Insurance Blog
Your Smartphone or Your Kids? The importance of life insurance over gadget cover
If your house was on fire and you had to choose what to save, your kids or your iPhone, of course it would be a no-brainer (for those of you still ruminating at this point, please do a digital detox asap for the sake of your family....).
Progress is Only Made After the Hard Yards are Gained
When you hit your 40s and you've always wanted to do your own thing, you know it's now or never. You've got to take the plunge sometime and in my head I felt that, if I didn't do it then, I'd never get around to doing it again.
Taking that leap: the diary and journey of an entrepreneur
It's shit or bust for me. But then it's probably like that for all entrepreneurs isn't it? You go out on your own because its an itch that has to be scratched; it's something that you know you have to do, no matter what.
Savings on Life Cover and Mortgage Protection Are More than Double that of Home Insurance
It was one of the lead stories on Morning Ireland; it was featured prominently in all of the national newspapers; radio hosts gave it ample coverage on morning, lunchtime and evening radio. In fact, it was ranking alongside Gaza and MH17 in terms of...
The Squeezed Middle Can Help Lift Themselves Back Up
We're still in the long recession. There's no two ways about it. And while, yes, things are on the up and seem to be getting better – just witness the packed bars and restaurants in Dublin city centre on a Thursday or Friday night – we shouldn't be g...
No Health Insurance? Serious Illness cover can give you a safety net
The news this week that Minister for Health, James Reilly, will be introducing a 2% 'loading' onto the over-35s who sign up for health insurance from May 2015 onwards is just another whammy for people already struggling with extra taxes along with wa...
I saved the price of a car by moving protection
Shopping around and the fact Joanne had quit cigarettes resulted in savings of over €32 a month. Paul says that, like many people, he had simply accepted the mortgage protection cover offered by a broker at his bank when organising the mortgage for t...
Smokers pay 70pc more on life policies
Mortgage holders who smoke could be paying over E20,000 more than non-smokers on mandatory life assurance premiums over the lifetime of their policy. Figures released to mark the tenth anniversary of the introduction of the smoking ban this month, sh...
Irish Daily Star: Quit to save on cost of policy
Smokers could save thousands of euro on insurance cover if they gave up cigarettes today, and expert claimed. </p> <p>Insurance Broker Peter O'Reilly said smokers are usually considered a higher risk and are charged higher premiums for policies to c...
Homeowners can save thousands by switching life insurance provider
Savings are high – so why are consumers still reluctant to change. If you have a mortgage, chances are you're spending hundreds or even thousands of euro a year on life insurance. And even though the bill could add up to tens of thousands over your l...