Flu season may give some employers cause to review insurance

Jan 14, 2011 Posted Under: Insurance Quotes  

At the start of the new year, many companies will be reviewing their health insurance and other business insurance policies to make sure they are up to date with new regulations and provide the best possible coverage for employees.

This is especially true with the arrival of the winter flu season, as many employers may find an unexpected rise in the number of workers taking sick days.

In some parts of the country, this season’s flue rate has been higher than others. Read more…

Auto insurance premiums lower in certain states

Jan 10, 2011 Posted Under: Insurance Quotes  

Those who compare auto insurance know that prices can vary substantially based on the type of coverage, the provider and the location.

Now, a new study indicates that consumers will have to relocate to the upper Midwest to find the lowest prices, as North Dakota and South Dakota have some of the lowest premiums in the nation.

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says payments to insurers in the Dakotas have been among the lowest in the country since 2008, The Associated Press reports. As of three years ago, the coverage cost his state’s residents an average monthly expense of $644, almost $300 less than the national average.

Iowa was the least expensive state, as its coverage averaged $616, while Wisconsin came in second. Read more…

Subsidy for greener vehicles helps Toyota Prius break Japan sales record

Jan 9, 2011 Posted Under: Car Insurance Online  

Toyotas Prius hybrid has broken the Japanese sales record for a single car model in 2010, helped by a popular government subsidy for green vehicles, an industry group said on Tuesday.

The world’s biggest car manufacturer sold 315669 units of the Prius in Japan last year, up by 51.1% from the previous year, according to the Japanese Automobile Dealers Association.

The Prius broke a 1990 sales record of 300008 in a single year set by Toyota’s popular Corolla to take its second consecutive annual crown, the association said.

Honda’s Fit was second on the list with sales of 185439 units, up by 17.7%, followed by Toyota’s Vitz, whose sales came to 122248, up by 3.9%, the association said.

The association had earlier said Japan’s new vehicle sales last year marked the first annual gain in seven years due to a subsidy designed to encourage motorists to buy eco-friendly cars. The Prius

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Save Your Car Insurance Premium by Higher Deductibles

Jan 9, 2011 Posted Under: Car Insurance Online  

The car insurance rate is rising at a faster pace, so to avoid heavy expense select your car insurance policy prudently. Just compare car insurance quotes available at comparison site and opt for the most reasonable one for your vehicle. You can easily find the cheapest insurance quote for your vehicle but keep an eye on other factors also like deductibles. The online tools of the comparison sites help you in simplifying the process and you can save good lot of money. It is always good to opt the insurance policy that has higher deductible, which is paid by you before settling the claim for your vehicle whenever an accident happens.

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UK Vehicle Insurance – Emergency Treatment Fees

Jan 8, 2011 Posted Under: Car Insurance Online  

This series of articles considers a selection of the clauses in a typical UK motor insurance policy. We are looking at the Emergency Treatment policy clause which sorts out who pays for any medical attention needed following a motoring incident.

Under current UK legislation, you must pay costs to the first medical practitioner to treat you following an accident. This is part of the Road Traffic Act. People have been known to refer to this as a charge for an ambulance. Strictly speaking this is not correct but in real life terms it is normally the ambulance men that provide the medical assistance and the bill comes to you from the N H S region that supplied the ambulance and its crew.

YOU MUST PAY THIS BY LAW no matter who is blamed for the accident.

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AXA Buys 80% Of Belarus’s B&B Insurance

Jan 8, 2011 Posted Under: Insurance Quotes  

PARIS –AXA SA Thursday said it will buy 80% of Belarus’s second-largest insurer B&B Insurance, as the French insurer seeks to expand in Central and Eastern Europe.

AXA said the Belarusian insurance market offers a very significant potential for growth, as less than 20% of the population is covered with full casco insurance, or comprehensive vehicle insurance, and less than 15% of households benefit from a home insurance.

B&B Insurance focuses on the property and casualty insurance market, where it has an overall market share of 10% with EUR29 million of revenue in 2009, AXA said in a statement.

“In this market, we would like to replicate AXA’s success in Ukraine, where we’ve become market leader in three years, by leveraging on geographical and cultural ties between the two countries,” Cyrille de Montgolfier, CEO of AXA Central & Eastern Europe said in a statement.

The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2011, subject to regulatory approval. Read more…

Protect lives by driving safely near the scene of an accident

Dec 23, 2010 Posted Under: Car Insurance Online  

Earlier this month 2 paramedics attending the scene of an accident were added to the long list of December road fatalities.It is especially sad when those who try to save lives are themselves threatened by irresponsible driving behaviour of motorists near accident scenes!

The first hour after an accident is known as the Golden Hour – and paramedics might be so focused on saving lives that safety around them is not given the necessary attention.

We would like to urge all drivers to drive with caution at the scene of an accident – irrespective whether the accident scene has been secured with marker or not.

Safe Driving near Accidents

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