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Tips for Finding Cheaper Home Content Insurance

July 31st, 2011

People don’t enjoy spending money on things and are always looking for ways to reduce the costs of living. We’ve all experienced what it feels like to save a bit of money on something – whether it’s our food bill, water bill or insurance premiums. By getting a few good tips on finding cheap home content insurance, you could be well on your way to saving a few pounds each month on your insurance policy.

The first and most obvious thing to do is have a shop around and look at the various policies that different insurers are offering. You can get free quotes from many companies, so all it will take is a little bit of your time and it could save you a considerable amount of money.

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Ageas and Cardinus strike risk management deal

July 20th, 2011

Ageas has partnered with risk management specialists, Cardinus, to provide a package of online risk management solutions for its commercial policyholders and brokers.

As part of the deal, all commercial policyholders who take up or renew an Ageas policy are eligible for a £100 voucher that can be redeemed against Cardinus’ risk assessment or e-learning modules, accessible via the Ageas website.

In addition, brokers who trade Ageas commercial business are entitled to a £500 voucher to redeem against training for their staff.

Cardinus’ web portal is focused on small to medium-sized businesses, enabling them to: access online health and safety e-learning; carry out a business health check; access policies and guidance documents and manage staff training centrally.

Commenting on the tie-up, Ageas distribution and development director, Chris Dobson, says: “There has never been a better case for risk management training, with increasing demands from regulatory requirements and businesses’ needing to run efficiently to counteract increasing cost.”

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Commercial space sector boost expected

July 17th, 2011

The end of the US space shuttle programme could boost the commercial space sector, providing extra business for insurers, according to Simon Clapham, space underwriter at Liberty Syndicates.

Few space shuttle payloads have been insured since the Challenger disaster in 1986, after which commercial cargo was no longer transported on the shuttle.

However, Lloyd’s underwriters have already written insurance for so called space tourists travelling to the International Space Station onboard the Soyuz spacecraft, and new operators in the sector, such as SpaceX, the launch vehicle developer, need insurance.

Hiscox space underwriter, Denis Bensoussan, comments that work is currently underway with brokers and commercial ventures to develop insurance solutions for launch vehicles, cargo, crew and individual passengers on commercial space flights.

 

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Insurance marketing: Three tips to improve your customer relationships

July 6th, 2011

One, don’t place limits on yourself in the insurance marketing conversation. Words like “only” and “just” restrict what you have done and what you plan to do. They belittle you and they belittle the product. If you speak without those words, your statements will be a lot stronger.

The exception, of course, is when you want to minimize something, like, say, the price of the policy you’re offering.

Second, try not to sound too obligated or burdened. Phrases like “I’ll have to” or “find the time” make it seem like your meeting with the client is something you’re not particularly interested in. It shows that you don’t

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