February 2009 Archive
Travel insurance
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AA: Spring car and insurance sale
AA Insurance is predicting that due to the difficulties in the motor industry, February and March will be the best time to buy cars or shop around for insurance. |
Coverbox: Car insurance by the mile
Car insurance provider Coverbox now allows motorists to monitor their per-mile insurance cost with their online 'dashboard' function. |
PPI: Outdated or essential cover?
Payment protection insurance (PPI), which covers payments on loans in the event of illness or redundancy, has received a bad press recently with stories of misselling and poor value for money. |
Young people ignoring insurance as unemployment risk grows
Young people are failing to purchase financial protection products, leaving them financially vulnerable and subject to higher costs when they finally decide to purchase protection. |
FSA tells firms to ditch single premium PPI
The financial regulator has written to firms selling single premium payment protection insurance (PPI) on personal loans to stop. |
Insurance comparison sites to get code of practice
Insurance comparison sites will get a code of practice to help consumers make the most of their searches. |
AA offers 'value' caravan insurance
AA Insurance is launching a new insurance policy, called 'caravan essentials', aimed at caravans worth up to £10,000 that are used mainly in the UK. |
Sainsbury's: 25% home insurance discount
Sainsbury Finance is offering 25 per cent off new policies to customers who purchase both buildings and contents insurance together. |
Axa UK earnings fall 19%
Insurer Axa UK said a 19 per cent fall in earnings for 2008 was a "resilient result" in challenging markets. |
Legal & General doubles credit reserves
Legal & General shares jumped 10.6 per cent in early trading after the insurer revealed it plans to more than double reserves to £1.2 billion. |
AXA raises life insurance age limit
AXA has increased the age limit it allows people to take out life cover from 70 to 85. |
Sainsbury's: 10% off car insurance
Sainsbury's is offering a ten per cent discount on car insurance for customers who buy online. |
Confused.com: Car insurance for your Valentine
Declaring your Valentine as a named driver on your car insurance might not be a romantic gesture but it's certainly thrifty, Confused.com has discovered. |
Esure: Don't be trapped by ring insurance
Esure is warning romantics planning to propose on Valentine's Day to beware of in-store insurance policies when buying the ring. |
Landlords warned of cannabis-farming tenants
Landlords are warned to vet their tenants carefully amid a rise in cannabis farming. |
Insurers urge caution on roads
Insurers are warning motorists to take care on the roads on Friday 13th - not so much for superstitious reasons, but because of the wintry conditions. |
Painless alternative to DIY dentistry
There is an alternative to DIY dentistry, an insurer has said following a report millions are attempting carrying out their own dental procedures through lack of cash. |
Insure4excess launches Lifestyle plan
A product which covers people for the excess they pay on their insurance policies when they make a claim has been launched this week. |
AMEX: 5% discount on travel insurance
American Express is offering a five per cent off travel insurance bought online to encourage UK holidaymakers to take out cover this year. |
Co-op: Cut-price motor insurance for under-25s
The Co-operative Insurance is offering young drivers reduced price premiums in return for taking part in an online safety test. |
How to find my no claims history?
A reader from London is heading abroad and needs proof of his no claims history. |
I lost my no claims bonus. But not my fault
A reader from Wigan has lost his no claims bonus and insurance costs are now soaring. |
Can a named driver earn a no claims bonus?
A reader from Preston is shopping round for an insurance quote, but wants his wife as a named drive earn a no claims bonus. |
Can my son be a named driver?
A reader from Macclesfield wants to add his son as a named driver. But is this possible? |
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