Hiscox Insurance Group have launched their overseas holiday home insurance policy in Ireland. This holiday home insurance policy is administered by Benchmark Underwriting Ltd and is available through easyquote.ie. Who are Hiscox? Hiscox is a long established and respected insurance company. The group is quoted on the London stock exchange and has a presence in the [...]

 Irish car insurance – The voluntary excess option Many car insurance companies in Ireland offer a voluntary excess option on their policies. What is it? A policy excess is the first part of any claim that you pay. The standard excess on car insurance in Ireland can vary from around €125 to about €400. (XS [...]

 The most common companies for windscreen claims are: 1) Allied Irish Windscreens (AIW) - Call: 1800-512345 AIW are approved repairers for Axa, Europa, FBD, Allianz, Hibernian, Quinn Direct, Travelers & Sertus. AIW have depots nationwide. 2) All Glass – Call: 1890-201212 All Glass are approved repairers for a number of insurers and are nationwide. 3) Autoglass [...]

 Wrightway Elite is a car insurance product aimed at high value cars. The policy is underwritten by Wrightway Underwriting Ltd and insured by Zurich. Who are Zurich Insurance (Ireland) Ltd & Wrightway? Wrightway are an underwriting agency based in Wexford. They are a long established company who were purchased by Zurich in recent times. Wrightway underwrite [...]

   Every car insurance policy will be subject to short term rates in the first year of insurance. This is a penalty imposed by the insurer if you cancel before the 12 months of cover are up. A typical example would be as follows: Period of cover - % of premium that will be refunded Up [...]