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Your travel insurance guide

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

If you or a loved one falls ill or has an emergency abroad, you want to know that you can afford the best possible healthcare at the point of need. For this reason, holiday insurance is essential for peace of mind, so that you know that should you require it, the best treatment can be paid for.

The cost of the healthcare itself is not the only issue. Many travellers find their travel insurance falling short when they need to be flown home for treatment, only to find that their policy does not cover repatriation costs. The healthcare available varies dramatically from country to country, so you should take a look at the healthcare available within your holiday destination before deciding how much cover to obtain. Within the European Union, healthcare is generally good and can be subsidised by the UK government, and so a policy of around 1,000,000 GBP is advised. If you are travelling outwith Europe then a higher policy is advised, in the region of 2,000,000 GBP instead.

Most European countries now have arrangements with the UK government allowing UK visitors free or low-cost medical treatment during their visits. You should be aware however that this does not cover all treatment, which must be state-provided, and that travel insurance should always be obtained.

While the United Kingdom has arrangements with many countries that permits free or subsidised medical care costs to UK visitors, not all countries are covered, and not all treatments are covered. If you require treatment in a country with which the UK does not have a mutual agreement then there may be extra costs incurred in transporting you across a border to be treated. These costs can only be met by a comprehensive travel insurance policy.

Another possible way to save on travel insurance is to examine any private health plans you may have, as some of these policies may already insure you for foreign travel. Alternatively you could take a look at your credit card policy, as some cards include overseas health insurance also.

Those who have any current medical conditions should also always let their insurer know about this before purchasing a policy. If you do not declare an existing condition, then your cover may be null and void when you come to need it.

Another point to note is that if you have a pre-existing medical condition, then you should always make your insurer aware of this fact. Cover for those with pre-existing conditions is available from a variety of insurers, and you can also try specialist insurance brokers.

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Why exactly do you need travel insurance?

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

If you have any kind of problem while abroad, whether it is a medical emergency, an accident where you damage someone elses property, or have some of your belongings stolen, it can cost a fortune to sort it out. For example, an air ambulance from the East coast of the USA could cost you the thick end of fifty thousand pounds. However, if you have a travel insurance policy, then you do not need to worry about the threat of a financial emergency whilst abroad.

Many people fail to take out travel insurance cover in the mistaken belief that their other insurance policies, such as health insurance or life insurance, will offer them sufficient cover abroad, when in fact this is rarely the case. A typical travel insurance policy should offer:

Emergency medical expenses cover, which includes emergency medical costs and an airlift back to the UK for further treatment if necessary

24 hour emergency service and assistance

Personal Liability insurance, in case you get into any unintentional scrapes abroad

Insurance against the loss or theft of your belongings

Cancellation and curtailment insurance, in case your holiday plans go awry for whatever reason

Your travel insurance policy might also offer personal accident cover, legal expenses cover, and financial protection against the possibility that your airline goes bust before or during your holiday.

Incidents caused or exacerbated by drink or drug abuse are rarely covered by a travel insurance policy, and you have to take reasonable care over the security of your possessions while you are away. The best policy is to take as much care of yourself and your possessions as you would if you had no insurance cover at all.

It can definitely pay to shop around online to find the insurance that is right for you, at the best price you can find. Cheaper policies tend to offer less comprehensive cover, so it is important to check that the insurance really is adequate for your needs.

Frequent travellers should consider a multi-trip travel insurance policy, as these can take a lot of the hassle out of buying travel insurance, and can save you a lot of money if you are travelling enough to get the use out of it.

For great deals on holiday insurance with a wide range of activities covered as standard, visit Go Travel Insurance.

Travel Insurance Explained: Financial Default cover

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

If an airline goes bankrupt before or during your holiday, it could be curtains for your holiday plans. Given that airlines are going bust on what now seems like a weekly basis, it is prudent to make sure that you have some protection in the form of financial default insurance.

A travel insurance policy which includes financial default cover will only pay out if an airline has completely ceased all operations due to bankruptcy proceedings. There may be a number of conditions attached to this type of cover, so it is important to make sure that you know what you are getting into.

It is worth investigating the small print of your travel insurance policy before you buy, as some of the more stripped down packages do not offer financial default cover as standard. Also, steer clear of buying insurance directly from the airline you are travelling with, as they cannot pay out on a claim if they are bankrupt themselves.

This type of cover will not protect you if your travel agency goes under, as travel insurance policies usually specify that financial default coverage only applies to travel suppliers, such as tour operators, airlines, and cruise lines, and not to the company that sold you your travel insurance.

