Contractor Insurance And Risk Management Blog » crime exposure http://www.contractor-insure.com/blog Where Home Builders And Trade Contractors Turn For Advice! Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:23:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Crime Exposure Worries Americans In Bad Economy http://www.contractor-insure.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/crime-exposure-worries-americans-in-bad-economy/ http://www.contractor-insure.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/crime-exposure-worries-americans-in-bad-economy/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:48:56 +0000 admin http://www.contractor-insure.com/blog/?p=115 Chubb Group of Insurance Companies recently conducted a nationwide survey of 1,000 people and “more than four in 10 Americans are worried that the economic environment can expose their families to crime…”
 
Here are some of the findings:
  • 41 percent of those who responded to a nationwide survey are anxious about crimes that they and/or their families will be exposed to based on the economy
  • 40 percent are disturbed about domestic contractors’ dependability
As for improvements to the home:
  • 45 percent intend to prolong home improvements such as additions or renovations
  • 25 percent intend to cut back their spending on repairs and maintenance
Source: 2008 Chubb National Home Protection Survey
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