Travel insurance carriers often provide useful travel information on the company website. Travel Guard recently posted a story about cliff diving and a popular destination in Queenstown, New Zealand. The following is an excerpt from the article:
Adventurers know that Australia and New Zealand travel provides for some truly unforgettable experiences. Whether its climbing Mount Cook in New Zealand or exploring the Great Barrier Reef, the natural delights of the South Pacific have kept travelers coming back.
That’s also true of one of the more interesting manmade endeavors in the region, the Shotover Canyon Swing in Queenstown, New Zealand. This rope system launches brave tourists over the edge of a canyon, swinging them right by the cliff face before bringing them up again. The ride has proved popular, and many have returned to go again – including one American couple who went 17 times, according to Stuff.co.nz
While some may feel that it sounds extremely dangerous, the company behind the thrill ride focuses on safety as their top priority. All staff are expertly trained, and the system is designed to hold the weight equivalent of four cars.
Many travel insurance plans exclude certain hazardous sports and activities. This can include base jumping, scuba diving, mountaineering and extreme skiing, to name a few. Travel Guard Adventure Travel Protection is an insurance plan that does not exclude most adventure sports, meaning they are eligible for coverage. Always refer to the certificate of insurance for details.
Source: Jump off a cliff in Queenstown, New Zealand
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07 Aug
Posted by Tiffany Parker as Insurance News
Travel insurance carriers often provide information about current events that affect coverage. This can include weather events, civil or political unrest or health warnings. Such travel alerts are available in newsletters, blogs or on the carrier’s website. The following is a travel alert from HTH on flooding along Ganges River.
August 5, 2010. Flooding reported along Ganges River
SOURCE: Altegrity Risk International
Prayer rituals in the Ganges River were disrupted on August 5th as heavy rains swelled the river, reports indicated. Hundreds of devotees saw their prayers disrupted in Uttar Pradesh state by the overflowing river, reports indicated. At least 90 people have died in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh state in recent weeks. Officials issued flood alerts for 13 districts in the state.
Source: Flooding reported along Ganges River
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05 Aug
Posted by Danielle Bailey as Insurance News
Research carried out by moneysupermarket.com has identified the top 20 hotspots for home insurance claims for theft.
While London households are the most likely to make a theft-related claim, with postcodes in the Capital taking half of the top 20 places, a Manchester postcode holds the top spot for the highest number of theft claims.
The analysis involved over 1.1 million home insurance enquiries made on the website during 2009, with the top 10 as follows:
Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21; Blackheath, London SE3; Hammersmith, London W6; Finsbury Park, London N4; Rounday, Leeds LS8; Bestwood Village, Bulwell, Old Basford, Nottinghamshire, NG6; Wythenshawe, Northenden Manchester M22; Chiswick, Gunnersbury, Turnham Green, London W4; Austhorpe, Leeds LS15; Battersea, London SW11.
Our pets are like family members for us. People often own a cat or a dog. In the United States, 50% of homeowners have a pet. Pet insurance is a way to treat medical wants of your pet thoroughly. It ensures that your pet will get veterinary care in a cheap way to the pet owner. Obtaining an insurance for pets is a fine way to protect your assets, because medical care can be very expensive today, and your family friend.
There are dogs in 25% of the houses and cats in approximately 20% in the US. This statistic does not include fish and birds. Veterinary medical bills could be huge and raise quickly because of all medical concerns.
An insurance for pets is a fine way to get health care expenditures for your dog or cat until a reasonable amount. Veterinary care is becoming almost as expensive as health treatment for the people. Drugs, tests and procedures are very expensive. Insurance is able to help defray the costs and can usually be made as small monthly subscription.
Pet insurance offers two variants to cover your four-legged friend. Choosing first of them makes payments basic and covers the legal liability. The second variant is different and pays for other types of treatments, diets, behavioral concerns, funerals and much more. It is much more expensive, but provide a huger amount. If the monthly premiums are maintained, there is no deadline for coverage as in the first variant.
Coverage rates will be different. They change depending on a number of issues. For example, a premium may be higher or less dependent on the animal’s sex, race and age. Read more…