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Insurance for Properties with Subsidence

May 2, 2013 Subsidence Insurance

If your property has been affected by Subsidence, landslip of land heave or your property is in an area that is prone to these types of risks, you will be aware of how difficult it can be to obtain insurance.

Standard insurers tend to either refuse cover or charge absurdly large premiums; and with limited knowledge of which underwriter to turn to whilst endlessly ringing around various insurers, can be both time consuming and discouraging for property owners with no previous experience. Read More

All You need to know about Haulage Insurance

April 29, 2013 Fleet Vehicle InsuranceGoldcrest Insurance

Find it hard to get insurance for a 32 tonne truck! How about insurance for a 44 tonne truck, or insurance for an 18 tonne tipper, how about insurance for a concrete mixer or insurance for a low loader!!! Insurance for a skip loader … the list goes on.

Yes expensive isn’t it !!!! How do you get insurance for trucks or insurance for haulage vehicles at the moment! Do you insure them separately or do you insure them as a fleet. Read More

Single or Fleet Coach Insurance

April 24, 2013 Fleet Vehicle Insurance

Whether it is insurance for a coach or insurance for a fleet of coaches it should not be an issue. September is the deadline for coach drivers to have their PCP training done by … so if you have this done already then great getting an insurance quote should not be to difficult. They are saying a lot of coach drivers are waiting until the last minute hoping this training will go away … but it won’t.. The date is fast approaching so get it done now before there is a rush. Read More

Haulage Fleet – The Importance of a Broker

April 17, 2013 Goldcrest InsuranceVehicle Insurance

At Goldcrest one of our real specialties is fleet insurance, in particular Haulage Fleet.

In the 30+ years we’ve been trading we’ve never lost any of our Haulage Fleet clients, which shows our dedication to keeping premiums as low as possible for our clients and also that we ensure that we obtain the best level of cover for our client’s needs, which in itself is key. If simple cover is all you need we will not force unnecessary extras upon you. Read More

We will Insure your Tipper Van

April 11, 2013 Vehicle Insurance

“No one will insure tippers anymore it seems due to big names pulling out of the market”

We saw this comment on a vehicle manufacturer’s website forum from a customer struggling to get competitive insurance for their tipper van, and the basis of the worry seems to be a growing trend with many clients who own a Tipper van. Read More

Low Loader Truck Fleet Insurance

April 8, 2013 Goldcrest InsuranceVehicle Insurance

Sourcing comprehensive insurance for Low loader trucks can be a difficult task to those applicable as many insurers do not like the risk of the cargo that is usually carried.

Many low loaders carry the likes of HGV’s, boats, tractors, plant, machinery etc. so should any major incident occur the potential damage to the truck’s surroundings and third party vehicles could be a massive outlay to potential suitors, so finding the right cover at the right price can be a difficult process, unless of course you come to Goldcrest. Read More

Cement & Concrete Mixer Truck Insurance

April 4, 2013 Goldcrest InsuranceVehicle Insurance

The ingredients for the perfect Cement/Concrete Mixer Truck insurance is much like the ingredients needed for the ideal batch of cement:

3 parts policy coverage, 2 parts competitive premium, 1 part market leading underwriter and a bucket load of experienced insurance broker to wash these all together to provide the ultimate mixture. Read More

Insurance for Your Skip Lorry

April 2, 2013 Goldcrest Insurance

Insuring your Skip lorry can be very expensive; given the weight of the vehicle, the general weight of the skip itself, and again the density of the cargo you will be carry from A to B; not to mention the size of the vehicle. But insuring this robust vehicle is a necessity to your business so it’s important to you as a business owner to make sure you’re paying the right amount of money for your skip lorry insurance, but in turn receiving good coverage with it. Read More

Specialists for Removal Van Insurance

March 28, 2013 Goldcrest InsuranceVehicle Insurance

Moving home is considered one of the most hectic moments in a family’s domestic life, so having the right removal company to make the transition as painless as possible can be invaluable.

But to those removal men and women who everyday see the joy on new home owners’ faces do not portray the same joy when their removal van insurance renewal is due! At Goldcrest we aim to make those removal men and women as happy as they make us when the job is done. Read More

Insuring Your HGV Vehicle

March 25, 2013 Goldcrest InsuranceVehicle Insurance

Just because you drive a HGV vehicle which is twice the size of everyone else’s vehicles, doesn’t mean you enjoy paying insurance premiums twice the size of everyone else’s!

At Goldcrest we have 30 plus years’ experience in insuring HGV’s and we are here to help those businesses or individuals who get an enormous sweat on when it comes to their HGV insurance renewal, pondering which 4 figure sum the postman is to pop through their letter box when the dreaded renewal comes around. Read More