September 2009 Archive
Lenders told to reopen 185,000 PPI cases
Loan companies are being forced to reopen 185,000 previously rejected payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints. |
Bright Grey: More critical illness payouts
Bright Grey revealed that it had paid an increased number of critical illness claims in the first half of this year. |
Simplyhealth promotes 'affordable' healthcare
Simplyhealth is offering a variety of healthcare plans starting from as little as £2.25 per week. |
Halifax Home Insurance aids neighbour disputes
Halifax is reminding people experiencing problems with nuisance neighbours that its home insurance policy covers malicious damage as standard. |
Insurewithease: Free kids travel insurance
Insurewithease.com has announced children will receive free travel insurance under its Gold Policy. |
Aviva launches child health insurance
Child Health Cover and Aviva have designed a private medical insurance scheme specifically for children. |
Son's accidents causing car insurance headache
A reader's son has been involved in a couple of motorbike accidents and this is now causing a problem for his car insurance. |
Am I covered on car insurance for taking people to work?
A reader has been asked by her boss to drive some colleagues to work, but she is worried if she is covered on her insurance. |
My keys were in the ignition. Am I insured?
A reader from Essex left his keys in the ignition of his van and is not sure if he is insured or not. |
Away at sea? What about the car insurance?
A reader's daughter works in the navy and he is wondering about the best way to insure her car if she is not driving for most of the year. |
Life insurance on my partner, if we live apart?
A reader from Glasgow wants to know if she can get life insurance on her partner, even though they do not life together. |
Car insurance 'not an expense to drop' in recession
Drivers are being warned car insurance is not a cost they can drop just because of the recession. |
Faster compensation for road accidents
People injured in road accidents should receive faster compensation under a new system. |
Sainsbury's Pet Insurance: Sticks and pond warning
Sainsbury's is promoting its pet insurance amid warnings that owners should be vigilant of letting their dogs swim in ponds and catch sticks. |
Legal & General enhances whole-of-life plan
Legal & General has re-priced its Whole of Life Protection Plan in a bid to make inheritance tax planning simpler. |
First-year students: Insurance is a must, but how?
Students typically take around £3,500 worth of computer, entertainment and sports equipment - and expensive course books - to university, and student digs are unsurprisingly regularly targeted by burglars. |
What's your wardrobe worth?
The price of a nice piece of mahogany or pine effect wardrobe from IKEA or Habitat may be easy to guess, but how much would your clothes cost to replace? |
Virgin insurance covers range of breaks
A variety of travellers including families, backpackers, over-65s and winter sports enthusiasts can be covered by Virgin Money's travel insurance policies. |
PPI ban will cost Barclays £160m
The ban on the sale of payment protection insurance (PPI) will cost Barclays as much as £160 million. |
Sainsbury's: Student home insurance
Sainsbury's is providing up to £5,000 worth of cover for students living away from home as part of its contents insurance policies. |
Legal & General: Over-50s life insurance
Legal & General is to launch two new guaranteed acceptance life insurance plans for the over 50s. |
M&S contents insurance protects bikes
M&S Money is providing unlimited cover for bikes as part of its Premier home contents insurance policies. |
Uninsured drivers face new penalties
There are now around two million drivers on the UK roads without car insurance - adding £30 a year into innocent drivers' premiums. |
New barber and hairdresser insurance
Hairdressing and beauty businesses are being targeted by a new online insurance firm specialising in protecting studios and salons. |
Unemployment rises to 2.47 million
The number of people unemployed in the UK has risen to 2.47 million - the highest since November 1996. |
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