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		<title>When does gender matter behind the wheel?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a sobering saying, &#8220;The female of the species is more deadly than the male.&#8221; It first surfaced in a poem by Rudyard Kipling and achieved international recognition through the &#8220;shock shock horror&#8221; song by Space. Taken literally when applied to humanity, it suggests women are more likely to kill you than men. Except, when [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">There&#8217;s a sobering saying, &#8220;The female of the species is more deadly than the male.&#8221; It first surfaced in a poem by Rudyard Kipling and achieved international recognition through the &#8220;shock shock horror&#8221; song by Space. Taken literally when applied to humanity, it suggests women are more likely to kill you than men. Except, when it comes to driving, this is almost certainly not true. There&#8217;s a myth put about by men that women are bad drivers. Talk to the average male driver and they will pour scorn on women, telling tall stories about dangerous behavior on the roads. Yet this sexist view is not supported by the accident statistics. When you add up all the numbers from around the world, men are three times more likely to die on the roads than women. The truth seems to be that men may have better spatial awareness and so slightly better control of their vehicles. But women have better self-control which makes them safer drivers. The result in the gender stakes is that men, particularly when young, are more reckless than women, driving faster with less attention.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Let&#8217;s put the big picture together. For now, we&#8217;ll assume that women are as good as male drivers and both sexes have the same number of accidents. The cars driven by women will be traveling more slowly when they collide. That means there will be less impact and so a reduced risk of injuries. Now add in the fact that women tend to be driving less expensive cars and the total loss of damage to the vehicles and injuries to the people inside will always be lower. The rest of the statistics from law enforcement complete the picture. When it comes to tickets issued and convictions, women are rarely caught exceeding the speed limit, do not drive recklessly and are less likely to drive while drunk or incapacitated by drugs. Finally, men love their cars and prefer to drive them over long distances, unlike women who make shorter commuter journeys and take the plane or train over longer distances.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This means lower premiums for women drivers. They are more careful, have fewer accidents and cause less damage. Men are less likely to obey the law, and more likely to be injured and cause injuries. <a href="http://www.allstatescarinsurance.com/growing-pains.html">Car insurance</a> premiums are therefore significantly higher for younger male drivers and, on average, higher than the equivalent female drivers over their lifetimes. So, when women go online to use the search engines for the best insurance rates, they are likely to be pleasantly surprised. The only strategy that men can adopt is to build up a trouble-free driving record over time. The longer male drivers go without picking up a ticket, the better. Savings will also flow from buying cheaper, less powerful cars and driving them less. Accepting mileage restrictions saves dollars on <a href="http://www.allstatescarinsurance.com/">auto insurance</a> premiums. In fact, men save money when they drive like women.</p>
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		<title>What to do when renting a car</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world used to be such a simple place. Everyone had cars, gas was cheap and no-one thought twice about driving everywhere. Suburbs became exurbs and journey lengths expanded. Public transport wilted, and people added extra pounds of body weight as walking dropped out of favor. Now, the world has changed. Gas prices peaked at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">The world used to be such a simple place. Everyone had cars, gas was cheap and no-one thought twice about driving everywhere. Suburbs became exurbs and journey lengths expanded. Public transport wilted, and people added extra pounds of body weight as walking dropped out of favor. Now, the world has changed. Gas prices peaked at more than $4 a gallon and, although they dropped down again, the recession has taken money out of household budgets. People no longer spend freely on driving. There&#8217;s no public transport in the exurbs so people are cut off from their work and the local amenities without a car. Even if people do start walking again, they live too far out of the nearest towns and cities. The choice has become simple. Life without a car for most is impossible so people keep their old car going longer or they get into rental cars.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The strategies break down as follows. Sharing cars as a way of getting children to school and parents to work has been around for a while. All it requires is some give and take about when people are going to make their journeys and travel suddenly becomes cheaper with shared costs. Except, whoever is doing the driving needs to be sure their policy covers paying passengers. Some insurers take a narrow view that paying passengers turn the deal into a business like a taxi. This is a trap to force car sharers to pay more to insure. Always shop around to get the best cover to ensure that everyone in the car is covered for their medical costs should there be a traffic accident. The more interesting developments are coming in the car rental business. Instead of the classic temporary holiday or full-time business uses, there is now a new car pooling system. Cars are stored in garages around cities. When you want to use a car, you go online and make a booking. The system tells you where the nearest car is to be found. You pick it up and drop it off at the nominated garage, paying only for the hours you have the car in your possession. The guys who work out statistics reckon that the average person spends about $8,000 a year on car ownership. That&#8217;s the purchase price, any sales tax and loan interest, the loss of value as the car ages, the cost of insurance, maintenance and repair, and so on. Most car pooling schemes charge around $15 an hour with the cost of gas and insurance included (with you paying the cost of getting to and from the nominated garage).