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Everyone loves a bit of online shopping, and the people at The Green Insurance Company have taken it to the next stage and created a one-stop shop for your green and ethical shopping needs. Towards the end of 2010, after much hard work, Onestopgreenshop.com was born. Here you�ll find everything from energy saving appliances to eco-friendly holidays; with green tips, fun articles, quirky ethical products and much more in between.

As well as bringing all your eco-needs under one roof, the shopping section allows shoppers to earn �eco-credits�. These can be exchanged for trees that we'll plant for you in our forestry projects across the UK. Never before has shopping been to environmentally rewarding. Check it out, build up some credits, and before you know it you�ll have your very own forest at your disposal! Eco-shopping paradise: What green bargains will you pick up? We�re always on the lookout for new green products and services that we can add to onestopgreenshop.com to make sure it remains as an ideal place to satisfy all your eco-shopping needs! Be sure to take a look around the website, and sign up to ensure you don�t miss out on any special offers, competitions, energy saving tips and brand new & exciting eco-products. So what are you waiting for? Get on www.onestopgreenshop.com today and let the shopping begin!

Two Green Gongs at the UK Broker Awards

We turned the competition green with envy recently at the UK Broker Awards, in London. The Green Insurance Company scooped two prizes, in the Investor in People and Young Broker of the Year categories. The prestigious event was held at The Brewery in London and hosted by Mock the Week�s popular comedian Alun Cochrane. We were announced as the winner of the Investor in People Award and Head of The Green Insurance Company, Gaynor Wood, was delighted to accept the award. Our Marketing Manager, Charlotte Hanna, also picked up the award for Young Broker of the Year. Gaynor said: We�re absolutely delighted to pick up a double accolade at the UK Broker Awards. Starting up the business has been a tremendous effort from everyone involved and to receive such prestigious recognition is fantastic. Our growth over the last three years has exceeded our expectations and going forward, we believe this will continue. Our decision to invest heavily in the development and support of our people has paid dividends and has allowed us to attract and retain a strong employee base.

16 Forests in and no signs of stopping!

Fantastic news! We�ve just agreed a deal to start work on our 16th forestry project in the UK. As you�ll no doubt know, we proudly offset 100% of our car and bike insurance customer�s CO2 emissions by planting trees, as well as any emissions generated by our recovery vehicles! This process has seen us plant over 695,000 trees so far to date, with a further 635,000 to be planted in the first half of 2011. The latest forestry project, Winterhope, will be home to around 135,000 trees to offset over 17,000 tonnes of CO2 in the Dumfries and Galloway area. By next June we�ll have planted at least 1.3 million trees in the UK, covering an area more than three times the size of the City of London! Fresh air in the Big Smoke: How London would look if we had our way. We won�t be stopping at 16 forests either, there are plenty more places in the UK that we think could do with a sprinkling of green foliage! Check out the great work we�ve done so far by visiting our forestry project map. Why not help our cause by recommending your friends to The Green Insurance Company? We�ll happily offset their emissions, and you can pocket some shopping vouchers for your trouble. Click here for more information

Free energy saving gadgets

Reduce your carbon emissions and save on your electricity and water bill - Claim your FREE home energy saving products as part of the government's initiative to cut carbon emissions. The Green Insurance Company are delighted to help spread the word about the fantastic new energy saving plug from LIME and the Water Widget. Both of these fantastic gadgets can save up to �100 per annum off your bills. These products are designed for use in the home and aim to reduce energy use, resulting in real savings on your utility bills.