Some package holidays use a combination of different travel suppliers, which can complicate the issue. Most financial default policies will only pay out if you have to miss your whole trip as a result of the bankruptcy of a travel supplier, so if you are flying out to the Caribbean to catch a cruise liner, and the airline that is taking you out there goes under, causing you to literally miss the boat, then you will be entitled to full compensation.

In order to prevent a rush of insurance orders following the announcement that a travel supplier is in financial difficulties, there is usually a waiting period written into the insurance policy. This can range from a few days to a few weeks between buying a policy and the travel supplier declaring bankruptcy.

Most insurance underwriters have a list of airlines that they are willing to insure, so make sure that the airline that you are travelling with is on this list before you buy any policy, or else your financial default cover will be worthless.

To sum up, make sure you get your travel insurance sorted as swiftly as possible after you have booked your trip, check the small print, and make sure that you do not buy insurance directly from your airline or travel agent.

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Why on earth would you need travel insurance?

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

When you are looking through travel brochures, excited about the prospect of vacationing in some far flung hotspot, all the things that could go wrong while you are over there probably could not be further from your mind. Yet there is no getting away from the fact that these things could happen, so it can pay to arm yourself with a little travel insurance. Here are just some of the reasons why:

If even just one of your possessions were to get stolen whilst on holiday, it could put a dampener on the whole trip. However, if that item was insured against theft as part of your travel cover, it could really take the sting out of that loss.

Nobody intends to get injured or ill on holiday, but it does happen. Tropical illnesses, food poisoning incidents, and poolside accidents are some of the more common health emergencies that tourists can encounter whilst abroad.

You may be used to getting free medical care from the NHS, but this does not apply while you are abroad, meaning that you may have to foot some incredibly expensive medical bills should anything go wrong. If you have medical cover as part of your travel insurance plan, however, then you would not need to worry about this.

Driving a car abroad can be a great way to see a country your own way, but if anything should go wrong with your vehicle, it could really leave you stranded. Thankfully, some travel insurance policies include a free emergency car hire for when your own vehicle is off the road, meaning that you can get your show back on the road without too much disruption.

Postponing a trip for whatever reason can be an expensive business, as not only do you stand to lose your deposit, but you could also end up having to pay the extra costs of rescheduling your trip.

Some travel insurance policies, however, will cover the costs incurred when you have to postpone a holiday unexpectedly, which at least means that you will not be hit too hard in the pocket.

So as we can see, it is vital that you get travel insurance whenever you are planning a trip abroad. However, organising travel insurance can be something of a hassle, especially if you have to do it more than once a year. There is a way around this, however. By purchasing an annual travel insurance plan, rather than buying insurance for each individual trip, you could save yourself a whole lot of hassle and money.

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PA Autism Insurance Act takes effect July 1 : Lucinda Wiebe

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

As the July 1 start date approaches, even the managed care folks who deal with insurance issues daily are asking questions about how Act 62 will impact the provision of services for their clients. With such massive cross-system changes taking place all at once, there is no question that the first couple of months are going to be confusing at best and chaotic at worst for families and providers.

Until the passage of Act 62, private insurance companies were not required to pay for autism spectrum services. The insurance reform legislation faced a hard-fought battle in the PA senate, getting stuck in banking committees and mired down in partisan political negotiations. The House passed their version of the bill unanimously more than a year before the Senate was able to bring it to a vote. Insurance companies lobbied hard and argued that rates would be driven higher.

But as more and more people in high places became parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles of children with autism, their voices prevailed and now Pennsylvania has a ground-breaking law that allows thousands more people with autism to receive coverage.

Families of persons with an autism spectrum diagnosis will want to learn all they can about what this law requires and allows. The Bureau of Autism Services has covered Act 62 information very thoroughly for families and providers. A frequently asked questions sheet is now available online.

The following information comes directly from the Bureau’s web site. Please visit the site through the links provided to get up to speed about how this new law will impact your own family.

The Autism Insurance Act:

Requires many private health insurance companies to cover the cost of diagnostic assessment and treatment of autism spectrum disorder and services for children under the age of 21, up to $36,000 per year;

* Requires the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, DPW, to cover the cost of services for individuals who are enrolled in the Medical Assistance program and do not have private insurance coverage, or for individuals whose costs exceed $36,000 in one year; and
* Requires the Pennsylvania Department of State to license professional behavior specialists who provide services to children.

What coverage is mandated by the law?

