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		<title>A Five-Lane Highway: Income Protection Insurance</title>
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				<category><![CDATA[Income protection insurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Income protection insurance is a type of financial policy that preserves your current monthly income amount in the event of long-term sickness, illness, disability, or unemployment. Income insurance is not available for those on short-term disability. You must exhaust your short-term disability before experiencing long-term disability benefits. Income insurance can be thought of as a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Income protection insurance is a type of financial policy that preserves your current monthly income amount in the event of long-term sickness, illness, disability, or unemployment. Income insurance is not available for those on short-term disability. You must exhaust your short-term disability before experiencing long-term disability benefits. Income insurance can be thought of as a long-term disability plan. Short-term disability insurance allows a person to maintain a constant income for up to six months; after this, however, your income decreases by one-third if he or she does not purchase a long-term disability plan. Income protection insurance ensures that your monthly income will remain the same, regardless of unemployment, the job market, or the improvement or deterioration of your physical condition.</p>
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<p>You can receive income protection benefits up to age 65; in some cases, you can receive protection benefits up to age 70, what many consider to be the retirement age. Should your insurance company allow you to access benefits five years beyond the majority maximum (65 years), you will likely see an increase in your monthly insurance premium. If you are still under the maximum age limit, you can receive anywhere from seventy-five to eighty-five percent of your annual gross income (yearly salary) from an income protection insurance plan. Most receive seventy-five percent of their gross income, though some can receive up to eighty-five percent—should they possess retirement benefits.</p>
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<p>Who qualifies for income protection? A person who has a physical injury that impedes him or her from doing their normal job and working normal hours qualifies for income protection. A person that has applied for work and does not know when he or she will be hired for a new job will need to have income protection. The unemployed individual can in no way, shape, form, or fashion predict when a job will open, or an employment situation will arise. Unemployment is an unpredictable factor when it comes to qualifying for income protection.</p>
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<p>Income protection insurance comes in three different types: indemnity value insurance, agreed value insurance, and guaranteed agreed value insurance. Guaranteed agreed value insurance allows you to preserve your monthly income amount without filling out the necessary paperwork or traversing through routine protocol. There are very few insurance companies that offer these policies, though you will pay a hefty monthly premium if you should select a guaranteed agreed value plan. Indemnity value insurance is a form of cheap income protection insurance whereby you pay the lowest monthly premium to preserve your income. Despite the low cost of indemnity insurance, however, there is a price to pay: for the most inexpensive insurance, you face the chance of losing a portion of your income each month. Indemnity value insurance maintains your income as long as your company does not reduce your income or the market remains stable. If your company decides to reduce your occupational income, you will feel it in your pocket each month.</p>
<p>Indemnity insurance protects you as long as your income remains the standard income amount at your place of employment. If you experience a reduction of your monthly income, you may feel that indemnity insurance serves little (if any) purpose at all. Agreed value insurance, however, is more stable than indemnity insurance. Agreed value insurance promises to preserve your income at its current amount, regardless of what happens. Market instability, occupational income reduction, or other financial decline will not affect your income. If you make $4,500 a month now, you will continue to make $4,500—despite economic changes that occur around you. Agreed value insurance, while preserving your income, does come at a cost: it will cost more to purchase agreed value insurance than indemnity insurance. There is a positive, however—both insurance plans are tax deductible.</p>
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<p>If you are interested in obtaining income protection insurance, you need to find an income protection insurance quote that will provide some idea of what your monthly premium could be. To obtain an income insurance quote, you need to find insurance companies on the Internet and in your area that provide income protection for long-term disability patients. If you decide to use the Internet to find an income protection plan, you can type in “income protection plan” by way of Google search and read about the various insurance companies and their policies. Be sure to read thoroughly and research carefully before you choose an insurance company. Even after you think you have found the ideal insurance company from which to purchase your income protection, you still need to research the insurance plans your particular company offers. If you aim to find insurance companies in your local area, visit the companies on-site and talk to insurance agents at each company about their income protection plans and premiums. You want to make sure that you get the most for your buck.</p>
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<p>To compare income protection insurance is a personal matter, indeed. Some individuals will choose an at-risk policy (such as indemnity value insurance) to conserve their monthly expenses. Others will choose a non-risk policy (agreed value insurance) to protect their annual income. If income protection policies are tax-deductible, it will not hurt to purchase the agreed value insurance plan and pay its monthly premium. This way, you stand not only to deduct the plan from your taxes (and thus, save money), you will also protect your financial welfare for years to come.</p>
