Trying to insure your caravan is no easy task. Your caravan is your pride and joy so it makes sense that you want to find the right quote, and invariably that all comes down to the company that you decide upon. Its important that you choose carefully because what each company offers can vary widely, so if you dont want to be left disappointed, just how can you choose the right caravan insurance company for your needs?
A lot of the time, it comes down to research. You need to make sure that youve made the right decision, and the only way of knowing that is if you have a look to see whats out there. You need to thoroughly compare all the options by looking at their prices, the level of cover they can provide, the extras they can include and anything else that seems relevant, and of course having someone that offers fantastic customer service is vital.
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Meerkats and Opera Singers beware: Google are coming
The big insurance industry story that made the headlines of both the trade papers and the nationals this month was mega global search engine come media owner come O/S provider come whatever else they are now, company Google have bought financial comparison site Beat That Quote for a cool £37.7m.
It was an interesting if somewhat fairly inevitable move from the mega global search engine come…. well you get the point.
I say inevitable as apart from the fact that Google are trying to get their grubby little mitts into pretty much every possible vertical there is to be had, it was also a fairly well known industry ‘secret’ that they were looking to step into the financial comparison site arena, ever since news of their failed attempt to purchase LoveMoney.com.
In many ways Beat That Quote fit the acquisition profile perfectly for Google. They a
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With budgets being increasingly tight these days, more and more people are looking for ways to save some cash. One way of doing this could be to see what savings can be made on your respective insurance policies, and if you’ve got a caravan insurance policy it could be wise to consider taking on a voluntary excess.
Having a caravan insurance policy excess is a pretty standard part of all insurance policies. That is, the insurance company will only pay a claim less the amount of the excess, and the amount often depends on the individual policy and the value of the insured item. This means that if you’ve got a higher excess then you’ll get back less money in the event of a claim, but don’t let that thought put you off.
While the possibility of having a higher excess may initially sound like a bad thing, in the long run it could well pay off. If you
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There’s nothing better than being able to buy your dream motorhome and bring it back to the UK for life on the open road. However, before you get ahead of yourself it’s important to remember the specific implications of such a task – specifically how you’re going to import the home in the first place and any imported motorhome insurance implications in doing so.
Luckily, importing the motorhome itself shouldn’t be too difficult to arrange. There are plenty of shipping companies that will be able to accommodate, and as long as you’re prepared to pay (the larger the vehicle the more it’s going to cost to import) then you shouldn’t have too much of a problem. But, remember t
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Even as economists assure us the recession has long since ended, consumers and states alike continue to feel the pinch in their pocketbooks. Government budgets that use to roll in pork are now cut to the bone. In Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, more than 100,000 people are living with the reality that their family health insurance may be a thing of the past.
Health insurance targeted in Wisconsin
The biggest current political drama in the nation is being played out in Madison, Wis. as opponents have lined up against proposals of the state’s new governor, Scott Walker. Democratic members of the Wisconsin Legislature fled the state earlier in the month to prevent a vote on legislation to change collective bargaining practices. T
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