Katie's Blog

It's hard to believe that, in this age of auto safety features, the #1 killer of kids 3 to 14 is still motor vehicle crashes. State Farm spent five years investigating how booster seats help prevent injuries. The result? The use of child restraints among 3-to-8 year olds has nearly doubled. Kansa...

(According to the New Your Times) now that AIG's problems have been covering the front page of the newspaper, fear has set in among policyholders at insurance companies of all kinds. This week, the concern moved up a notch or two. First, the federal government raised its A.I.G. bailout commitment...

And You're invited............ Join us in celebrating the grand opening of Nick Reed State Farm in Western Shawnee.  On Saturday December 6, 2008 bring your kids to get a FREE picture with Santa between 10am- 4pm.  You and your family will leave with a FREE 4x6 picture.  The staff at Nick Reed St...

Most of us don't have the willpower to ignore the cell-phone ringing while driving.  Teen drivers have an even higher risk of being involved in an accident while talking or texting on the phone.  In an attempt to improve teen driver safety one company is simply taking away the option of using you...

As your Western Shawnee good neighbor State Farm representative, I think it is my duty to make sure everyone aware of free stuff available to them.  That's right I said FREE!! As you may or may not know State Farm spends millions of dollars each year in charitable donations to different organizat...

In today's economy we are all looking to stretch each and every dollar.  While, the economy in Shawnee, KS remains strongs we can all benefit from reviewing our insurance policies to make sure we are maximizing our dollars.  Ten strategies to reduce automobile insurance premiums 1. Reduce coverag...

Ford Motor Company is finally doing something to help all parents out there.  Especially parents of male teenagers, who are often guilty of wearing a lead shoe as they drive.  Ford Motor Company will be rolling out a feature on many 2010 model vehicles which will limit teen drivers speed at 80 mp...

We've all complained at some time in our lifes about how the senior citizens around us our driving.  I'm happy to announce that insurance companies are finally doing something about it.  They are planning to reward the older drivers around us with discounts on their insurance premiums, if they ca...

If you knew you could not fail what would you do?  Where would you go?  What would you own?  Many of us are familar with the law of attraction, and the power of positive thinking.  A new trend in achieving what you want has become much more wide spread, thanks to the movie " The Secret".   The id...

I know a lot of people think that when shopping for insurance the only thing that matters is price.  (Which is understandable especially considering the price of gas and state of the economy currently).  However, I am here to tell you that having a local insurance agent really does matter.  I was...