Save up to �100 on your energy bills
Help to save the environment
Simple to install

The LIME Energy Saving Plug Don't just standby, start saving energy with a free LIME energy saving plug worth �19.99. This intelligent plug turns your appliances off standby in one easy click via your remote control. Households in the UK now spend around 10% of their electricity bill on standby power, with the average household having up to 12 gadgets left on standby at any one time. (source: Energy Saving Trust). Leaving items on standby wastes energy and money, so start thinking 'savings' not 'standby' with a free LIME energy saving plug and you could save up to �20 on your energy bills. These savings are as a result of using the plug to shutdown multiple appliances. The Water Widget One fifth of a household�s carbon footprint already comes just from heating water (source: Act On CO2), turn your shower into an ecoshower and save money on your energy and water bill. This clever gadget takes less than 5 minutes to fit and cuts the amount of water used by 70% whilst still maintaining the performance of your shower. For a typical 3 bedroom house this could result in a saving of up to �80 off your annual bill. Not suitable for low flow showers and not recommended for electric showers. To find out how you can get your hands on these gadgets visit: www.freegreengadgets.co.uk/home/direct and enter promotional code: GINSURE

A Visitor From The Scottish Seabird Centre

The Green Insurance Company mascot Grimple had a surprise visitor recently as Tammie the Puffin popped by to celebrate our partnership with The Scottish Seabird Centre. We will be funding the maintainance and upkeep of the increasingly popular Puffin webcam service which attracts around 600,000 viewers each year. The Scottish Seabird Centre is an environmental charity that relies on donations, grants and sponsorships from other people, businesses and organisations to survive. Based in North Berwick in Scotland, the Seabird Centre is a world leader in remote wildlife viewing, and is dedicated to inspiring people to appreciate and care for wildlife and the environment. The new live streaming webcam and audio is beamed direct from the Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth, the world's largest single island gannet colony, which was described by Sir David Attenborough as one of the wildlife wonders of the world. We at The Green Insurance Company are always on the lookout for environmental causes that need a helping hand, and we are delighted to be involved with such a magnificent charity. Why not take a look what's going on right now by viewing the webcam.

Green Insurance Goes Barking Mad

Here at The Green Insurance Company we have officially gone barking mad, now adding Pet Insurance to our range of products. Pet owners can now protect their beloved cats and dogs against unforeseen vet bills and much more from just �5.13 a month, with 5 levels of cover to choose from. Our policies also have an environmental benefit - for every policy we sell, we�ll happily make a donation of up to �10 to an environmental charity, at no extra cost to you. Customer�s can choose between the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland�s Budongo conservation project in Uganda; or the Marine Conservation Society�s �Clean Seas and Beaches Campaign�. Click here to read more about our charity partners. Pet Insurance from The Green Insurance Company also includes expert advice available 24-hours a day from trained veterinary nurses, while still being competitively priced. You can also spread the cost of your policy over the year by paying by interest-free monthly instalments. So if you�re fe-line like saving yourself some money, why not get a quote here and protect your beloved pet, you�d be barking mad not to!

Gadget Cover Launch

The Green Insurance Company are delighted to announce the introduction of a brand new product to protect your beloved gadgets. Our new Gadget Insurance is available to buy with any car insurance policy and covers things like mobile phones, sat navs, Ipods, laptops and cameras. Why not get a car insurance quote here and cover your gadgets too! Existing customers can call us on 0845 272 7603 to add gadget cover to your car insurance.

A supercar to make Grimple Smile

Supercars like Lamborghinis, Ferraris and Bugattis are known for their motoring prowess, innovative design and gas guzzling engines; rather than their eco friendly properties. However, Lamborghini have recently announced their plans to release an eco-supercar, which will be powered by integrated wind-turbines and solar panels. The Lamborghini Countach EV, has all the high performance features of its predecessors but the 4 wind turbines and 2 solar panels shown in the diagram below charge an electric battery shown at the rear of the car. This innovative design shows that even the finest of vehicles can have little or no carbon footprint, but with a pricetag of around �300,000, this particular car might be a little out of most people�s price range. So what�s the alternative? If your car doesn�t have wind turbines and solar panels to help reduce your carbon footprint, there is still something you can do to ensure your driving isn�t damaging the environment. If you insure your car with The Green Insurance Company, we�ll completely offset 100% of your car�s carbon emissions by planting trees on your behalf in one of our 9 forestry projects across the UK. This service is completely free and is just one of many ways you can turn over a new green leaf. Why not take your first step into a greener world and get a quote with The Green Insurance Company? You could save yourself some cash as well as doing your part to help the environment.

