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Mercury Insurance Encourages Simple Home Security Resolutions for the New Year
As the New Year begins, many homeowners are setting resolutions focused on health, finances and organization. Mercury Insurance (NYSE: MCY) encourages adding one more goal to the list: building smarter, more consistent home security habits that help reduce preventable losses.
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