By Finn Peden on 02-05-2012
Hiscox issues its Interim Management Statement for the first three months of the year to 31 March 2012.
Hiscox’s gross written premiums remained broadly stable at £450.7 million (2011: £453.5 million) as the Group withheld some reinsurance capacity in the first quarter anticipating better rates and terms later in the year. Aft
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By Finn Peden on 15-04-2012
California insurance regulators are introducing, to the dismay of the insurance industry, controversial legislation to limit self-insurance for small businesses that they say undermines the federal health care reform.
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is expected to propose legislation this week that would bar insurers from selling stop-loss policies below a certain amount.
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By Lara Badgery on 14-04-2012
The best car insurance quotes are free. Never pay for a budget. Why would I? Insurance companies do not charge a fee for a better auto insurance quote.The can be found by going on line. It is convenient and can easily compare quotes from insurance companies. Always remember to compare apples to apples. Have your current policy in front of you so you can compare current coverage rates and the quotes you are getting.
I really do not know if youre getting a good deal unless you compare them directly.
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By Finn Peden on 12-04-2012
A horse riding school in Wales has been ordered to pay out a total of £37,000 in accident compensation to a woman who was injured following a serious horse riding fall.
Ceri Tonkinson was riding at the Cosmeton Country Park back in July 2007 when the incident occurred. Instructor Stephen Davies, from the Penarth Downside Riding School, was riding up behind her but she asked him to wait before overtaking her so that she could settle her horse, which had only recently been broken in.
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The payment protection contract for individuals is an old type of policy that was invented by the insurance companies years ago, but it was not so popular amongst the clients because of its high cost, and because the clauses of the policy was unlikely to appear. The jobs were safe, paying a mortgage was easy, and people thought about an insurance policy of this kind as useless. Read more…
