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Trip Insurance News

Paradise Lost And Found

Wednesday December 17, 2008
Not all travel insurance is the same, so don't go on price alone.

Don't Leave Home Without Best Policy

Sunday December 7, 2008
There are ways to save on travel insurance, writes Bina Brown.

An Overdue Return To Saving Up

Thursday November 20, 2008
ONLY a generation ago, getting a home loan meant a nervous trip to the local bank manager by dad in his best suit, clutching evidence of a 10 or 20 per cent deposit painfully scraped together in the low-interest savings account, long employment with a stable company, and maybe a reference from a worthy in the church, Rotary or Masonic Lodge.

Risky Business

Saturday November 8, 2008
As some travel agencies collapse, Clive Dorman suggests choosing an agent with insurance cover.

A Wise Policy

Sunday July 20, 2008
If you can't afford insurance, you can't afford to travel, writes Jane E. Fraser.

Teenager's Award Helped Pay Costs

Friday June 13, 2008
KEDDIES Lawyers deducted a large chunk of the small damages settlement granted to an injured Chinese teenager to help fund legal expenses, including an expensive trip to Singapore.

Storm Clouds Hanging Over Insurers

Friday February 8, 2008
INSURANCE companies have been given four days to devise a plan to fix storm-devastated areas of western Sydney or be named and shamed by the NSW Government.

Worried Pcb Insures Tour

Monday January 21, 2008
WORLD cricket's incoming boss said he hoped Australia would go ahead with their proposed tour to Pakistan in March - but Ricky Ponting's side will not come under pressure from the hosts if the trip is deemed unsafe thanks to an insurance policy that means they will lose minimal money if the series is cancelled.

Coastal Trip Is Good Will Hunting

Wednesday October 17, 2007
DEATH is one of the few certainties, it is said.

Council's Trip Cost Soaring

Thursday September 13, 2007
AS Wollongong's roads, parks and pools crumble for the want of funds, Wollongong City Council is spending record amounts on overseas trips, documents reveal.

England Not Quite A Mod Marvel, But Mustn't Grumble

Saturday July 21, 2007
James Button's trip to the post office illustrates the perverse joy of England's famed miserablism.

Wheelbarrow Gang In Need Of A Sea Change

Monday April 16, 2007
POPPY and the kids are still not back from their fishing trip in the tinny. Who d'ya call?

Tick All Health Boxes On Trip

Friday December 8, 2006
DON'T let a spate of bad health ruin a long-anticipated overseas holiday.

Postcard From Central America

Wednesday September 6, 2006
Elsa Evers's social conscience is pricked on a road trip.

On The Tab: Carr's $100,000 Farewell Tour

Friday December 9, 2005
BOB CARR'S farewell piece of political spin - a trip to Dubai and London to announce the site of Sydney's desalination plant - cost taxpayers at least $100,000, $10,000 of which was spent on chauffeurs in London.

Get Ready For Your Safe Trip Overseas

Sunday November 20, 2005
There are so many potential hazards awaiting you these days. Diana Plater helps you navigate the difficulties.

You Must Remember

Sunday October 23, 2005
They live in the corners of our minds but how do memories form and why are they sometimes so elusive? Does recall fade with age and do elephants never forget? David Astle takes a trip down memory lane.

Give Your Finances An Overseas Trip

Sunday May 22, 2005
Going offshore can be a good adventure for your money, Renee Barnes writes.

A Long Trip Down Memory Lane

Tuesday May 17, 2005
MT WARRIGAL'S Richard and Gaye Brett made it a threesome when they celebrated their recent 35th anniversary.

Miles From Nowhere, A Long Trek To Give Birth

Sunday May 1, 2005
A PUBLICAN'S wife in a tiny township had to deliver a baby on a car seat after the young mother had covered only one-third of a 163-kilometre road trip trying to get to a regional hospital.