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		<title>Laying the Foundation: Disability Insurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Disability Insurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is disability insurance? The word “disability” refers to someone who does not have an ability to do something. If a person is speech disabled, he or she has difficulty speaking. If a person has a physical disability, that person has a limb injury (arms, legs, hands, feet, etc.), a body part that cannot operate [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is disability insurance? The word “disability” refers to someone who does not have an ability to do something. If a person is speech disabled, he or she has difficulty speaking. If a person has a physical disability, that person has a limb injury (arms, legs, hands, feet, etc.), a body part that cannot operate normally. A person could have chronic arthritis or a crippling disease that prevents him or her from writing a letter or signing a check. A person could have a limp in his or her leg that requires the use of a walking cane in a grocery store or public setting. Simply put, disability insurance is a medical policy granted to someone who has a physical limitation in mind, body, or both.  Disability allows someone who cannot work long hours at his or her place of business to have a length of time (whether definite or indefinite) away from his or her job and still receive a monthly income to cover the cost of living expenses.</p>
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<p>Disability insurance comes in two types: short term disability insurance and long term disability insurance. Short term disability is a medical policy that provides a monthly check for someone who needs a few weeks or months to recover from an accident or other physical injury. A professor who twisted his or her ankle accidentally may need a few weeks to ice the ankle, lounge around the house, and allow the swollen ankle to subside before resuming teaching duties. A high school gym teacher who sprained a back muscle while stretching during his or her morning stretches with a class of students may need a few weeks to rest the back and take painkillers and muscle relaxants before returning to fitness instruction. These are but two examples of individuals in situations that sustain small injuries (sprains, swollen limbs, etc.) that only require a small amount of time out of work—a few weeks, at best. The policy not only ensures that an individual receives the medical care he or she needs, but also protects up to 66.6% (two-thirds) of a person’s income for a duration of sixty to ninety days.</p>
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<p>Despite the variety of disability plans, short term disability insurance can be broken down into three major types: individual short term disability insurance, group short term disability, and voluntary short term disability. Individual short term disability is a form of financial help for individuals who have a physical handicap in a limb or face the daily challenges of a mental handicap. This form of disability insurance is for a definite period of time (weeks or a few months) and is selected by an individual based upon personal factors such as income, necessary recovery time, policy benefits, geographic location, income and ability to pay, and others. Individuals often select these types of policies when they do not have employee disability policies in the workplace (such as Workers’ Compensation) or they do not like the policy benefits and regulations their workplace offers. Group short term disability policies are paid for by employers, who provide medical care and financial well-being for their own employees. Voluntary short term disability allows the employee to continue his or her short term benefits, even if the individual leaves his or her company due to unemployment, sickness, or a simple desire to find a suitable job.</p>
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<p>A short term disability insurance policy may last for six months; however, at the end of six months, individuals on short term disability will start to lose a portion of their monthly income as well as needed money for medical expenses. At this point, you will need a long term disability insurance policy. A long term disability policy exists to protect a patient from losing medical coverage and monthly income when a short term policy is exhausted financially. Long term policies are necessary for patients because injuries and physical limitations can often necessitate long, recovery processes. A person cannot always pinpoint with accuracy the time he or she will return to work.</p>
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<p>There are two major types of long term disability: Group long term disability and individual long term disability insurance. Individual long term disability insurance allows specific persons who purchase this policy to retain their same income and medical care even after being out of work or unemployed for up to six months. Group long term disability policies come in three forms: 1) employer pay options, 2) employee pay options, and 3) employer-employee, co-pay options. Employer pay options allow business owners to cover their employees’ insurance policies. This type of policy allows employers to decide whether or not an employee should be covered. Existing medical conditions (such as a heart murmur or a pacemaker, for examples) may disqualify a person from an employer’s insurance policy. Employee pay options allow an employee of a company to cover his or her own company policy out of his or her monthly income. Companies usually remove the price of monthly insurance from an employee’s income each month. Co-pay options feature employers and employees covering half of the policy price. Employers cover fifty percent of an employee’s policy, leaving the employee to cover the other half of his or her monthly insurance plan.</p>
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<p>To find out how much a month you could pay for your disability insurance, you will need to research disability insurance quotes. Insurance quotes ask you personal information such as your age, medical condition, medical history, employment (self-employed or not), and so on. Then, a computer application takes the personal information, processes it, and provides an on-screen insurance price that is typical for someone with the same information that you provided. The sooner you discover your disability insurance quotes, the sooner you can be on the road to medical and financial security.</p>
