Archive for December, 2007

Woman Got Insurance Money After Supposing That Her Husband Was Dead

By James Tam on December 6th, 2007

Anne Darwin admitted that she got life insurance money after supposing that her husband John Darwin was dead. She said that she is aware or returning the money after the return of her husband. According to earlier doctor’s receptionist, Anne was as amazed as anyone to discover that Mr. Darwin was alive.” Anne said, “John just wouldn’t have done that. If there were problems, we talked about them.” when Mrs Darwin discussed about giving back the money she said: “If that happens, of course it won’t be easy but I’ll deal with it. It’s not the money I ever wanted , it was having my husband back. It took a long time for the insurance company to pay me and I’m sure they’ll be looking closely at the situation.” Mrs. Darwin also said “We have so much to talk about, so many things to try and sort out. I want to see John and my family and try and see if I can put the pieces of my life back together again.” The mother of two said that she had spoken to her husband on the telephone three times since Saturday night, when her son phoned her and said: “I’m sitting here with Dad.”

Read: timesonline.co.uk

Car Insurance Policy- Make a Claim Free Record

By James Tam on December 4th, 2007

If you are able to keep a claim free record the insurance company will reduce the cost of your insurance policy. Hence you will be provided a no claims bonus which will get you a premium discount at renewal. A complete no claims bonus is characteristically rewarded by reducing insurance premiums by a whopping 60%, there are many insurance companies which may provide even higher discounts. But maintaining a claim free record is not very easy. Accidents caused by third parties will normally have no impact as long as their insurer picks up the bill. Even after protecting no claims bonus you should not be less careful than before because the insurance company will still take your claims history into account when setting your premiums for the following year even if your discount is protected. If you want to make your car insurance premium low then the best way is avoid making a claim. Visit many insurance agents to get the right one, because every insurer prices the policy in a different way so you have to make efforts to get the best deal.

Read: fool.co.uk

American Family Insurance Encouraged by the Teen Safe Driver Program

By James Tam on December 3rd, 2007

Salzwedel, American Family’s president and chief operating officer said “American Family Insurance is very encouraged by the results from the Teen Safe Driver Program, “We’ve heard from many families that Teen Safe Driver was a positive learning experience, and we’ve also seen a consistent reduction of risky driving behavior in the area of about 70 percent.” In the year 2007, this program was firstly launched in Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Rusty Weiss, director of DriveCam’s consumer division said “The Teen Safe Driver Program provides a platform for open communication between parents and teens about driving and opportunities for reducing risky behavior behind the wheel, We have received positive feedback from parents about the Teen Safe Driver Program’s ability to foster constructive conversations, and early survey results also demonstrate that teens are likely to recommend it to their peers.”