The franchise can be considered as a unconditional obligation from the insurance company to compensate at own expense a part or the caused losses in the set cases and in the set size. The franchise in auto insurance can be conditional and unconditional. In the case when the contract sets insurance with an unconditional franchise […]
Albertans will learn today whether they’ll shell out more for auto insurance, after proposals to hike premiums as much as 37 per cent were made to a panel deciding what drivers should pay. Premier Ed Stelmach said Wednesday he expects the province’s Auto Insurance Rate Board will take a “very pragmatic, responsible approach” and shy […]
Britain’s cyclists should face up to the theft risks inherent in bike ownership, a home insurance provider said today. Sainsbury’s Bank has released new bike theft data, showing that 1,208 cycles are stolen every day in the UK. A surprisingly large proportion – 16 per cent – of these cycles was found to have been […]
The state’s insurers will be able to increase rates for mobile home insurance, though not as much as they’d hoped, the North Carolina Department of Insurance said Friday. The hikes, which go into effect Dec. 1, are the first ones approved in the state in more than a quarter-century. They also vary by area. The […]
Tennessee officials razed fairgrounds bleachers damaged by a tornado in Clarksville, Tennessee. Parks and Recreation Director Kevin Cowling said the tornado on May 3 moved parts of the concrete bleachers 2 inches. A structural engineer determined they were unsafe. City chief of staff Jim Durrett said the city received $8,000 in insurance for the damage […]
Q: I have a three-year employment contract and have just secured my first mortgage for a new villa in Dubai. However should the contract not be renewed how would I manage to make my mortgage payments till I find another suitable position? A: Payments towards a mortgage are usually the highest expenditure from your salary […]
North Dakotans who have incomes twice as high as federal poverty guidelines should be eligible for government health insurance for their children, the Democratic candidate for insurance commissioner says. Jasper Schneider, who is a state representative from Fargo, said Tuesday that the change would add 3,300 children to the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which is […]
The normally voluble Senator John McCain found himself at a loss for words Wednesday when he was asked aboard his campaign bus on its way to Portsmouth, Ohio, whether he thought it was fair that some health insurance companies covered Viagra but not birth control. “I don’t usually duck an issue,” he said, “but I’ll […]