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iSelect is an Australian based company that focuses on providing the average consumer with comparisons and alternatives about insurance policies, energy plans, and personal financing. Founded in 2000, the company grew from health insurance for cosmetic surgery intermediary to a company offering wide insurance policies including life and motor insurance. A huge percent of its revenue is attributed to selling health insurance policies. Thus, it is safe to say that this is their stronghold.

 

iSelect is not a big insurance company’s subsidiary. It is independently owned. As a result, consumers don’t have to worry about comparisons offered based on ties with insurance firms. This has enabled iSelect to offer a unique perspective when dealing with some of Australia’s biggest brands. With a team of about 500 expert advisers, delivering expert opinions to customers regarding loan refinancing and insurance policies is one of the company’s strongholds.

 

From a customer standpoint, the company offers great insight regarding insurance policies including health, car and life, personal financing options such as loans and refinancing. The main aim of iSelect is to help the customer understand these options. With all the information available out there, it is easy to get confused. However, iSelect makes this process easy for customers.

 

It has not all been good. The company has recently come under fire with sources suggesting that iSelect has not been completely honest in its approach to insurance comparisons. According to the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission), the company has not been giving sufficient information to consumers, especially those using iSelect’s website, regarding the best available plans. According to them, they have been suggesting plans based on commercial agreements with other firms.

 

Nonetheless, the company is a great and convenient way for Australians to understand insurance policies, energy plans, and personal …

Emotionally Intelligent Parenting

A FREE six session parenting program for parents of children aged 3-6 years, weekly beginning Monday 14th March (6pm – 9pm) @ CAPS office – 21 Holden Street Ashfield.

Would you like to learn how to:

•  be better at talking with your child?
• be better at understanding your child?
• help your child learn to manage their emotions?
• help to prevent behaviour problems in your child?
• teach your child to deal with conflict?

Tuning in to Kids shows you how to help your child develop emotional intelligence. Children with higher emotional intelligence:

• have greater success with making and keeping friends
•  have better concentration at school
• are more able to calm down when upset or angry
•  tend to have fewer childhood illnesses

Emotional intelligence may be a better predictor of academic and career success than IQ!

To book into this course contact – Karen on 9716 8000 or email karen.c@childabuseprevention.com.au…

Meet local parents, learn new ways to handle common parenting issues and have your most challenging parenting questions answered by the experts! CAPS’ free parent education sessions continue throughout 2011. For more information or to book into our May – Behaviour Management seminar please call Karen on 02 9716 8000 or email karen.c@childabuseprevention.com.au

Seminar – Behaviour Management

When – Wednesday 11th May, 2011 7pm – 9pm

Where – 21 Holden Street Ashfield…

This free 5 week support group for first-time mums with young bubs, will run on Friday mornings beginning 25th February 2011, at the CAPS office – 21 Holden Street Ashfield. Learn about play with your baby, self-care and massage, meet and socialise with other mums and have a cuppa at morning tea!

For location and times, or to book yourself into the group please call Chau on 9716 7032 or email chau.n@childabuseprevention.com.au …