Archive for March, 2011
Listing Types of Insurance
In this day and age insurance is a crucially important matter and it’s possible to get insured on almost everything. While this is certainly a good thing, it does mean that the whole concept and multitude of terms can get very confusing when you’re first starting out and trying to be conscientious. Below then is a brief explanation of the main forms of insurance and what they cover for those who don’t know their contents insurance from their home insurance.
Holiday Insurance: Holiday insurance is a form of insurance that you should take out whenever you plan to go abroad. Generally you’ll get the option to include a fairly standard quote when you book your holiday that won’t vary much and certainly represents a smart investment. This way if you have to cancel your holiday for whatever reason or lose your luggage you won’t be forced to pay for it and add insult to injury.
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Mandatory Dog Microchipping And Compulsory Pet Insurance
Mandatory Dog Micro chipping and Compulsory Pet Insurance
The recent proposals regarding revisions to the Dangerous Dogs Act (1991) in the UK – making it mandatory for all dogs to be microchipped and owners to have third party pet liability insurance on their dogs – have of course sparked another lively debate between people for and those against.
The government wanted to use this law to help decrease the number of dogs that are bred and kept for the sole purpose of intimidating others, and to take action against owners of dogs which have attacked people. The logic goes that compulsory microchips will help law enforcement track down owners of dogs who have been involved in attacks. The mandatory pet insurance part would compensate victims of dog attacks. Having failed to predict the instant outcry from the majority of the nation’s ten million dog owners, there has since been something of a turnaround. What has occurred though is the bringing of this complex and highly controversial issue back into the spotlight, which can only be a good thing for responsible pet owners who want see the right thing done. How this can actually be achieved will most likely be a hot topic for some time to come.
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