A new report suggests that consumers in Mississippi may wish to compare home insurance quotes for a possible new policy, as rates may increase. Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance are looking for a public hearing with Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney over a request to raise rates by as much as 44 percent. The insurer [...]

At the weekend I stumbled across a great story on the Sun-Times website, a daily newspaper in Chicago. It’s about a car dealer being arrested in quite a peculiar way. Police were alerted by a call in the middle of the day saying that a man was naked from the waist down, they then found him half-naked in the [...]

The tools of today may not be the tools of tomorrow. The Web is ever changing. That’s why it’s important not to get too bogged down in any one type of marketing – online or otherwise. It’s great to get involved in online communities, but don’t let it eat up all your time and become [...]

Britain’s roads could end up looking like a black and white photograph, with over three quarters of all new cars sold in black, white or a shade of grey! The report is from paint firm PPG, who supply most of the automotive industry. The majority of cars, 32%, are sold in a shade of grey (includes [...]

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is gearing up for a rise in complaints about payment protection insurance (PPI) after banks put the processing of thousands of disputes on hold. The ombudsman, which deals with disputes that cannot be resolved between financial business and customers, is planning to reallocate staff ahead of an expected spike in [...]

When you’re meeting with a client, there’s a lot to keep in mind. But more than anything else, what your customer thinks is and how he or she is feeling about the policy is going to determine whether or not you’re going to make a sale. So ask at regular intervals Every time you hit [...]

Owning a car isn’t cheap – especially if you consider long-term maintenance, gas, taxes, fees and car insurance. Plus, there’s the fact that you may have financed your car and you’re paying interest on it. Finally, you have depreciation costs to consider. Add it all up, and it’s clear the expense associated with car ownership [...]