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		<title>Car Insurance For Women Equals Savings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cornelius Vanderbilt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regardless of what state a woman lives in, she must have insurance on her vehicle. Car insurance for women is often more reasonably priced than it is for men and younger people. This is because most women have a tendency to drive more carefully, the nationwide records show that most women are less likely to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Regardless of what state a woman lives in, she must have insurance on her vehicle. Car insurance for women is often more reasonably priced than it is for men and younger people. This is because most women have a tendency to drive more carefully, the nationwide records show that most women are less likely to speed, and drive recklessly. This fact has given women the opportunity to save money on their insurance policies.<br />
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As always, women are looking for a deal on the things they need, finding cheap womens car insurance is no exception. If she can save on her auto insurance, she can use the savings to buy other things that she wants and needs. By shopping around and comparing quotes, a woman is often able to save a lot of money on her insurance, which satisfies the bargain shopper in most women.</p>
<p>Car insurance for women is available through most auto insurance companies; these companies generally try to offer a woman savings over their normal rates. They base the cost of their womens car insurance policies on demographics, the driving record of the woman, and whether or not she is the only person on the policy. Because many women have families, the insurance companies often have to factor in another driver on the policy. Often the extra driver can cause the premiums and other rates to go up in price because of the extra liability, and the added individuals driving record will have an effect on the cost of the policy as well.</p>
<p>When insurance companies offer savings on women car insurance policies, they find themselves gaining business. Most women will brag about the money they save on car insurance for women to their friends and family members, whom may also sign with the same company. Offering car insurance for women at rates that are affordable and rewarding to the safe woman driver is a great business strategy that pays off for the insurance company, and safe women drivers everywhere.</p>
<p>It is unfortunate that many women drivers are not aware of the savings they can get with certain companies that offer these tremendous savings on car insurance for women. By offering promotional savings and advertising, more women are becoming aware of the fact they can save substantial amounts of money on their insurance policies. The economy is not exactly the greatest now, so by offering women the chance to save money based on their safe driving records, insurance companies are helping millions of women to make ends meet. </p>
<p>Some women find it difficult to make their money stretch and pay all of their bills, and take care of their families if they have them. In these times, all women should seek to save money on anything and everything they can, without cutting corners on quality. When shopping for car insurance for women, the shopper is wise to compare prices and policy coverage. Another thing that is important when comparing quotes is to make sure the company is of high reputation before dedicating to a policy with them. A company that has a bad reputation, but cheap prices is one to be leery of signing with. </p>
<p>Insurance companies that are of good reputation have excellent customer reviews, and this is what the consumer needs to look at as well as prices. Shopping for car insurance for women is not all that difficult in our modern times, the internet is a great resource for checking prices, reviews, and comparing them between companies. Thankfully this resource is available, or women would have to spend endless hours on the phone and looking up numbers in the yellow pages in order to find car insurance quotes for women. There is enough to do in life without having to spend a lot of time shopping for car insurance for women.</p>
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		<title>Do You Need Learner Driver Insurance?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cornelius Vanderbilt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many teens, getting their learners permit is a rite of passage. While they teen still does not have the freedom to dive a car without a licensed driver in the front passenger seat, he or she is in the process of gaining the freedom offered by a driver&#8217;s license. Before taking that first drive [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For many teens, getting their learners permit is a rite of passage.  While they teen still does not have the freedom to dive a car without a licensed driver in the front passenger seat, he or she is in the process of gaining the freedom offered by a driver&#8217;s license.  Before taking that first drive with mom or dad in the front seat, however, it is a good idea to check out the rules concerning learner driver insurance.<br />
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<p>While most governments require drivers to have insurance, in the US, those driving with a permit and licensed driver in the front seat are often covered by their parent&#8217;s insurance.  In order for the care insurance for learner drivers to be in effect, however, the driver must still live with the parents and be their dependent.  </p>
<p>When drivers get their permit after living with the parent, getting learner driver insurance can be more difficult.  If the new driver is married, car insurance for learners may be covered by a spouse&#8217;s policy.  If there is a sibling or even a roommate living under the same roof as the person with only a permit, it may be possible to include the new operator of a motor vehicle to have learner driver insurance under the same policy as the roommate or sibling. </p>
