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Many insurance companies will offer discounts on boat insurance to individuals who successfully complete this course.

From October 30 – November 3, 2008 Marine dreams come to life when the world’s largest boat show docks at six sites in the heart of Fort Lauderdale.

The standard homeowner’s or auto policy is not designed to provide coverage for the various unique exposures represented by boats, RVs and ATVs/motorcycles.

Mexpro.com, the leading Mexico travel / auto insurance website, announced today a tremendous uptick in consumer purchases resulting from Economic Stimulus checks distributed earlier this month. Mexpro provides Mexico Auto Insurance for US and Canadian residents visiting Mexico. Tourists can purchase and print car insurance for Mexico from mexpro.com prior to their trip.

According to the latest accident statistics report by the American Boating Association, watercraft-related incidents caused 710 deaths, 3,474 injuries and nearly $44 million in property damage in 2006... These statistics help us show our customers why it is so important to have insurance coverage for watercrafts like boats, jet skis, canoes and other recreational vehicles," said Kyle Garst, chief executive officer of Brooke Capital Corporation.

Boat are more likely to hit submerged objects than they are to be stolen. Figures released by Saga Insurance show that 24 per cent of all marine insurance claims are as a result of a collision.

I was once sued by my fishing partner. It wasn't because we failed to catch fish -- if this was the case, it would be a weekly affair. No, I was sued due to an accident on board.

Although not directly at fault, the incident did happen on my boat and he had every right to claim injury. For some, this would have finished the relationship. Just the opposite was true. I had a good policy and a great agent.

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"It was a good thing what the Port Authority did to make sure that everyone that deals with tourists are regulated and have good insurance, because we’re dealing with tourists and so we have to make sure that the tourists are safe."

Identity theft continues to be a major problem in the United States. The FTC recently released a list of the top consumer complaints in 2007, and identity theft is number one for the eighth consecutive year thanks to 258,427 complaints filed last year.

Citizens returning to America won't need passport until June 2009

American citizens won't need a passport to cross the land borders until the middle of next year, delaying that requirement by more than a year.