Home Insurance
Gocompare.com: Defaqto home insurance report
Hayley Parsons, Chief Executive of Gocompare.com, comments: "We welcome the Defaqto report and its findings. It sends a clear message to consumers that true comparison sites should offer more than just a list of cheapest prices and hopefully it will also be a wake up call to other so called aggregators that they need to sharpen up their act.
Home Insurance comparison sites: Aggregation or aggravation?
Defaqto's has published its sixth annual home insurance report: "UK Home Insurance - Aggregation or aggravation".
Tesco launches "Five-star" Finest Cover for Homes
Tesco has launched Finest Home Insurance, an enhanced level of cover which offers greater protection to homeowners looking for higher sums insured or just that little bit extra which is not ordinarily available from their insurer.
Homeowners forget to lock the door
Fitting burglar alarms and locks to doors and windows is common sense, yet 11% of people still leave their front door wide open to burglars each year, recent research from Newcastle Building Society revealed.
Consumers pressured into buying lender's home insurance
A significant number of people buying their home insurance from their mortgage lender said that they felt pressured to do so, according to research from Gocompare.com.
RIAS launches third-off home contents insurance offer
Homeowners over the age of 50 looking for a great deal on home contents insurance can take advantage of a new money-saving offer from RIAS, which launches on 1st July 2008.
Ensure your bike is covered
Bicycle-loving, environmentally friendly Brits who take to the saddle rather than the wheel of their car should ensure their bikes are properly insured says price comparison site moneysupermarket.com.
Newlyweds warned to avoid the underinsurance trap
Summertime is peak season for getting hitched, so Halifax Home Insurance is reminding people to check they have enough home contents insurance to cover the increase in valuable items they may have in their home around the time of their nuptials.
Confused.com launches overseas home insurance service
Confused.com, UK home insurance price comparison service, has launched a new overseas home insurance service, through Hiscox Insurance, where customers can insure their holiday homes without the stress of foreign insurance brokers and unfamiliar legal systems.
Stop your freezer savings melting away
With food prices continuing to rocket, rural insurer NFU Mutual is urging people to check the level of freezer cover provided by their home insurance.
Make sure your cover strikes the right chord this summer
Rocking the summer away at Reading or Glastonbury, is an annual highlight for many UK festival goers, but adopting lax attitudes when it comes to protecting valuable belongings could be extremely costly, says Confused.com.
Homeowners set to have smashing time during Wimbledon
As Wimbledon Mania sweeps the nation once more, many UK tennis fans caught up in the frenzy are eager to get outside and display their racquet skills, expert or otherwise.
ABI calls for more action to reduce flooding
Commenting on the ABI's calls for more action to reduce flooding, Andy Leadbetter, head of home insurance at price comparison site moneysupermarket.com, said:
Don't advertise your home to thieves when you go on holiday
Simon Lamble, product director for Confused.com - price comparison service - advises holidaymakers not to become lax this summer with their home security:
Calls for local and national Government flood action
One year on from the unprecedented floods in Yorkshire, the Midlands and south west England, AA Insurance is urging local authorities to carefully consider their housing strategy before giving planning permission, and reminds the Government of its responsibility to invest in flood defences.