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Roads: North West 200 and other Northern Irish motorcycle racing events saved following lower insurance deal
Published: 15 March 2023 Updated: 15 March 2023 Previous Slide◀ Next Slide▶ Glenn Irwin leads on the opening lap of the Anchor Bar Superbike race at the NW200 1 of 1 Motorcycling events in Northern Ireland, including the North West 200, will go ahead as planned this year after the Motor Cycle Union of Ireland Ulster Centre (MCUI UC) agreed a new insurance deal. The future of motorcycle racing in the country was in serious doubt last month when it was announced that all events would be cancelled due to soaring public liability insurance costs. Since then, the MCUI UC launched a GoFundMe page which has raised over £90,000, and…
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Luck of the Irish: Insurance Costs Cause Country-Wide Racing Closures
As of this quarter, motorcycle racing in Ireland has become, in the words of the locals, “as rare as rocking horse crap;” the country’s insurance premiums have taken such a spike that nearly all motorcycle racing efforts have been canceled – and, in a bitter move for the people, The Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) has started a funding platform to get motorcycle racing up and going again. How high are the figures, you ask? Coverage from BBC states that public liability insurance is now upwards of £400,000, with the motorcycle union being asked “to pay an excess of £300,000 in the result of any claim – this includes…
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MAPFRE Insurance Teams up with Openbay
MAPFRE Insurance plan has teamed up with Openbay and the company’s new automotive subscription assistance, Openbay+. Openbay+ is developed to help consumers simplify the complete process of acquiring, evaluating, reserving and finishing automotive repair and upkeep solutions. Openbay+ gives accessibility to a large catalog of automotive services and matches buyers with company experts that support their yr-make-product car or truck. This saves the time expended contacting close to or browsing for support on the web. Utilizing Openbay+, customers can pick from services departments at a dealership, independent auto fix outlets, nicely-identified nationwide and regional automotive services models, and cell providers. In accordance to Openbay, all company professionals on Openbay+ go by way of…
