Posted by Marcus Ashby on June 24, 2011
People worried abouttheir personal data being in the public domain are looking at ways to take themselves off marketing lists and therefore reduce the number of unwanted sales calls and letters.
One of the most effective ways to prevent access to your data is to remove your details from the Edited Electoral Register when filling out your annual electoral registration form. The register holds little benefit other than allowing firms to buy your data.
To stop junk mail and unwanted telephone marketing calls, you can subscribe to a few free services.
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Posted by admin on June 22, 2011
In insurance marketing, keep these three tips in mind when calling customers, especially the first time you phone them:
Don’t get distracted. Don’t use speakerphone. Don’t eat or drink or chew gum when you’re on the phone. Don’t watch the baseball game or try to talk to someone else in the office. Don’t surf the web or work on something else on your computer.
The only thing you should do while you talk on the phone to a customer is take notes on the call. If you’re not interested in the conversation, the customer will notice and think, “You don’t care at all about me.”
Stay on the line. You called the customer. So putting him or h
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Posted by Marcus Ashby on June 22, 2011
Now is a good time for business owners to ensure that current business insurance coverage adequately protects the business in the event of a natural disaster, the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) urged in a recent report.
With the 2011 hurricane season already upon us, it is essential that businesses review existing business insurance policies and either formulate or update a catastrophe plan, the I.I.I. said.
“Business insurance provides financial protection for property damaged or destroyed by a hurricane or other disaster listed in a policy,” Loretta Worters, vice president, I.I.I., said in a statement. “In
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Posted by admin on June 22, 2011
Luxury items motivate some of us to work hard, in the hope that we’ll be able to purchase the expensive merchandise one day, and they could be the reason some lottery winners end up broke a few years after buying their winning tickets.
If you find yourself in a position to own one or all of these luxury items, just keep in mind that costs of these goods continue even after the initial purchase. No matter how you end up with the wealth to buy any one of these products, you’ll want to protect your high-end merchandise with insurance. Whether you’re the agent or the policyholder, hard-to-insure luxury goods presents a number of insurance challenges.
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Posted by Marcus Ashby on June 22, 2011
The City watchdog has uncovered compliance failures at price comparison websites for car and home insurance during a review of the industry and written to companies highlighting its concerns.
The Financial Services Authority said in its letter it had “concerns about the fair treatment of consumers” after a review of 19 companies last summer, particularly where such websites made claims that could be interpreted as financial advice. “We
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Posted by Marcus Ashby on June 21, 2011
Traveling with the whole family can get expensive, however, there are travel insurance policies that give families with kids the chance to save some money.
Squaremouth suggest looking for travel insurance policies from Travel Insured International. They offer three travel insurance policies that allow kids under the age of 18 to be insured for free with a related adult on the same plan.
Worldwide Trip Protector – All kids are free
The Worldwide Trip Protector features all kids under 18 insured free with a related adult on the same plan. Plan coverage includes cancellation, interruption, medical and medical evacuation. T
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Posted by admin on June 20, 2011
According to the recent reports by the Insurance Reports Council (IRC), the percentage of Uninsured Motorist drivers in Houston has remained stable, at 15% since 2008. The vehicle owners in Houston, Texas have got a reason to drive without an auto insurance policy. The most prominent reason is the sky-high auto insurance rates in Houston.
However, if you’re someone who is in the market for getting your Houston TX car insurance policy, you need not worry as there are multiple ways to lower the costs. Getting your cheap auto insurance Houston is not a big deal as you may get various quotes from the Houston Auto Insurance Companies.
Houston is a large city where there are large numbers of car thefts and accidents take place every alternate day. T
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