Forms of insurance coverage not always considered by consumers

Though consumers are typically aware that they need homeowners’, renters’, and automobile insurance, there are other forms of coverage that can be offered by policies of which they may be entirely unaware unless they are highly knowledgeable about the various types of protection available. Some of them include: • Personal Electronic Equipment Insurance – this is a very practical insurance for consumers who have expensive electronic devices at home, such as televisions, audio equipment, or computers. It covers loss and damage and might even pay for repairs and replacement, depending…

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CICI Lombard and Bajaj Allianz announce new wedding insurance products

CICI Lombard and Bajaj Alliance insurance companies from India have announced that they are now offering a unique form of “wedding insurance” product. Though marriages are meant to be a dream come to reality, the truth of the matter is that they don’t all come to pass, and that there is a chance that they may need be stopped for any number of reasons. The insurers recognized this fact as an opportunity and developed a new product in which weddings could be insured against the possibility of postponement or cancellation…

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Hurricane Irene spurs growth in wedding and event insurance

When Hurricane Irene made its way up the East Coast of the United States, it destroyed homes and businesses, ripped up trees, downed power lines, and disappointed many who had been preparing for important events such as weddings. The majority of couples who had intended to get married during the week of August 28, 2011, were forced to either cancel their weddings or at least postpone them until a later date. Hurricane Irene made the risk of this type of unforeseen event quite real to many other couples who have…

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