Archive for the ‘General Insurance Information’ Category

 The current cold spell could result in frost penetration deep into the ground causing many householders to experience frozen water pipes and associated problems of burst pipes and water damage. It is important to protect your home particularly if you are going to be away or have a second home that may be vacant for [...]

 We are quickly approaching the time of the year when the health insurers typically increase their rates. Quinn normally increase on 1st Jan, VHI on 1st Feb and it is uncertain when Aviva will increase their rates again following their last increase in May 2010. However, they will be increasing one of their key plans [...]

 Allianz Ireland have recelty written to brokers to advise of changes to their landlord policy, effective from January 2011. What are the changes in Cover ? This is an outline of the main cover changes only. A complete listing of the changes will be issued with Allianz renewal documentation. 1. Premises & Contents Section: 90 [...]

 Many of our commercial clients have recently queried the difference beteen Employers Liability Insurance & Employment Practices Liability Insurance. So here is a brief overview: Employers Liability Insurance is normally intended to cover the cost of defending and/or paying compensation for claims brought against an insured company as a result of death, injury or illness [...]

 Research conducted by RSA insurance company in January 2009 indicated that there were upwards of 350,000 unoccupied properties in Ireland at that time. At November 2010, the property market in Ireland has become completely log-jammed. Forget about ghost estates, even quality detached homes are not selling, regardless of how low the price goes! With so [...]