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In the June edition of Which? magazine, online insurance specialist Protectyourbubble.com features in three categories in their travel insurance ‘Best Buys’ tables. These ‘Best Buys’ have always been a staple part of the way Which? rates and compares products. Stephen Ebbett from Protectyourbubble.com says “this is a great endorsement of the value for money being offered by our travel insurance products”.

The Protectyourbubble.com Premier travel insurance product features in the ‘Best Buy’ tables for:

• Worldwide annual insurance policies for families
• European annual insurance policies (aged 75-79 years)
• Worldwide annual insurance policies (aged 70-74 years and 74-79 years)

Stephen added: “We are thrilled with the Which? ‘Best Buy’ results and delighted to have picked up three recommendations for our travel products*.

“It is always great to be compared against your peers and competitors and come away with recommendations of our travel insurance offerings from such a prestigious organisation.”

Visit http://www.protectyourbubble.com/travel-insurance/ for more information

*The survey by Which? compared 196 travel insurance policies by running 3,600 quotes. The Best Buy recommendations were published in June 2010

About Protectyourbubble

Protect your bubble is a new kind of insurance company. We understand that 21st century lives are busy and complicated and so we have created an online service that makes insurance simple and uncomplicated.

Our range of insurance products have been specifically tailored to offer protection in a fast changing, modern world, so that our customers have total peace of mind that if the unexpected happens, the cover and support they need is in place and immediately available.

We love Wordpress.  We use it daily, in fact I am using it right now.  Anyways, a lot of people still think Wordpress is a blogging tool.  Here I want to get you thinking about some of the other things you can do with Wordpress. These will just be listed with little to know meat.  You can Google most of this stuff.

1. run a press release site
2. run an article directory
3. run a directory
4. run a classified ads site
5. run a affiliate sites to earn additional income
6. run an affiliate programme
7. sell products
8. run a membership site
9. run a review site
10. run a social networking site
11. er… a blog
12. manage your basic social media content
13. run a newsletter
14. build a mailing list
15. run an event calendar
16. run a local business directory
17. run an online magazine
18. auto bookmark content
19. auto syndicate content
20. auto post articles to article directories
21. feed facebook fan pages

Did I miss anything? Please feel free to post your ideas below.

Payday loans are often typically associated with students, the unemployed and lower income earners. However, surprising research has revealed that 50% of payday loans borrowers are white collar workers and professionals, including Accountants and Financial Advisers – people who traditionally take care of other people’s money for a living!

Specialist payday loans company Speed-e-loans has analysed its first 3 months’ data* and found that the top 3 borrower employment categories consisted of:

1. Office workers and Administration (23%)
2. People employed in Management (14%)
3. Sales & Marketing (13% of all borrowers)

The figures also showed that 7% of all borrowers are Solicitors, Accountants, Doctors or Financial Advisers – professions that are traditionally associated with a higher wage and people who you would think would not run short of cash during the month.

The study also showed that 53% of all borrowers are female and the average income is £1430 per month after tax.

*Period: 05.02.10 – 20.05.10.

Car hire companies are failing customers when it comes to providing affordable car hire insurance, new research from moneymaxim.co.uk reveals.

Research from Moneymaxim.co.uk, the website behind the UK’s only car hire insurance comparison service, shows that car hire insurance purchased from car hire companies direct is in terms of ‘real-benefit’ one of the most expensive forms of insurance there is.

The typical daily cost of hire car insurance from a rental company desk is around £10 a day, which translates to £3,650 per annum, although the total excess covered is normally only around £1,500, and often is even less.

In some cases however the situation is even more extreme. Mark Bower, Managing Director at Moneymaxim.co.uk explained.

“One example we found was a case from European car rental giant Sixt. The cost of extending collision damage and theft waivers to reduce the excess payable to €500 in the case of an incident was an incredible £123.28 for a week’s hire. That is equivalent to an annual premium of £6,410 for a policy with a maximum benefit of €1,500!”

Using the moneymaxim car hire insurance comparison service it is possible to find a policy that provides better cover – reducing the excess to nil, and covering the vehicle’s wheels, tyres, glass and underbody — for as little at £13.30 for 7 days cover, or less than £40 for an annual policy.

Research from Which? published in January highlighted insurance charges and undisclosed cover details on car rentals as potential problems of hiring a car abroad and the Moneymaxim research, highlights the need for customers to shop around and buy their car hire insurance before they go abroad.

Continuing Mark Bower at Moneymaxim.co.uk says:

“Not only is it cheaper but car rental companies offer a poor product that typically fails to protects customers from extortionate excess charges for things like a broken wing mirror, chipped windscreens or tyres that have clipped a curb.

“Thanks to the markets we can expect less Euros and Dollars for our pounds when we head abroad this summer, so making savings wherever possible through things like car hire insurance is always advisable ensuring you have more money to spend on the more enjoyable things we all like to do on holiday.”

Cars hired in Europe come with insurance that typically excludes the first £1,000 of a theft or damage claim. This can leave holidaymakers seriously out of pocket even for a relatively minor incident. In the US and Canada the position is slightly different, with cars coming either inclusive or exclusive of insurance and customers having the option to buy their insurance at the car hire station or independently.

To search and find excess car insurance visit: http://www.moneymaxim.co.uk/compare-car-hire-excess-insurance