Act 62 requires coverage for diagnostic assessments, medicinal care, psychiatric care, psychological care, rehabilitative care, and therapeutic care. These categories of mandated services are defined in the law. More specifically, the new act will cover evaluations and tests needed to diagnose your childs autism disorder, as well as the development of a plan to provide health care services for your child. This plan may include medically necessary prescribed treatments such as behavioral analysis and rehabilitative care, drugs, blood level tests, psychiatric and psychological services, speech/language therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy.

Will Medical Assistance cover the cost of the copays and deductibles associated with my commercial coverage for autism services?

Act 62 has no impact on the rules in Pennsylvanias Medical Assistance (MA) program regarding copayments and deductibles. MA will cover copayment, deductible and coinsurance provisions for children with autism exactly as it does today, using the same rules and standards as it does for non-autism related services.

Parents should be aware that they cannot pay the provider and then ask to be reimbursed by the MA program. Providers bill MA directly and MA determines if they are eligible.

As the system adjusts to the new law, questions in specific cases will undoubtedly arise that must be put to a test against the new insurance reform law. It remains to be seen if Act 62 will fall under the category of “brilliant design” or “be careful what you wish for.”

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Florida Insurance Bill Veto Override Unlikely : Joe Follick & Lloyd Dunkelberger

Monday, June 29th, 2009

When Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed a major insurance bill last week that had strong support among lawmakers, insurance companies and major Florida businesses, speculation began immediately that the Legislature could override the governor’s veto.

After all, lawmakers voted overwhelmingly for the bill, which would have made it easier for property insurance companies, like State Farm, to raise their rates with less state regulation. The House voted 105-13 for the bill (HB 1171) and the Senate voted 27-9 for the measure - both votes well in excess of a two-thirds support necessary for an override.

But we don’t expect that to happen. Veto overrides are rare in Tallahassee with only a handful recorded in the last quarter of a century. And political circumstances have to be right for an override to take place.

The Legislature’s last override vote occurred more than a decade ago in the last year of Gov. Lawton Chiles’ two-term administration.

In 1997, Chiles had vetoed a bill banning “partial birth” abortions, saying the law only protected the lives of the mothers and not their health.

But the Democratic governor’s veto drew the ire of a Legislature, which for the first time in the 20th Century was being run by Republican leaders. Meeting in their spring session in the following year, lawmakers voted to override the governor’s decision - although the law was later struck down by the courts.

Before the 1998 override vote, which also occurred that year on two other less controversial measures, you would have to go back to the final year of Gov. Bob Graham’s administration in 1986 when a Democrat-led Legislature overrode the Democratic governor.

With that background, we believe it is unlikely the Republican-led Legislature is ready to override a Republican governor on the insurance bill as they head into an election year where the governor is running for a U.S. Senate seat and Senate President Jeff Atwater, R-North Palm Beach, is running for a Cabinet seat and House Speaker Larry Cretul, R-Ocala, is considering a congressional bid. A veto override would seem to run counter to the plan for party unity in a critical election year.

Instead of an override, you can expect legislative leaders to try to rework the insurance bill - which was designed to provide more incentives for large national insurance companies to stay in the Florida market - and get it into a form that might be acceptable to the governor and state insurance regulators.

BARELY PASSING ON ETHICS

It’s kind of like the FCAT for ethics and Florida barely squeaked by in the latest survey.

The Center for Public Integrity slapped Florida with a “D” on its latest financial disclosure survey for state legislatures.

The non-profit advocacy group periodically surveys state laws regarding the disclosure of financial interests of lawmakers and ranks the states accordingly based on a 100-point system.

Florida ended up with a 66 - or “D” grade - and was ranked 26th among the 50 states. It was a slight drop from the center’s last survey in 2006 when Florida ranked 25th in the nation.

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Types of Coverages Provided By Automobile Insurance

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Automobile insurance is an agreement between the car owner and the insurance company where the company agrees to pay for losses incurred in case of an accident, theft, or other damages of the automobile. The car owner has to pay an insurance premium and the insurance company pays for financial losses as defined in the policy.

Automobile insurance generally provides three types of coverages:

Property coverage This type of coverage pays for theft of the car or any kind of physical damage made to the car in case of an accident or any other reason. In case the policy holders car has been stolen, or if has been caused damage, the insurance company pays for the expenses incurred.

Medical coverage or Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Medical coverage takes care of the expenses related to treating injuries and rehabilitation after an accident. It also pays for lost wages, funeral expenses, and services replaced after a person has been injured in an accident.

Liability coverage The policy holder might damage someone elses car or property such as a fence, buildings, or telephone poles. In case an individual is legally responsible for causing damage to others property or bodily injury of a person, liability coverage pays for it.

