By Jimmy Higgins
Chief Executive Officer
7 April, 2017
Easter is a great chance to get away for a few days or visit friends and family, and when long weekends arrive New Zealand just gets up and moves.
But with high volumes of traffic come more accidents. Each Easter period for the last five years, Vero has seen claims for motor collisions spike on average about 10% than the weekly average for the rest of the year.
People think if they’re insured, they can take risks – but what really matters are the people in your car and the vehicles around you.
Before you leave
The good news is, there are plenty of small things our customers can do to take care of themselves and others on the roads this Easter – and make sure they don’t become an insurance claim statistic.
Check your WoF, registration and car insurance are up to date.
Check petrol and oil levels.
Make sure you have your driver's licence.
Plan your route
Drive to the conditions
Five easy steps if you have a collision
If you’re in an accident, priority one is the safety of yourself and others involved, and making sure no one is injured. But if you can, and it’s safe, there are a few steps you can take to make it easier to sort out your insurance claim later.
From everyone here at Vero, we hope you have a safe and happy Easter.
Keep reading
Today Vero announced an industry-leading policy benefit called SumExtra that will extend homeowners’ insurance cover in the event of either a natural disaster or other insured loss.
SumExtra offers customers who have personalised their sum insured based on an estimated cost to rebuild their home, additional cover in the event of a loss even if those costs exceed their sum insured amount.
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