I bought an annual travel policy with InsureandGo. During the year, I travelled to São Paulo, Brazil, where my possessions were taken from my hotel room. I claimed £2,800 and have fully co-operated with the insurer’s request for information. There were language issues in Brazil. The police wouldn’t help and I&G agreed to accept a report from the hotel instead. However, when I produced this they turned it down. Some 11 months on, I&G has now refused my claim completely.
Your experience highlights the difficulty of providing evidence of theft on holiday. The hotel staff’s English was insufficient to explain the situation to InsureandGo’s satisfaction. Y
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Michael Greve is a first-rate constitutional scholar, so I take on his argument that “the states will lose on Medicaid” with some trepidation. I’m no lawyer, so I’m in no position to quarrel with his legal argument. But I do know a thing or two about the Medicaid program and my analysis of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) leads to a very different conclusion. In my simple man-on-the-street view, states face a relatively simple (albeit stark) choice when it comes to Medicaid. They can either accept the new Medicaid spending required under the ACA or they can reject the “deal” offered by Congress, in which case they must forego all federal funding of Medicaid. This includ
The American auto industry is continuing its slow and steady recovery, and along with international manufacturers, is hiring a significant number of U.S. workers. Volkswagen has opened a plant in Tennessee which will need 2,000 workers and Honda is in the process of hiring 1,000 workers in Indiana, according to the Associated Press.In addition to foreign companies, General Motors is poised to hire 2,500 workers to help build the Chevy Volt. GM will be investing $69 million in the Detroit-Hamtramck factory and adding two shifts of workers to help make the Volt, as well as the Chevy Malibu and Impala.Surprising industry growthThis new hiring spree shows the industry is growing much faster than the rest of the economy, which has been slow to recover.
Find out how black ice forms and how to recognize it for a safer drive.
Call it the invisible menace. Black ice hides in shadowy seclusion, in the worst travel conditions, waiting to do damage to motorists.
“The term, ‘black ice,’ is a misnomer,” says Dennis Madden, CEO of the Automatic Transmission Rebuilders Association. “It’s actually just a patch of smooth, clear ice. Because it’s clear, all you see is the roadway below. In fact, the only real difference between the appearance of dry roadway and black ice is a glaze you can discern when the light is just right. Like a reflec
Chelmsford Diocese has topped the league for the worst place in the UK for theft of lead and other valuable metals from churches.
According to Ecclesiastical, churches across the diocese made over 90 claims with the insurer in 2011, while the dioceses of Lincoln and Lichfield took joint second place with over 80 claims each.
Overall, 2011 has become the worst year on record for theft of metal from churches at 2,500, total claims surpassed Ecclesiasticals previous 2008 high of 2,400.
The figures come as a new survey by the charity insurer suggests overwhelming support from the public for tougher laws on metal theft.
As much of the nation prepares for a cold winter were thinking about ways to get homes ready to face the chill. Freezing temperatures can cause hundreds or even thousands of dollars in damage to sprinkler systems. This weeks video gives tips on how to make sure your sprinklers are prepared to take on the season.
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We have travel insurance through our bank, First Direct, that seemed to be adequate. But in September we relocated to a new life in France. So I am assuming this policy with First Direct will be invalidated due to living abroad.
Is it possible to get a UK-based travel insurance policy but registered to a French address? And in the unlikely event of evacuation being required, do we get returned to France? If this is not possible, then maybe we will have to go the French route or risk travelling without it.
We do not intend to travel much outside of Europe in the very near future.
The travel insurance that comes from First Direct is, in fact, provided by Aviva.