• Did a little year end bookkeeping. My auto miles driven last year was – well, I can’t say surprising – noteworthy. Most car leases factor in 12,000-15,000 miles/year. Insurance rates are based off of that, too.

With little time off this year – where would one go – I drove to the office every day, including most Saturdays; just very few in person appointments.

Total miles for 2020: 6,242. Will my auto premiums go down?

 

• With Covid vaccines arriving, are you thinking about traveling again. Like passports, expect health records to be mandatory for international travel.

Seems like travel insurance would be more important than ever but have you looked at travel insurance websites recently? Some are shut down. We’re vetting newer players in this space. Stay tuned.

 

• Speaking of shut down websites: Haven.  In Tip # 405 (May, 2019) I invited you to keep tabs on this joint venture between Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and J.P Morgan Chase to reinvent healthcare. Read here how that’s been ended.

To quote an industry insider friend, “I guess health care is not so easy!”

 

Or, given Mr. Dimon’s recent health scare, perhaps he rethought the propriety of “biting the hand that [healed] him.”