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Top tips when renewing commercial motor insurance

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By John Healy of Healy Insurances

While commercial motor insurance premiums have reduced over the past 18 months there is still ample opportunity to save money.

Here are some tips to review when your commercial motor policy is due for renewal:

Occupation:

Review your policy before renewal date especially if you have changed occupation or business.

Drivers:

While open driving 25-years-old to 70-years-old is a convenient cover for business owners and tradesmen you should also get a quote to restrict driving to named drivers.

Vehicle cover:

For older vehicles ask about third party fire and theft cover but I would insist that windscreen is always included. Windscreen cover can be as low as €20 but a replacement windscreen can cost many hundreds to replace.

Paying in full:

Consider paying in full for your policy. All insurers charge for instalments and this can be up to 8% of your premium.

Value:

It is important to value your vehicle accurately, being cognisant that second hand vehicles are increasing in value at the present time.

Claims excess:

Some insurers will have a discount for increasing your claims excess.

Shopping around

While shopping around is advisable, it is important to understand that direct insurers only sell their own products. Covers such as bonus protection or windscreen may not be included in the standard quote.

Use a broker

As experts in insurance we know how to get the best rate for each of our customers and our software enables us to search the market of over 15 motor insurers, Irish and international. Aside from understanding the discounts that can be achieved using the correct data, we also achieve bulk discounts from insurers for certain risk profiles.

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Ted Healy Properties wins DNG Small Branch of the Year

A Killarney estate agents has received a national award at the DNG National Conference and Awards, which took place at The Curragh Racecourse last week. Killarney estate agent DNG Ted […]

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A Killarney estate agents has received a national award at the DNG National Conference and Awards, which took place at The Curragh Racecourse last week.

Killarney estate agent DNG Ted Healy Properties was named the ‘Small Branch of the year’ at the awards sponsored by the Irish Examiner.

The Conference and Awards ceremony was attended by more than 150 delegates from offices across Ireland where a range of topics from Ireland’s property market outlook to DNG’s recent partner affiliation with Hampton International and the role of DNG in the residential and commercial sectors, were discussed.
Delegates were entertained by guest speaker Ireland Rugby legend and La Rochelle coach Ronan O’Gara.

The judging panel of industry experts, included Peter Dargan of Irish Times, Adrian Bushnell of Pan Research, Ross Killeen of Media Pro and Keith Lowe, CEO of DNG.
The panel praised DNG Ted Healy for the high standard of service to customers and the team’s use of Social Media to enhance their business.

A native of Killarney, Ted Healy officially opened his estate agency practice in March 2006 and has gone from strength to strength ever since providing a highly professional and competent residential and commercial estate agency service to the people of Killarney and its surrounds.

“We are so grateful to be recognised as the DNG Small Branch of the year. The whole team at DNG Ted Healy has strived towards excellent for the last 12 months, and this only motivates us to continue exceeding expectations and delivering excellence to our clients,” said Ted Healy.

The awards celebrate the hard work carried out across the DNG Network and recognise the successes of individuals within the organisation, rewarding the high standards of service, business acumen and professionalism that are demonstrated in each DNG branch.

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Fassbender ready for second Le Mans appearance

Local Hollywood A-lister Michael Fassbender is in the final preparation stages for his second appearance at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. The iconic endurance race is celebrating its […]

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Local Hollywood A-lister Michael Fassbender is in the final preparation stages for his second appearance at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The iconic endurance race is celebrating its 100th edition next weekend.

The Fossa star has already arrived in the famous French twon where he is involved in a week-long series of engagements including drivers’ parades, autograph sessions and more serious appointments like car safety checks, practice and qualifying.

Like last year, when he finished 16th in the LMGTE Am class, Fassbender has been entered in to the event by the German Proton Competition team with Estonian Martin Rump and the Austrian Richard Lietz.

Fassbender dreams of following the trajectory of fellow Hollywood actors Patrick Dempsey who was second in LMGTE Am class in 2016 and Paul Newman who finished second overall in 1979.

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