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Archive for January, 2010

Management of your healthcare benefits

Posted on January 8th, 2010 in health insurance | Comments Off

Insurance benefits management is a complex task that involves more elements with your group medical coverage being just one of them. The first step you should take is deciding who will be responsible for managing medical benefits in your enterprise: an old employee or a separately hired person. In order to make up your mind on that matter, here are some factors to consider when evaluating all of the possible ways:

General administration. Any of the plans you choose to employ should comply with the functional requirements submitted by the Internal Revenue Service, and should deliver the required information on time both to the policy owner and the insurer. The person responsible for benefits management will be working with your insurance company’s agent or broker, as well as make monthly, quarterly and annual reports to the IRS and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Read the rest of this entry »

How to save money when insuring your car?

Posted on January 7th, 2010 in auto insurance | Comments Off

1. Low mileage discounts really help. You can opt for one if you use a lot of public transportation, work at home or simply drive less than 10,000 miles annually. Carpools also give you the possibility to discuss low mileage discounts with your insurance carrier.

2. Raise the deductibles to be paid. Increasing your deductible two times will result in an average 10% decrease in your annual rates, depending on your insurance carrier. Also, if you have an old vehicle, you might want to go without comprehensive and collision coverage in general, because it may be just unreasonably costly. But in that case be prepared to pay for the repair out of your pocket.

3. Hybrids help you save money. Some insurance carriers offer up to 10% discounts for driving a hybrid vehicle. Still, if you don’t feel like owning one of such cars yet, you may go with a safe profile car instead. Insurance companies issue report containing the safety rating of car makes and models, so it’s a good idea to think about.

4. Do not pay for coverage you don’t use. Dropping coverage types such as Roadside Assistance, Towing and Rental Car coverage will give you another possibility to save money. Especially, considering the fact that some insurance companies actually provide roadside assistance to their customers as part of the policy. Read the rest of this entry »

Think about this when insuring your life

Posted on January 7th, 2010 in Insurance, life insurance | Comments Off

When you insure your life, you not only get a flexible financing tool that secures your future, but also protect your family and loved ones in situation when you just can’t help. So when it comes to insuring your life, having a substantial research and analysis on the matter is viable for having just the right policy to meet your needs. To give you some hints on the most important aspects of this insurance type here are some things to consider:

1. Shop around to save a buck

As with any product and insurance in particular, it is reasonable to spend some time and shop around. Get as many quotes as you can from different companies to see what they have to offer for the same price or amount of coverage. You will be surprised to learn that sometimes the difference is huge. Read the rest of this entry »