Archive | November, 2011

Provider overview Aviva

Aviva is a household name, this insurance giant has been for quite a while tracing its roots all the way back to Hand in Hand Fire & Life Insurance Society in 1696. This company has its headquarters in London and is the 6th largest insurance company in the world. In the UK it is the market leader in general insurance as well as life and pensions, it is also well known in Continental Europe, North America and Asia.

In recent years Aviva was created by a merger between Norwich Union and CGU plc in 2000 with the Aviva name being adopted in July 2002. From this stage in its life Aviva went from strength to strength acquiring RAC plc in 2005 and AmerUs Group in America in July 2006. This acquisition strengthened Aviva’s grip on the American market considerably.

It wasn’t until 2009 that Aviva changed from the Norwich Union name in the UK, this was launched by a multi million pound advertising campaign staring a number of celebrities including Bruce Willis and Alice Cooper.

Aviva offer a number of services to the public, these include car, house, life and home insurance with a number of offers on their products including 50% off home insurance bought online. Aviva also offer a variety of pension packages, annuities and equity release. Savings and investments are another aspect of their services that Aviva are well known for with investment bonds and ISAs.

On top of this Aviva have done a great deal of work in communities, working in partnership with Railway Children on their Street to School programme raising awareness of run aways and their plights aiming to get them back in to education.

Provider overview: Endsleigh

For those seeking an excellent insurance policy with competitive premium rates, they could do a great deal worse than look to Endsleigh for this service. This is an insurance company constantly developing its portfolio of insurance policies and is one that has already moved far beyond its initial aim of providing the relevant insurance services for the student and graduate sector, while still continuing to meet the needs of this market.

Endsleigh provides a wide range of insurance services, covering everything from different types of cheap life insurance, travel, motor, home and contents, public liability and landlords insurance – in addition to a range of other financial advice services. The commitment they still show to providing advice and support to students, through this financial advice and student possessions insurance indicates the value that they continue to place on their original customer base. Furthermore, the customer-tailored nature of the company’s policies should ensure that those agreeing a policy with Endsleigh do not have to pay for parts of a policy that would not be relevant to their needs.

For those who are interested in securing a quote for an insurance policy from Endsleigh, this can be accomplished quickly and easily via the website, by typing in the form of insurance policy in question and asking for a quote. Furthermore, if you already have a policy with the company and wish to receive a quote for the renewal of it, this can also be done entirely online. This is a relatively minor point, but nonetheless an important one, as it makes the customer service more flexible and convenient for customers with busy working schedules. If you would prefer to speak to someone at the company directly, concerning your quote, this service is also available.

Whatever your situation, there should be an affordable Endsleigh policy to cover it, whether you have dependents who need the financial protection afforded by a comprehensive, but cheap life insurance policy – or whether you have a business that needs the protection of public liability insurance – Endsleigh is good company to seek such a service from.