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Don’t let a break-in blow your Christmas bonus.
For those of you who missed it, eNCA news recently aired a fascinating feature in which they interviewed a convicted gang burglar, who remained anonymous. He explained that burglary targets are not chosen willy-nilly by the gangs, but rather through research, as they have to make the risk worth the reward. They monitor the type…
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Why do nearly 25% of teens steer clear of getting behind the wheel?
Many of us remember how exciting it was first learning to drive, barely seeing over the steering wheel sitting on dad’s lap, then later sitting pimply-faced in the driver seat on a remote road with him instructing patiently from the passenger side. All we wanted was to get street legal and hit the road with…
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Intent versus negligence. How it affects your car insurance claim.
Intent versus negligence. How it affects your car insurance claim. “When deciding on whether someone should be covered in the event of a motor vehicle accident, an insurer may decide that a seemingly negligent driver actually acted with intent and should therefore not be covered and such insurer may apply criminal court judgments to do…
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Home is where the heart is. Make sure it stays that way.
Home is where the heart is. Make sure it stays that way. Keeping your home a happy one also means having proper and adequate insurance. This can be divided into two areas of cover. Building insurance and home contents insurance. Building Insurance covers your home from structural damage caused by fire, storms and a burst…
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Ways to avoid any pain in your claim.
Ways to avoid any pain in your claim. ‘Claim rejected’ are not the words any insured person wants to hear after a loss. Yet it’s quite astonishing just how regularly the Ombudsman is contacted to settle claim disputes. The fact is that often the insured party failed to comply with a specific part of their…