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BKH70041

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5. I'm a business owner, too, but it's just me.

Reply to Skinner (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 27, 2013, 02:59 PM

Sep 2013

Still I have a family (4 of us) for which I need to have coverage. My former insurance ended about a month ago, so I got a catastrophic policy to cover for the major things until Jan 1st. It's like a $25,000 deductible, but only $500 for 4 months. I just figure if something bad does happen that runs into the $100's of thousands, at least I've got something. You might want to check and see if that's available in your area.

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