Progress Association.  There are both critics and supporters of the old WPA mentality and depending on who you ask the results were either favorable or...

Only 317 days until the international Olympic committed decides which city will host the 2016 summer Olympics.  Personally, I am more of a winter Olympic fan but these Olympics could turn around the greater Chicagoland economy.  That's right, after next Octobers decision, the host city will start...

Ok, so the economy is in the crapper and business is harder to find than it was in the past.   So what should you do?  Join a club. Many of us are faced with tiger budgets these days and lets face it, buisness conditions are tough.  How do you reach new clients these days and make relationships? ...

You know, I am amazed at how many folks are either under insured or do not carry any life insurance at all.   The following is what I send out to both existing and prospective clients regarding life insurance.   Your family depends on you.   So what will they depend on if something happens to you...