For those of you who remember my car-accident in Taiwan a few years ago, I would totally recommend taking out decent auto insurance. After driving nearly 45K km in the past years, I can testify to the necessity of having insurance, for much more than basic cover. For example, if you scratch your paintwork in…
We’re busy planning our summer trip for 2010, and we’re a bit behind schedule with the planning of things due to strikes by BA and Lufthansa, and the Ash Cloud over most of Northern Europe. However, I finally contact the travel agent and she sent me a long list of stuff, but decoding all the…
Ever thought that insurance advertising was boring? Yes? Of course, you have! This collection of one Thai company’s commercials really emphasizes disaster related insurance. I would guess from my own experience of Asia, that selling insurance in Thailand can be difficult. Superstitions often preclude warnings of potential risks, as locals may believe what are intended…
Weekend Shopping List: Box of tea 2 cans of Guinness Four Dutch Tomatoes Box of Cereal Large Carton of Yogurt Bottle of Sparkling Water Package of Dumpling Buns life insurance quotes A few other odds, and ends. It sounds odd for a shopping list to include life insurance quotes, but in reality, in some countries…
Looking for an auto insurance quote? Each year we have to buy auto insurance for our cars… but it’s always a good idea to check around to see if you can’t get a better deal. Why? Simply, things change. Rates change, driver records change, needs change, driving habits change… so many things change that it’s…
We just paid off our insurance after getting our annual car and personal life insurance bills. It cost quite a lot, about 1 months salary for me to pay both! I’m so glad that I don’t have to worry about my finances so much on a month to month basis. It’s always a good idea…
If you’ve been paying your life insurance for years, as I have, it’s a good idea to get at least one additional life insurance online quote to compare. Companies can change as much as individuals, and rates do vary from year to year. The only problem I have paying my insurance premium is I never…
Would you need home insurance? Since being in Taiwan, I have noticed that Taiwanese are less concerned with insurance in general than Europeans. I’m not sure why, either. There have been a lot of disasters in Taiwan. In fact, soon we will have the 10th anniversary of the major earthquake in 1999 that destroyed over…
We’ve been with Aetna for my personal life insurance for almost 15 years, in fact, it’s how I pretty much ended up dating my wife who tried unsuccessfully to sell me a life insurance policy. She did, in the end. But she had to pay the first premium herself! She wasn’t a good sales agent…