A basic automobile insurance company will also include the following coverages. It is important for the prospective policy holder to know that each of the coverages is priced individually.

Collision coverage If the policy holders car collides with another car or object, or in case it flips over, the damages are covered by the insurance company. Even if the policy holder is at fault for the accident, the costs of repairing the car will be reimbursed by this coverage. If the car owner is not at fault then the insurance company will try to recover the costs from the opposite partys insurance company.

Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage If a person or a designated driver is hit by a hit-and-run or an uninsured driver, then this coverage will reimburse the victim. This coverage is also applicable if the driver at fault is unable to pay for the victims total loss because of insufficient insurance.

Comprehensive coverage Loss due to theft of an automobile or damage caused by factors such as explosion, earthquake, fire, flood, vandalism, or missiles are reimbursed by this coverage. This pertains to damages that are caused by something other than being hit by another car or object. Contact with animals on the road is also covered by this.

Auto insurance companies provide policies that last up to six months or a year. Customers are notified by mail when they have to pay their premium or renew their policy.

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Getting the most out of building insurance

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Property insurance can be quite tricky especially with regards to exactly what is being covered. Look through the policy and make sure that the actual buildings are being covered and not the buildings contents. This should include all streets in a complex, sports facilities, pools, and out buildings on the property. Going through the fine print in any insurance policy is vital in order to avoid the possibility of having a claim rejected by the insurance company.

Sectional title insurance is often the most confusing type of building insurance. This type of insurance is usually taken out by people living in townhouse complexes or security villages. In a sectional title insurance policy, all buildings need to be covered as a whole. The premiums for this type of policy are usually paid to the body corporate as a portion of the monthly levies.

The body corporate or trustees are obligated to insure buildings against certain events like:

- Explosions, fires and lightning
- Storms and flood water
- Riots, civil unrest, violent strikes etc.
- Airborne accidents like plane crashes
- Vehicle collisions
- Earthquakes
- Broken geysers and pipes

Wooden tool sheds and similar wooden structures are usually not covered. It is a good idea to check for this when erecting a tool shed on your property.

The most common type of claim is for water damage due to burst pipes and faulty geysers. If water pipes and geysers are not properly maintained, the insurance company could reject claims relating to water damage. Homeowners are responsible for this type of maintenance. If a pipe bursts due to improper materials or some other fault which you have no control over and the carpets or ceiling of the apartment below are damaged, the insurance company will be responsible for the repair of the pipes and also the resulting damage. However, if there is a leak in a pipe and it is ignored, the resulting damage will be your responsibility. It is thus essential that sectional title owners attend the Annual General Meetings of the body corporate to ask questions and ensure that they are adequately covered. If you are unhappy with the price of your current sectional title insurance policy, shop around for better rates and present your findings at the AGM meeting.

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Auto Insurance Rates and How to Keep Them Down

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

Auto insurance is a contract between the car owner and the insurance company. It is basically the premium that you agree to pay for your car insurance policy. It protects you against financial losses in case your car gets damaged, stolen, or if you have been in an accident. Several factors are taken into consideration by a car insurance company before they set the rate of your auto insurance. Factors such as the model and make of your car, its mileage, your place of residence and several other variables determine the rate of your auto insurance.

How to keep your auto insurance rates down

If you are looking for the right type of insurance coverage you should be prepared to spend a huge sum of money, and this can be a matter of concern. In this case you should be aware of a few ways that will help you reduce the rate of your auto insurance. You could ask your auto insurance company for solutions to maximize your savings. Some of them are mentioned below:

1.You can avail a good student discount if the driver of the car is listed as a student. This is applicable if the student is able to maintain a B average on his grade card. The report card should be presented to the insurance company when it comes out. Discounts will not be applicable if the grades drop.

2.Safe driver discounts are available with certain insurance companies. If you have not been in an accident, or received a ticket, you will be eligible for safe driver discounts on account of your clean driving record.

3.Another way to reduce your premium is to raise your deductible. But in case of an accident, you will have to pay a bigger amount of money. You need to keep in mind that the deductible amount should be affordable by you if an accident or other damage occurs.

4.If you have a poor credit rating, you will be put in the category of high-risk investment. If you have a high credit rating then your auto insurance rate lowers considerably.

Before you zero in on an auto insurance company, it is advisable that you do a bit of research and compare rates offered by different companies. Receive quotes from several online auto insurance companies and seal the best deal available. A well informed decision taken will save you a lot of trouble later on.

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