Dear All

Well the football on Saturday at Dagenham was an unmitigated disaster, a 5-0 loss, our keeper sent off (so our replacement was a guy who has played about 45 minutes of football in 7 years, so he’s that good!) and rain hit us even in the sponsors box, so my sisters birthday present was not a succesful one.

Still, the carvery lunch was excellent with Roast Pork, Yorkshires, Veg and 8, yes 8 roast potatoes for me! I honestly believe that relegation is a near certainty now as the confidence has gone and even the Captain looked downbeat.

Never mind I had Arsenal to cheer me up…not! But we had a quiet Sunday and now back at work to hopefully finish the month on a high. My 121 is this afternoon so that is always an opportunity to learn and to coach my staff as a result. Leaders can always learn more!!

The Cover4 Sales Team had an outing last week to the Excel Caravan Show and Crystal loved it so much so went back on Saturday in her free time! They will be undertaking a presentation to the Team at the next Team meeting so again even I can learn!!

Have a great day

Mike

PS quick birthday wishes to my Sister Caz who turns…older today!

Dear All

Well as you know by now we have moved to our brand new offices at Baxter Avenue and it is all very exciting, we the Cover4 Team have our own room at the front and it’s been a big change after my 9 years spent at our previous location.

My son has settled in well at nursery after tearful beginnings, he is going through some separation issues at the moment when he returns but he is branching out and eating different snacks, I was amazed to hear that he had eaten kiwi and carrots, which he wouldnt touch at home!!

Me and my partner are going to struggling Dagenham and Redbidge on Saturday for another vital game against Cheltenham, whom are up at the top so not alot of chance of a win. However we are in the sponsors box so a nice carvery (though my partner will not touch it!) and a drink at half time will be nice.

The New Business Team are off to the Excel Caravan show in London on Thursday and Friday to have a look around, they are very much looking forward to going and seeing the new models, they have a presentation to do to the rest of the Team at our next Team meeting which will be very interesting for them.

Reports from the Show to follow…

Mike

Dear All

Well the week has just flown by, team meetings and One to Ones have been done and today I have the fun job of doing the action points and we can then see organise ourselves for the month.

I hope everyone enjoyed the second “video blog”, it’s quite good fun after the initial bout of nerves (I am not the most photogenic person in the world!) and it’s nice to be able to explain behind the scenes of an insurance broker. Our New Business Team will be attending the ExCel Caravan show in London which has excited them, they will be taking lots of photos and they have a BIG project to do when they return.

As mentioned we have been testing our new product and all is looking good, we are very excited by this development as it opens up new doors for the Company.

On a personal note my son has a bit of a cold this week which may see him miss nursery tomorrow, I need to call them to check what the procedure is as it’s his first proper day.

Tonight sees a visit to the Nations favourite curry house, that being Wetherspoons, the menu has expanded since I last remember it and as sad as it is I am looking forward to it!

Have a great weekend all

Mike

Caravanners occasionally share information between them and have been known to engage in the odd squabble as to just what is the best touring caravan insurance.

Typically the respective viewpoints may be seen as:

• cost is king – there may be those who understandably follow the viewpoint that the best touring caravan insurance is that which has the least impact on your pocket and  some caravan owners will spend significant amounts of their time searching for policies that enable them to shave relatively small amounts of money off the cost of their insurance, so that they can proudly proclaim that they have the best insurance around;

• although people in this camp have an understandable inclination to reduce their costs, there is a potential problem in that there may be the danger of assuming that the only impact of your insurance on your pocket is what you are paying out in premiums;

• in fact, of course, your tourer insurance may have a much more painful impact on your finances in the event that it fails to cover you for a problem that has arisen with your caravan;

• whether you have touring caravan, park home or static home insurance, finding out in the event of a disaster that your insurance does not cover you is likely to put the costs of your premium to date into the shade or arguably make them totally irrelevant in your eyes;

• cover is what counts – the other school of thought is prepared to relegate price to a secondary level, concentrating instead on the breadth of cover offered by an individual caravan insurance policy;

• in their method of assessment, if you are the owner of a touring caravan who enjoys regular trips over to the continent, then seeking a policy that offers a wide variety of continental cover, makes much more sense than concentrating exclusively on trying to find the cheapest policy;

• the middle path – in this great and timeless debate, perhaps all that can be safely said is that what is best for one person may not be best for another;

• possibly the healthiest approach to the search for the best touring caravan insurance is a mixture of checking out in detail the cover available and then just how much you will be paying for it.

Dear All

Well I am back in the office today following a fruitful trip to London to visit one of our Insurers, we made excellent progress and also discussed claims, which is a very important area and one that we take very seriously.

On the way home I saw an advert for a budget travel policy and, being an insurance broker, my first thought was “what cover are they offering?” Cheap policies may be attractive but it is important to look at what is behind the price. If you invest your hard earned money in a caravan, surely you want the best protection available? I have seen far too many of these cheap offerings and it still frustrates me to think that people do not totally understand the cover thet are being offered.

Well that’s a rant over! Tomorrow sees the staff party, we have this in the New Year which is a good thing as January is quite a depressing month financially and a free night out is always welcome!

Have a great day all

Mike