<p>Learner driver car insurance as a standalone policy is often difficult to find.  The newly permitted driver that cannot qualify for insurance under a parent, sibling or roommate policy may need to check with several insurance companies, asking if they issue the learner driver insurance as a standalone policy.  In addition, the new driver will likely find that standalone car insurance for learner drivers is costly.</p>
<p>Once the permitted driver has passed his or her driving test, learner driver insurance is no longer needed, but the driver is required to have standard car insurance in the amounts designated by his local governing authority.  Once again, in the US, state law generally sets the minimum amount of insurance required.  Since the driver now is able to operate a vehicle without another licensed driver in the front seat, he or she must purchase the required insurance.  Driving without this coverage can result in fines, loss of driving privilege and have many other consequences.  </p>
<p>Drivers in accidents that do not have coverage, whether learners without learner driver insurance coverage or licensed drivers may be responsible for damages to all the vehicles involved, medical expenses of anyone injured in the crash and lost wages of those who are injured.  These expenses add up very quickly so the cost of coverage is very small in comparison.</p>
<p>Regardless of whether a driver is just learning or has many years of experience, it is important that he or she work to drive safely.  This can include following all posted speed limits and other driving signs, taking into account the road conditions and following other vehicles at a safe distance.  Drivers that do not follow these rules of the road are more likely to be involved in car crashes.  When drivers, especially those with little experience in driving, are in a crash or receive a ticket, the cost of their insurance often increases.  The best way to keep insurance affordable for new drivers is learning to operate the vehicle with care.</p>
<p>Getting one&#8217;s driver&#8217;s license is a great privilege.  A part of the process is to drive with a permit.  When driving with the permit, drivers need to have learner insurance.  While this is often included on a parent&#8217;s policy, the parent should read their policy documentation or check with the customer service agents that administer the policy to be sure.</p>
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		<title>So you think you don&#8217;t need holiday home insurance?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julien Leland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holiday home insurance is imperative even though your holiday home can be for personal use, or you may use a as a rental income for all or part of the year.  The two types of insurance that are required will be different; the holiday home that is rented out to strangers requires higher-level insurance.  This [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Holiday home insurance is imperative even though your holiday home  can be for personal use, or you may use a as a rental income for all or  part of the year.  The two types of insurance that are required will be  different; the holiday home that is rented out to strangers requires  higher-level insurance.  This is especially applicable if you have a  holiday home not in your immediate area because you may rent a holiday  home to four people, but more people turn up. <a href="http://www.insurancecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/holidayhome.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-235" title="holidayhome" src="http://www.insurancecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/holidayhome-300x97.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="97" /></a></p>
<p>Holiday home insurance needs to be a step-up from home insurance in  most cases because people on holiday behave differently than they do in  their normal everyday lives.  It is likely that their behavior may well  be excessive in other words they could drink more alcohol than they  would normally and excess alcohol leads to more potential accidents.   Alcohol does not necessarily have to be in the equation, people are more  relaxed on their holiday and they may take less care with your property  than they would their own.</p>
<p>An aspect of holiday home insurance that you may not have considered  is the fact that holiday home insurance covers your guests for any  injury that they may do to themselves on your property.</p>
<p>There are more variables with holiday home insurance than regular  home insurance.  You have no control about how security conscious your  guests will be.  Their minds are principally on enjoying the holiday, it  may be summer and warm for them it may be unseasonably warm and they  may leave the windows open.  They know they may well go out to the day  and leave the windows open or balcony doors open.  Despite the fact they  wouldn&#8217;t dream of doing this at home they will think nothing of this on  holiday. If your holiday home is a large resort it may well be that  there are people driving around with their eye on the main chance &#8211; just  looking for a balcony open a crack. In the event of a burglary your  guests may lose expensive equipment such as cameras camcorders or even  large amounts of money they may want compensation from you for their  loss. Quick take out holiday home insurance and cover yourself against  these contingencies.</p>
<p>Another security aspect that you may wish to consider is that your  guests are may be your future burglars.  How do you know that your  guests do not live 10 miles away, they may have rented your holiday home  with the express purpose of getting an extra key cut.  They know that  when they have left other guests belongings will be easy pickings, if  they let themselves into your holiday home they are likely to find cash,  credit cards, jewelry and other easily disposable items! Another great  reason to pay for holiday home insurance.</p>
<p>Although you are not liable for this type of loss your customer will  have lost confidence in you because they&#8217;ve had a bad experience and are  not likely to want to repeat it.  Not only have you lost customer but  they will tell everybody they know what happened to them. It would be  impractical to change the locks at the same time as every changeover  period; the only way that you can have protection from this type of behavior is to take out adequate holiday home insurance, because your  property could be damaged or stolen at the same time.</p>
