August 2009 Archive
Nationwide: Home insurance discounts up to 20%
Nationwide Insurance is offering discounts to customers purchasing new home insurance. |
Landlord protection: Safeguarding against buy-to-let problems
Tenant defaults are expected to rise next year as unemployment rises and wage freezes continue. |
One in five young drivers has no insurance
Around one in five young people are driving without insurance, according to figures from the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB). |
UK parents welcome back grown children
A third of British parents over 50 have allowed their adult children to move back in, according to research. |
Travel insurance essential, says FCO
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has urged Brits travelling abroad to get travel insurance before jetting off to avoid holiday-wrecking medical bills. |
Get the best value bank, savings and energy! - Live Web TV show
Making the most of your cash and cutting bills should always be a priority - even more so in a recession. |
Post Office Insurance: Festival cover
Post Office Insurance is urging festival-goers to ensure their belongings are covered before putting them at risk at outdoor events. |
Student bonus on M&S home insurance
Students whose parents have Premier contents insurance with M&S will have automatic cover for their possessions whilst at university. |
M&S: Pet Insurance with perks
M&S Money is offering a 15 per cent discount on pet insurance to customers who apply for their policies online. |
LV= hails income protection insurance
LV= is urging homeowners to take out insurance to cover their mortgage hailing it as an essential purchase to secure their home in tough times. |
Saga offers student home insurance
Saga is providing home contents insurance to students in a bid to make university life safer for freshers. |
Cover my luggage? Travel insurance or home insurance?
Holidays are supposed to be a time to relax, wind down and escape from the stresses of everyday life - but chances are high your bags will be lost. |
Saga Car Insurance offers vandalism cover
Saga's car insurance customers aged over 50 will no longer lose their no claims discount if their car is vandalised, it was revealed today. |
Zurich improves critical illness cover
Zurich has revamped its critical illness cover by reducing premiums in some cases and increasing conditions covered. |
Home insurance: Protect your possessions at university
Moving out of your parent's home to take up residence in student accommodation is a major and often overwhelming milestone. |
Sainsbury's Home Insurance: Buildings warning
Sainsbury's is reminding homeowners to inform their buildings insurer before carrying out structural work on their home. |
Co-op Funeralcare sales soar
The Co-operative has revealed a steep increase in sales of its funeral cover because of the recession. |
Excesses rise as home insurance market in 'price war'
The home insurance market is entering a price war, but excesses are being increased to push down premiums. |
MRL: New prices for wedding insurance
Brides and grooms spending over £50,000 can now insure their wedding at a reduced price with MRL. |
Halifax: Home insurance £50 'thank you'
Halifax is offering a £50 'thank you' on home insurance. |
What happens when an accident is caused by a stolen car?
A reader from Manchester wants to know whose insurance covers the damages done to his parked car by a stolen vehicle. |
Are older passengers covered by car insurance?
A reader from Manchester wants to know if a passenger in her car is covered by car insurance if they are over 74. |
Can a learner driver be added to an existing car insurance policy?
A reader from Middlesbrough wants to know if he can add his 17-year-old daughter to his insurance. |
Whose no claims discount is it? Named driver or policyholder?
A reader from Norfolk is unsure if a named driver has an accident if he, the policyholder, will lose the non-claims discount (NCD). |
Friends Provident accepts Resolution's £1.86bn takeover
Insurer Friends Provident has agreed to a £1.86 billion takeover offer from Resolution after shareholder pressure. |
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