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SportsCover Direct adds new sports For 2008, sports such as stolball, surf kayaking, shark cage diving and coastering can now be found within our list of coverable sports. When taking part in sports at home or abroad make sure that the activity or sport you’re doing is covered under your insurance policy. For quotes, visit our home page to choose a product. Read more... |
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Product News | |
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Price Alterations As of the 3rd January SportsCover Direct have announced a price increase for 2007 of 5% over all products, in line with insurance market standards. Read more... |
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Address change | |
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We have relocated! SportsCover Direct have moved the office in Bristol from Corn Street to 29 Great George Street, Bristol BS1 5QT Read more... |
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Skiing & Snowboarding | |
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Ski Insurance THOUSANDS of skiers and snowboarders will soon be taking to the slopes all over the world. But many will return home via the unplanned, and unwanted journey through a foreign hospital. Like it or not, you have to get the right insurance says Ashley Green... Read more... |
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Web Site News | |
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SportsCover Direct launch new user areas SportsCover Direct have recently re-launched this website with new user areas. Consisting of the customer user area and open area the new functionality allows customers and anyone they permit to gain access to their insurance from anywhere at any time. Any time, any where you will have a proof of insurance. Just log into your area and email or print a confirmation to your intended recipient, be it an instructor, travel agent or activity centre. The areas also aim to provide customers emergency medical details to doctors in the event of an accident. For those who are travelling, the new user areas provide the personal touch of allowing the insured to post messages to their open area and for family and friends to reply to them. A customer can also write a travel log or itinerary keeping those at home up to date with their news and plans. Furthermore, when it is time to renew you will automatically be sent a reminder. Not only will you receive a 10 per cent discount but it can be done quickly and easily using one single code, without the need to re-enter all your details. There is also a promoter area which allows promoters to view the performance of their account and choose from various links and banners for their own site. |
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SportsCover Direct News | |
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FSA grant permission under Part IV of FSMA for SportsCover Direct On 06th November 2004 the Financial Services Authority (FSA) informed us that SportsCover Direct's application for permission to carry on 'General Insurance' business under Part IV of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2002 (FMSA) has been granted. SportsCover Direct were previously authorised by the General Insurance Standards Council (GISC) but the FSA replaced the GISC on the 14th January 2005 to become the sole UK regulator of the entire insurance services industry. As of 14th January 2005 authorisation by the FSA is legally required to carry out any type of insurance business. Read more... |
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Helping British travellers stay safe overseas | |
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SportsCover Direct join Government Campaign SportsCover Direct have joined forces with the Governments Foreign & Commonwealth Office for their new Sports Mini-Campaign. The campaign is aimed at educating people who intend to undertake hazardous sporting activities whilst abroad of the importance of taking out adequate insurance prior to travel. It also seeks to inform those who may require additional insurance of suitable providers, such as SportsCover Direct. Read more... |
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Buying Insurance | |
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How do I buy travel insurance? A BBC Guide One of the easiest ways for holidaymakers to be caught out by their insurance policy is through participating in 'dangerous' sports.' Be sure to get a policy that covers everything you plan to do with no surprises... Let us take the risk Read more... |
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Rugby | |
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Get kitted out with injury cover before game starts After the recent World Cup success of the England Rugby team in Australia, Rugby is becoming evermore popular. Make sure you get properly covered before you get clobbered in the scrum... Read more... |
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Dangerous Sports | |
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Low-flying kites: take cover! Dangerous sports are more popular than ever, but adrenalin junkies should get insured before they leap write the Sunday Telegraph... Read more... |
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Multi-Sports | |
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Thrill-seekers need to cover up If you're idea of fun is adventurous activities such as sky diving, bungee jumping or motor racing, you might find that your ordinary travel insurance doesn't cover you for such exciting sports... Read more... |
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Sports Insurance | |
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Get cover before you move off the couch About 30 million sports-related injuries are recorded each year... Read more... |
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Street Luge | |
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Luge and learn Injury can cruelly interrupt a career, sporting accidents are a serious problem... Read more... |
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Rugby | |
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Are you properly covered? A number of rugby clubs have voiced their concern to the RFU's Community Rugby and Operations Department about the level of benefit presently available to a player in the event of permanent disability... Read more... |
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General | |
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Lloyds of London Head of Commercial Development mentions SportsCover Direct in speech Peter Allen, Head of Commercial Development at insurers Lloyds of London, endorses SportsCover Direct whist speaking on the developments of the specialist insurance market... Read more... |
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Health, Income and Sports Injury | |
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New balls please! Although many injuries result in no more than a few days off work or a limb in plaster for a few weeks, a serious accident could make you unfit for work for months on end or even disable you for life... Read more... |
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Snowboarding | |
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Check you won't be board silly One in 15 British snowboarders on holiday suffers a serious injury, so make sure your cover is correct, advises Peter Pallot.. Read more... |
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Rugby | |
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Insurance Matters Playing insurance is a complicated subject and one that, for understandable reasons, is not as high as it could be on most players' list of priorities... Read more... |
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Football | |
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Be sure you're well covered if you're going to kick a ball Insure against sports injuries, to you and others, says Alison Steed... Read more... |
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Rugby | |
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Cover yourself against a hop, skip and bump Amateur sportsmen would be well advised to insure themselves against the risk of a costly personal injury... Read more... |
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