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Except you need to be careful about the terms of the <a href="http://www.allstatescarinsurance.com/">auto insurance</a> included in the package. The rental company is interested in protecting the capital value in the cars so, before you sign up, check the cover for personal injuries. It may be worth paying an extra few dollars to top up the cover for medical expenses and loss of earnings. That said, if you give up your own car, there are big cash savings so long as the <a href="http://www.allstatescarinsurance.com/what-to-do-when-renting-a-car.html">auto insurance</a> cover is adequate. And, no desk agents giving you a hard sell every time you pick up the car!</p>
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		<title>Health insurance plans for college teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When fresh high school graduates hit their prom ball, most of them already has a very good idea about where to go next. But do you have any idea about insuring your new student&#8217;s health when he or she leaves to college? In most cases, teenagers younger than 24 years old are covered by the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">When fresh high school graduates hit their prom ball, most of them already has a very good idea about where to go next. But do you have any idea about insuring your new student&#8217;s health when he or she leaves to college? In most cases, teenagers younger than 24 years old are covered by the medical insurance policy their parents have. But if your or your spouse&#8217;s plan doesn&#8217;t cover college student, it&#8217;s time to see what the education facility your teen is heading to has to offer in terms of insurance.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The basics of college insurance plans</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In some colleges insurance policies are partially or fully payed by the facility, which undoubtedly will save parents a lot of money. However, the benefits vary substantially from one college to another, so it&#8217;s recommended that you study the offers thoroughly after selecting a college. Local insurance companies tend to collaborate with college committees in order to design specific insurance packages for the present college student market.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Out-of-network issues</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The primary concern for parents with their kids going to college is how the teen will be covered by the family insurance plan (if choosing to stay with it) and how the doctors will respond when he or she goes out-of-state. If you have an HMO plan, it requires special referrals for visiting doctors and other healthcare specialists out of your network. PPOs simply pay less when a person visits out-of-network specialists. In case the teen is leaving for a college that is out of your state, and you don&#8217;t want him or her to hassle with domestic doctor referrals, getting prompt medical attention, going with what the college has to offer insurance-wise is the most rational decision for you.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Points to think of when deciding on a college insurance plan</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">There is a set of factors to think about when selecting a <a href="http://www.hiinetwork.com/health-plans-for-college-teens.html">cheap health insurance</a> plan that may save you time and money in the future if evaluated correctly. Here are the main ones:</p>
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<li>Learn if there is any coverage during the vacation periods.</li>
<li>See if there is any health coverage during the summer or winter breaks for the student.</li>
<li>Find out of there are any restrictions concerning providers that a student can apply to.</li>
<li>Get to know if there is an easy access to treatment facilities at the college.</li>
<li>Investigate what services are offered free of charge or at a reduced price at the campus clinic.</li>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Avoid the coverage from lapsing</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Lapsing health insurance when your teen already has a pre-existing condition is likely to cause issues later on. HIPAA imposes that any pre-existing medical conditions can be covered as exclusions in not more 12 months after enrollment. But in case the qualifying coverage is kept without lapsing of 63 days, the insurance company has to take out the length of coverage from the period of exclusion. For example, a 4-month exclusion will result from a 8-month prior coverage, however there won&#8217;t be no exclusion period for 18-year coverage. This way it is very important to keep continuous coverage for all medical conditions, regardless whether you buy <a href="http://www.hiinetwork.com/">cheap medical insurance</a> at the college or renew your present policy.</p>
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		<title>Insurance policy physical injury</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It doesn&#8217;t matter what is the cause you are looking for car insurance, rather it involves the buying of a carrier or it is time to refresh your present policy, the settlement is not the one to be made easily.