Climate change will affect insurance

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has warned that climate change will make insurance more expensive and harder to obtain. They claim that rises in temperatures in the UK looks set to �significantly? increase the cost to insurers of the flood and windstorm damage. The group went on to warn that this increased cost to insurers would feed through into higher premiums for the public, and cause the insurers to be more cautious financially, leading to fall in the availability of cover. The ABI worked with the Met Office and risk modelling group AIR Worldwide to look at the financial implications for insurers of predicted temperature increases of 2�C, 4�C and 6�C. It found the average cost of losses to insurers from river flooding and flash floods could rise by 14% to �633 a year if global temperatures rose by 4�C, which could happen by as early as by 2060. Nick Starling, the ABI�s director of general insurance and health, said: �A two-degree temperature rise may be inevitable, but we can limit further increases. �The clear message to world leaders meeting at the UN�s Copenhagen climate change summit in December is that they must reach agreement on ambitious emission reduction targets." Thankfully The Green Insurance Company are here to make it easier than ever before to be green. We�ll continue to offset 100% of the carbon emissions of our customer�s vehicles. So far we�ve offet around 93,000 tonnes of C02 to combat climate change and keep your insurance premiums low!

Scottish government scheme to make homes 'greener'

The Green Insurance Company were delighted to hear this week that the Scottish government has unveiled a new scheme to make homes in Scotland 'greener'. Scottish homeowners will be able to borrow up to �10,000 interest free to make their homes more energy efficient. The loans are part of the Energy Efficiency Action Plan, aimed at helping meet a target of cutting C02 emissions by 42% by 2020. Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth John Swinney said: �Energy efficiency is a key part of our economic recovery programme and our climate change ambitions. A waste of energy is a waste of money and with high fuel prices and the need to cut emissions, we must all take steps to cut energy use - in our homes, in the transport we use, in businesses and across the public sector. You can reduce your homes CO2 emissions by having better insulation, more efficient boilers, or small renewable energy systems. But there's more to being green than just what's in your home. At The Green Insurance Company we'll provide you with a greener alternative to car insurance and breakdown cover by offsetting the Carbon emissions of your vehicle and giving 5% of our profits to an environmental charity. Why not get a quote for your car insurance or breakdown cover today and take another step into a greener way of life?

Green employees take to the streets

12 employees from The Green Insurance Company ditched their headsets and slipped into their running gear on Sunday 6th September to take part in this year's Great Scottish Run in Glasgow. A torrent of rain failed to dampen the spirits of the competitors in the 10K race, as a record 22,000 people took part. The Green Insurance Company team were running in aid of Maggie's Cancer Care Centres and raised over �1,000. Well done to our team!

Euro Breakdown cover now available!

The Green Insurance Company has launched a new level of breakdown policy which covers your car anywhere in Europe. According to research by the Daily Telegraph, more than 2m British holidaymakers will take their cars abroad this summer. Of these, around 70,000 are likely to find themselves either stranded on the roadside when their vehicle breaks down or involved in a road accident. Green Assist Euro Recovery offers nationwide recovery, homestart, and cover abroad for up to 60 days in any one year. Plus the breakdown service is on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Why not get yourself a quick quote and protect yourself against any unforeseen breakdowns at home and abroad this year?

Greener Breakdown Cover now available to all

The Green Insurance Company is excited to announce the launch of Green-Assist Breakdown. Previously only available to our car insurance customers, our great-value breakdown cover is now available for all. Green-Assist Breakdown has over 5,000 mechanics nationwide, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. With an average response time of just 40minutes, we are also sticking to our green pledge by offsetting all the carbon emissions of the breakdown recovery vehicles used to help our customers. Why not get yourself a quick quote and protect yourself against any unforeseen breakdowns this year?