<p>Another aspect of a holiday home insurance policy that you may not  have considered is the fact that all your appliances are strange to your  guests; they know how their washing machine works but they don&#8217;t know  how yours does.  You may have left them 15 pages of detailed  instructions but are they likely to read it.  They are more likely to  guess how your washing machine works and then damage it later when they  can&#8217;t up the door than read your carefully prepared instructions.</p>
<p>As a general rule of thumb it is better to be over insured than under-insured in your holiday home because it is not just a holiday home  that you are ensuring.  Your guests may be late going out they may call  to another to hurry.  That person may be washing their hands and could  easily leave the faucet on.  If the plug is in place and you have the  potential to flood someone else&#8217;s property and bring the ceiling down. So make sure you policy includes complete holiday home contents insurance coverage with little or no exclusions.</p>
<p>If your holiday home is only let for part of the year then the  potential for burglaries increases.  There are more risks in the home  than in an occupied home.  The risks include bursting pipes, roof damage  etc etc. Holiday home insurance policies cover these contingencies;  they understand that your holiday home is also an investment.</p>
<p>If you think of it as an investment you will soon realize that searching for cheap holiday home insurance may not always be your best option, it’s important to compare holiday home insurance policies as to the total value you that they provide you and not just the bottom line price. If you do so I’m sure you’ll make wise decisions and protect your assets and investment.</p>
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		<title>Why You Should Purchase Holiday Insurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julien Leland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holiday insurance used to be a taboo subject.  Travel agents were unlikely to recommend that a traveler enroll in a holiday insurance policy out of fear that they would then fail to close the deal.  Now, more people are beginning to realize that having a good holiday insurance policy has become crucial for the modern [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Holiday insurance used to be a taboo subject.  Travel agents were unlikely to recommend that a traveler enroll in a holiday insurance policy out of fear that they would then fail to close the deal.  Now, more people are beginning to realize that having a good holiday insurance policy has become crucial for the modern traveler.  Traveling without it means taking the risk that if something happens, not only will your trip be ruined, but you may be ruined financially as well.  After 9/11, more people began to see the benefits of having holiday insurance and sought it out for their own peace of mind.  They desired to be covered in case of the unexpected and protect their investment in the trip as well.</p>
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<p>There are many reasons to buy holiday insurance before you take a vacation.  Let’s build a scenario that will show the importance of holiday insurance.  You are trying to fly home for Christmas.  It started snowing early this morning, but not enough to stop your 6:00 flight this evening – or so you thought.  By the time you reach the airport, it has turned into a blizzard.  The area is experiencing a white out and all flights have been grounded until further notice.  After a 2 hour delay, they announce that all flights for the rest of the night will be cancelled.</p>
<p>Jumping up at the announcement, you race over to the desk to see what you can do about finding a flight out for the next day.  In your haste, you leave your bag sitting in your chair.  When you come back, it’s gone.  All of your Christmas gifts are gone and your passport was in the bag as well, not to mention your clothes.  Your trip is off to a rough start.</p>
<p>Enrollment in a holiday insurance plan will take care of everything, you can eve purchase an annual family holiday insurance plan that’s renewable which often will provide you a better rate.  You can file a claim for reimbursement for the price of the tickets of the cancelled flight, a replacement passport, and for the approximate value of the Christmas gifts that were stolen.  Just as soon as the crisis situation has begun, you can relax a little because a different crisis has been averted.  Because of your holiday insurance policy, you will not have loss much financially.  Everything can, and will, be replaced.</p>
<p>Not only does your holiday insurance policy protect your possessions, it will protect you.  If, while you are on vacation, you fall ill, many holiday insurance policies include medical insurance to make sure that you can receive the care that you need.  Some like specialized adventure holiday insurance plans even include medical evacuation insurance which is very important if you fall ill in an area that doesn’t have the access to the medical help that you need.  It covers the cost of transporting you elsewhere to receive the medical attention necessary.  There are also evacuation policies that will cover the added costs of a flight out of an area that is experiencing a civil crisis.  Because flying in such circumstances is placing the pilot, his crew, and his plane at risk, flights at this time can be very pricey.  However, you want to know that should the worse happen wherever you are, you can get home.</p>
<p>One of the greatest concerns of recent times is that you will have paid $1500 to take a 10 day cruise through the Caribbean, only to find out that not only is your cruise cancelled, but that the cruise line has filed bankruptcy and that everyone who had reservations with them will lose their money.  Your holiday insurance plane will make sure that you do not lose the money that you invested in the trip.  People now seek holiday insurance for that very reason.  They don’t want to carry concern over the economy on vacation with them.  Be a savvy traveler; find the right holiday insurance policy for you and if you find that your insurance provider has treated you fairly ask for discounts if you convert this to an annual holiday insurance plan.</p>