With matters as what policy to append, what it is all meaning, what are you concurring [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">It doesn&#8217;t matter what is the cause you are looking for car insurance, rather it involves the buying of a carrier or it is time to refresh your present policy, the settlement is not the one to be made easily.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">With matters as what policy to append, what it is all meaning, what are you concurring to, etc. may frequently seem as if it was designed by some alien planet, and there are reasons for each particular coverage that is offered. Two factors that can&#8217;t be called insignificant to be thought of when settling on physical damage vehicle insurance coverage are that it could be ordered by law and it maintains you in terms of money.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In simple words, <a href="http://www.autogismo.com/insurance-policy-physical-injury.html">physical injury insurance</a> supplies costs related to injury or death to other individuals because of a car crash in which you get involved. Also, it proffers lawful protection in the case of a legal suit being registered. It is also covering passengers in your car. Anyway, what it doesn&#8217;t cover is your car or anyone listed in your policy in a capacity of a driver.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Not just covering the cost of the damage itself, physical injury insurance comprises provisions for income loss, suffering and pain as well.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Compulsory in most states, the amount ordered is state mandated as well. While several states do not order the insurance, they do order the capability to supply fiscal liability.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Should you be gotten in an at misdeed accident where damage or death is a consequence, the impossibility to supply financial help may cause a state taxed SR 22. If put on your report, you would be ordered to keep this insurance for three years, and the expense far overbalances any value having the security in the first place would have cost you.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Your insurance provider, who is well experienced in the otherwise foreign language, is your best alternative for defining the coverage value you will need. Significant things to consider are the fiscal consequences if you are underinsured and the capability to tap into your individual finances in the case of a judgment.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">While this auto insurance is supplied in increases of $100,000&#8217;s, there are two dosages to the practical provision. While the prime portion covers the amount per individual, the second covers the utmost returned per accident.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Considering all individual assets, involving real estate, your insurance should be equal to your carrying value. Once again, your insurance provider has guidelines and formulas to help you in defining the amount that best secures you.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The cost related to adding physical damage to your policy considers a lot of factors when appraising the amount you will return every year. With your residence location being a basic factor, age, driving record and marital status is also involved in the calculation. One thing to take in account in having a physical damage support is to consider complete and <a href="http://www.autogismo.com/">cheap auto insurance</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">While the state panel of insurance could supply data on the demands of the insurance ordered for your state, it is not a best fiscal decision to go without this security.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As legal suits continue to increment where auto accidents are taken into account, having bodily damage coverage on your auto insurance policy just makes real sense.</p>
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		<title>The insurance consultant dedicated Count</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently we are developing several insurance companies that provide their services mainly online or via telephone.
The system has proven that it works, but creates a problem to the end user. Each time the operator with whom you speak will change and we need to summarize the situation to which we refer with considerable waste of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Recently we are developing several insurance companies that provide their services mainly online or via telephone.<br />
The system has proven that it works, but creates a problem to the end user. Each time the operator with whom you speak will change and we need to summarize the situation to which we refer with considerable waste of time and misunderstandings.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The company Conte has created a solution to avoid this annoying problem. When called, a hard voice spoke through a number that enables us to choose the operator with which we speak are combined with an approval number. Through this solution the operator dedicated to continually manage our situation, without unnecessary changes in person.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The idea seems very good and we could extend not only to the insurance sector (where the consultant has spent much needed), but also to all those areas where we never know with whom we speak. It would also be a great way of creating an evaluation of the automatic selection of the best consultants and a higher quality service.</p>
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