Insurance Claims
Cyclists need to think about insurance cover as bike thefts riseInsurer, LV= is warning that one legacy of the Olympics is a rise in the number of cyclists, but this has brought a corresponding increase in bike thefts. |
Top tips: Protect your home and car from snow and ice threatAs the UK lays under a blanket of snow and ice, insurers are advising homeowners and motorists of how to protect their homes and vehicles from the risk posed by snow and ice. |
Winter sports travel insurance warning as claims costs riseSainsbury's Bank Travel Insurance is warning that the cost of claims have risen in four of the six most popular destinations for winter sports holidaymakers. |
Why travel insurance is vital even if your holiday is in the UKJust because you are not getting on a plane doesn't mean you don't require travel insurance if you are going away for a short break in the UK. |
Birmingham is whiplash claim capital of UKBirmingham has the top six postcodes for third party injury claims, according to a new report that shows whiplash claims are rising even as accident levels are falling. |
Insurance fraud register launched as bogus claims reach £1b a yearThe Association of British Insurers (ABI) is launching the Insurance Fraud Register and says fraud is on the rise and adds £50 to each individual insurance premium. |
How to find the right travel insurance policyThe weather in the UK will drive many away to sunnier places this year but if you are travelling make sure you get the right travel insurance policy. Our guide shows you what to look for. |
Insurer RSA faces £50m claims bill after summer delugeThe wettest June on record combined with a dismal start to July has resulted in a mammoth £50 million of home, car and business property claims for insurance group RSA. |
Car crash personal injury claims ‘up by 18%’Road accident personal injury claims have risen by almost a fifth in the space of a year, despite the number of crashes falling, a new report suggests. |
Flood claims may raise overall cost of home insuranceThe recent floods could mean insurers don't reach profitability targets and that could mean they raise the cost of all home insurance premiums, analysts have warned. |
Tipsy Brits at the barbecue cause £617m fire damage to homesBrits have caused a staggering £617 million of fire damage to their properties while barbecuing when they’re drunk, new research reveals. |
Ministers set to clamp down on whiplash injury claimsWhiplash injury claims cost insurers more than £2 billion last year, adding around £90 to the cost of a typical car insurance policy, according to AA research. |
More than 4m Brits consider fraudulent home insurance claimsOne in 10 cash-strapped Brits – some 4.3 million people – would consider making a false home insurance claim, latest research reveals. |
The 12 most unusual car insurance claimsAdmiral Insurance has released details of 12 of the most unusual car insurance claims with animals unsurprisingly causing mayhem and problems for drivers! |
Travel insurance top tips ahead of Easter holidaysIf you are going on holiday this Easter make sure you have the right travel insurance. Check out these top tips before you buy. |
Car park prangs clock up £1.3bn of damageOne in six drivers across the UK would never leave insurance details if they pranged another car, according to a new survey. |
Will the car insurance compensation culture change following the insurance summit?This week the Prime Minister, David Cameron, met leaders of the insurance industry to agree ways to kill the compensation culture that has driven up the cost of car insurance. |
It pays to protect your no claims discount but only for two yearsNew research from Moneysupermarket.com looks at the benefits of protecting a no claims discount and when it becomes better value to save on the higher premiums protecting it costs. |
How much will car insurance cost in 2012?Fraud, insurers losses and new European gender legislation will make the cost of car insurance go up for UK motorists, though increases will be less than the last two years. |
Car insurance: Fraudulent personal injury claims on the rise, say GPsDoctors in Britain claim to be seeing more people fake injuries in a bid to make money from minor car accidents. |
Cut the cost of car insurance by banning referral fees, say MPsSuggestions have been made by MPs that could help to cut the number of personal injury claims being made unnecessarily after road accidents. |
Direct Line gives homeowners advice on subsidence insuranceHomeowners have been advised to be vigilant when it comes to checking their property for subsidence after Direct Line revealed the UK hotspots. |
Judge warns car insurers actions "cannot be in the public interest"A Judge has warned that an insurance company, who he claims have inflated the cost of repairs before passing on the charges, is not acting in the public interest. |
Insurance industry warns policyholders to get gold and silver revaluedThe value of silver has increased by nine times in the last decade and gold has increased in value by 50% in the last year. This means many home insurance claims are not paying out on the current value. |
Why has my insurance claim been settled in vouchers and not cash?A woman from Bromborough wants to know why an insurance settlement for stolen jewellery is being settled in full by redeemable vouchers rather than cash. |
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