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		<title>What is buildings and contents insurance?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cornelius Vanderbilt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building and contents insurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buildings and contents insurance is a term for insurance coverage that provides protection for not just your property, residents, or place of employment, it also covers all the contents and valuables inside. Regardless of the reason for damage be it snow, hail, sleet, hurricane, tornado or any natural disaster contents insurance would provide you protection [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Buildings and contents insurance is a term for insurance coverage that provides protection for not just your property, residents, or place of employment, it also covers all the contents and valuables inside.  Regardless of the reason for damage be it snow, hail, sleet, hurricane, tornado or any natural disaster contents insurance would provide you protection so that with the appropriate rider you should be able to recover actual replacement cost. This can be on a business property or it can be buildings and contents home insurance. 	<a href="http://www.insurancecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/buildinginsure.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-246" title="buildinginsure" src="http://www.insurancecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/buildinginsure-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
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Most people have some sort of contents insurance that covers furniture and appliances and basic household items. If however you have an extensive collection of records, and antique toys or trains or any unique item that would be very difficult to replace either due to pure value or scarcity of the item then you would want a specific rider to cover these products or items as part of your contents insurance. Always the best building and contents insurance policy must be tailored to your very specific needs and requirements in order to provide maximum protection.</p>
<p>However having said that you may find that an entirely separate policy is your best course for protecting these items opposed to lumping it in to your standard policy.  Insurance companies in general do not like to write these kinds of policies and it&#8217;s reflected by the high cost of the premiums to provide this value to you. Hence the insurance industry has often lumped together buildings and contents insurance as a catchall so that in order for you to have the contents adequately protected you also have to insure the primary property.  This way the insurance companies can have their cake and eat it too. However if you  want to provide protection for your valuable items you have no choice  but to play along with how the insurance company has set up the game.  Personally I bit skeptical when I see insurance companies create new  categories, bracket their business into different profit centers all the  same time claiming that customer demand or customer requirements want  this unique service. More often than not you will find the reality of the situations is that the requirements for buildings and contents insurance is driven by the insurance industry and make no mistake about it they are out to protect their interest first over yours. So make sure you ask them to price it both ways as an add on to your existing policy and as a separate buildings and contents insurance quote for a new policy so you can compare the two and decide which is the best for you.  When you do this make sure you do not just look at the price make sure that all the items of coverage and deductibles are the same, insurance companies are famous for offering lower price polices that cover less and provide less risk to the under righting company.</p>
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Once you settle that you need a building and contents insurance policy go out and a bunch building and contents insurance quotes  from a large variety of different companies even if you don’t have your primary insurance with them. First you can take their rider quote back to your company and fight for lower rates or you can tell the lower company to do the whole package and you may save more by switching.  The most important thing to realize is that you don’t have to jump into the first quote you are offered if you don’t like the prices go back and seek new buildings and contents insurance quotes and continue the again, also known as the wash and repeat process.  What you’ll find is that the agents will call you and follow up, be blunt with them and tell them that no one has meet your price point yet. Now at this point you’ll find that they will want to engage you in a lot of dialog and the secret to get the best price is to refrain from that and instead ask them to submit a new written proposal either by email or snail mail.  By taking this approach you’ll move the power away from their negotiations skills and force them to use their accounting and business skills to provide you the best price possible.  Now here is the million dollar lesson, you must look after yourself because nobody else will.  Don’t forget that, do the research and reap the rewards! </p>
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		<title>How to Find Affordable Auto Insurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julien Leland</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Car Insurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to Find Affordable Auto Insurance Most of us are beginning to look for ways to cut cost where possible. For most, our car insurance is a great place to start. Most of us have full coverage when we could really downgrade and still be fine. Getting affordable auto insurance doesn’t mean cheap as far [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>How to Find Affordable Auto Insurance</strong></p>
<p>Most of us are beginning to look for ways to cut cost where possible. For most, our car insurance is a great place to start. Most of us have full coverage when we could really downgrade and still be fine. Getting affordable auto insurance doesn’t mean cheap as far as quality and service goes, but it saves a few bucks. In today’s economy, every penny counts. Here are a few ways to help save some money and getting affordable auto insurance on your current policy.</p>
<p><strong>Add Anti-Theft Security Devices</strong></p>
