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If it’s your first time visiting the U.S., or it’s been a while since your last trip, don’t forget the steps you need to take to enter the country. Making sure you’re up-to-date with the current requirements for non-U.S. citizens from the UK travelling to the United States will avoid any pre-flight panics.

UK visitors must apply online for ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/). ESTA was introduced in 2009 and is obligatory for travelers under the ‘visa waiver’ program. As of 2010, you need to pay a fee using a credit card when applying for the ESTA.

If you don’t have a valid ESTA you won’t be able to board your flight to the U.S. – claiming igno

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The People’s Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited (PICC), a top integrated insurer in the country, raked in CNY 264.7 billion total revenue in 2010, expanding by 37 percent year on year; its total premium income came to CNY 246.4 billion and entire profit hit a record high last year.

PICC Property and Casualty Company saw premiun revenue reach more than CNY 150 billion and the premium income from Auto Insurance exceed CNY 100 billion in 2010. Its branches in Jiangsu, Guangdong and Hebei became the first province-level non-life insurance businesses made over CNY 10 billion premium income nationwide last year.

PICC life insurance Company maintained the sixth place among peers in the country in terms of 7.9 percent of the market it captured. T

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Bungee jumping, rafting, surfing and spelunking – extreme sports can turn an average vacation into something amazing. Many people take part in activities and sports while abroad but for a lot of people, the worry about the consequences should something go wrong puts them off. The perceived cost of travel insurance, too, is enough to make people want to skip it.

Thankfully the number of serious accidents that occur when taking part in extreme sports abroad is low. But these sports are ‘extreme’ for a reason – they are not risk-free. Making sure your sports travel insurance covers your chosen activities is vital.

For the best coverage, decide which sports you will be taking part in, and pick the insurance cover that suits you. The Pat

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People who own rental properties wish to be certain that there’s adequate buildings insurance for landlords to cover legal responsibility and property damage. There are many things that could go wrong and even when the property owner acts appropriately, tenants may attempt to sue for damages to themselves or their property. Some might even sue for a wrongful eviction, in the event that they really feel they were forced out illegally.

While there are a lot of companies that offer such protection, it’s best to begin with the kind of rental property you own, to determine the level of protection you need for property damage, because of natural disasters. Read more info…

China Taiping Insurance Group Co. brought in more than CNY 43.8 billion premium revenue from public and non-public vehicles in 2010, leaping by 40 percent year on year, chairman Lin Fan disclosed in a January 23 interview. The group grew total assets and net assets to CNY 136.8 billion and CNY 16.8 billion as of last year-end, and the two figures went up by 31 percent and 15 percent over a year earlier respectively; the group saw aggregate assets stand at CNY 138.5 billion. China Taiping Insurance Holdings Company Limited (SEHK: 0966), a listed unit of the insurance group, recorded HKD 603 million net profit in the first half of 2010, up 9.6 percent from HKD 550 million in the period of a year ago, according to its interim results.

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