<p>Nowadays, the newer the car the better features they have. Anti-Theft devices are one of them. Some have to be turned on with a button and there are some that are completely automatic. Having one at any rate can help save on car insurance. There are even states that will give people discounts if they have window sketching.</p>
<p><strong>Get Yearly Policies</strong></p>
<p>By opting for a policy that is yearly can also help you get affordable auto insurance. Your rate can’t be changed for one year as opposed to a six month policy that changes every six months.</p>
<p><strong>Multiple Car Discounts</strong></p>
<p>In some cases, getting two cars insured with the same company can be the same as if you were just insuring one. Even if it’s not the same price, it won’t be as much as some may think. Before you do insure a second car, talk to your agent first to see if you can get the discount on your policy.</p>
<p><strong>Research Comprehensive Coverage for Storage</strong></p>
<p>For those of you who are planning on storing your car for any length of time, check with your insurance company to see if you can carry strictly comprehensive insurance for that period of time. Because of the fact that the car is going to be stored somewhere, there is an unlikely chance of the car being in any sort of an accident.</p>
<p><strong>Re-Check Mileage</strong></p>
<p>Another way to have <a href="http://www.insurancecounty.com/how-to-find-cheap-auto-insurance/" target="affordable auto insurance">affordable auto insurance</a> is to re-check what you drive on average. Many insurance companies offer a significant discount for those who drive under a certain mileage on a daily or yearly basis.</p>
<p><strong>Lower Coverage’s Such as Medical, Collision and Liability</strong></p>
<p>Lowering your policy can help get you affordable auto insurance as well. There are many areas that you can cut costs to help get affordable auto insurance.  The two best places to achieve this are collision and comprehensive. These areas can be reduced. You can also look into lowering medical and liability but this is only for those who are having a hard time making payments. You should not do this if you are just looking for overall savings.</p>
<p><strong>Make Automatic Payments</strong></p>
<p>There are now insurance companies that charge a fee of at least $5 for payments that are mailed in. A great way to get affordable car insurance, even if it is only a few bucks, is to save that fee and have your payments automatically debited. You can use either a credit or debit card.</p>
<p><strong>Take a Driving Course</strong></p>
<p>Another top way to get affordable auto insurance is to take what is called a defensive driving course. There are a lot of companies that give discounts for those that have taken this course. Check with your current insurance company to see if this offer is available to you from your company.</p>
<p>There are many ways to get affordable auto insurance whether it’s a new policy or just with your current policy. Do some research and check with your company or agent to see what options are available to you.</p>
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		<title>Commercial Insurance An Introduction to the Various Types</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cornelius Vanderbilt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When preparing to start a business, one of the most important projects an entrepreneur has is finding commercial insurance.  Your commercial insurance policy will serve as a safety net for your business.  Should a disaster strike, a new business may not be able to recover financially after the blow.  In order to find the right [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When preparing to start a business, one of the most important projects an entrepreneur has is finding commercial insurance.  Your commercial insurance policy will serve as a safety net for your business.  Should a disaster strike, a new business may not be able to recover financially after the blow.  In order to find the right insurance policy, you have to know what is available and how it can affect your business.  To prepare you for the search, we will review the most common aspects of a commercial insurance policy.<a href="http://www.insurancecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/commercialinsure.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.insurancecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/commercialinsure2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-241" title="Office building on a background of the blue sky" src="http://www.insurancecounty.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/commercialinsure2-300x134.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="134" /></a></p>
<p>Nearly every commercial insurance policy includes coverage for property damage.  This coverage is used when there is structural damage to the building in which your business is housed.  If you are leasing the space currently being used, you should let your commercial insurance agent know this.  They will recommend a slightly different policy for you.  The commercial insurance policy that would be more appropriate in your situation would be commercial property insurance.  This will cover the costs of any damages done to the improvements that you’ve made to the space you rent.  For example, you just repainted the walls and hung new shelving.  One of your employees barges through a swinging door, toppling a nearby ladder, which smashes into the wall you’ve just redone and tears away the shelving.  Such an incident would be covered by your commercial insurance policy under your tenant’s insurance.</p>
<p>Liability is the next form of coverage that may be seen on a commercial insurance policy.  It is also one of the most significant.  Let’s say you own the local corner store.  You’ve just hired a new cashier and he’s being trained on how the store operates.  Since the store closes at 10 pm, the two of you begin to mop at 9 pm.  Your new cashier can’t find the “Wet Floor” signs.  Instead of finding you and asking you where they are, he begins to mop.  The store has been slow all day.  He figures that he’ll be done and the floor will be dry before the next customer comes in.  Just as he turns his back, a young lady in high heels steps through the door, and slips on the wet floor.  She suffers a broken ankle.</p>
<p>The liability coverage on your commercial insurance policy protects you when a third party is injured because of the negligence of an employee or during an accident caused by an employee.  Sometimes this type of coverage is called agency commercial insurance or simply agent commercial insurance, the concept is that the person is an agent acting on your behalf, so look for those terms in your policy. The presence of good liability coverage in your commercial insurance policy will protect you against lawsuits, and will take care of any financial obligations that would have otherwise fallen to you.  Looking at the situation from another perspective, what if the employee had been hurt?  If he decides to sue the store for having him complete a task for which he didn’t have all of the appropriate materials, the settlement could be the end of your business.  Adding a worker’s compensation clause to your commercial insurance policy protects you against the very notion.</p>
<p>Another very important type of is commercial vehicle insurance coverage that protects the vehicles you use to keep your business operating efficiently.  Let’s say you own a very popular flower boutique.  It is June, the month for weddings, and you have two events to deliver flowers to this afternoon.  You send one guy out in one van bearing the shop logo, and the other guy in another.  Because so many people are in town for the weddings, you know that traffic is going to be heavy, but you also don’t have to worry.  Your commercial insurance policy protects your vans, your flowers, and your employees.  Both deliveries make it to their destinations safely, but you were never worried because you were prepared for anything.  Update your commercial auto insurance policy regularly.  Keep ‘worry’ from becoming a part of your career. And don&#8217;t forget that all commercial insurance is not of equal value so take time to read the fine print.</p>
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		<title>Tesco Car Insurance Providing Service Since 1919</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 03:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cornelius Vanderbilt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Car Insurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tesco car insurance is the United Kingdom&#8217;s largest insurance company. Tesco offers many products and services, including a full array of banking, credit card, insurance. They also provide travel insurance along with a club-card to provide benefit and exclusive discounts to extend the best value possible to their customers are. Originally Tesco came into being [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tesco car insurance is the United Kingdom&#8217;s largest insurance  company. Tesco offers many products and services, including a full array  of banking, credit card, insurance. They also provide travel insurance  along with a club-card to provide benefit and exclusive discounts to  extend the best value possible to their customers are.</p>
<p>Originally Tesco came into being in 1919 as a grocery store and  general merchandise. This company grow to become the largest supermarket  chain in the United Kingdom, by the 1950s Tesco had over 800 stores in  the UK. Once they had saturated the retail food and drink industry they  diversified into electronics, clothing and other services. For those  reading this article that live in the United States you can easily think  of Tesco as the Wal-Mart of the United Kingdom. And truth be told  Wal-Mart and Carrefour are the only larger chains than Tesco that  service a similar industry.</p>
<p>Where Tesco differentiates itself is in that it has successfully  expanded into financial services, home healthcare, car insurance, dental  insurance, as well as telecommunications. There is no other company in  the world that has such a strong hold in so many diverse businesses.</p>
<p>What Tesco is most proud of, is there Tesco car insurance business.  They have built this industry to be a world leader unsurpassed providing  a complete line of services that would be the envy of any company who  specializes just in insurance. Tesco provides 24-hour accident help  lines, third-party insurance coverage while driving in Europe, optional  award-winning breakdown assistance, discounts for no claims, multicar  discount, they will even go so far as to replace your child&#8217;s car seat  should it become damaged in an accident. These Services or why Tesco car  insurance is considered the premier car insurance in the United  Kingdom.</p>
<p>Tesco even goes above and beyond providing services that are unheard  of in the United States. They will provide coverage for your DVD player  and portable navigation equipment as well as fire and theft, while  setting reasonable limits and costs. Should this not work for you Tesco  offers a value car insurance line demonstrating their ability to service  various markets in various customers while remaining focused on their  core values and core competencies. Tesco car insurance takes all of this  and rolls it a step farther by providing nationwide service centers for  car repair. I can only presume that this is a very shrewd business  proposition as not only do they generate revenue based on automobile  repairs but additionally they guarantee that the cars that they are  servicing as an insurance provider are kept up to date with all their  maintenance requirements. Therefore lowering their exposure as a  well-maintained vehicle is less likely to break down and cause an  accident while driving down the road. This holistic Tesco car insurance  approach fits in very nicely with how they have run their business for  almost 100 years. Meaning the service one market to the best of their  ability and expand that into like and similar areas without losing any  of the features or benefits of the markets and products that they have  so successfully saturated.</p>
<p>Tesco&#8217;s car insurance rates are also very competitive. If you  benchmark car insurance rates in the United States for cities like New  York or Los Angeles and then compare this to Tesco rates for London you  will find that Tesco provides very good pricing. Furthermore Tesco car  insurance offers additional and creative policies like <a href="http://www.insurancecounty.com/how-temporary-car-insurance-works/" target="Short Term Car Insurance">short term car insurance</a> that companies in the United States do not normally provide or they are  companies that are specialist who provide this type of niche insurance.</p>
<p>When all is said and done I strongly recommend Tesco car insurance  for anyone who lives in United Kingdom or is traveling in Europe.</p>
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