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Advice for car owners during extreme weather

Following the new flood alert issued for parts of Cumbria yesterday, Peter Gerrard, motoring expert from Moneyextra.com gives his advice to car owners to help them minimise the potential damage to their cars and how best to go about claiming should their car have been damaged by the flood waters:

Lloyds sets out help available to flood hit homes and businesses

Lloyds Banking Group has set out a series of commitments for flood hit businesses and homeowners.

Direct Line offers £15k free accidental death cover for one year

Life insurance is often seen as an afterthought - just one more bill to pay - but it's vital to make sure your loved ones will be covered financially if you are not around.

Skiers affected by drunks on the slopes

New research from Confused.com has revealed the true extent of skiers' drinking habits on the slopes and the risks they face by incorrectly believing they are covered for accidents, when drinking.

Flooding - the long drying out process begins

As water begins to recede from most homes and businesses in Cumbria and Scotland following the recent flooding, it is time for lengthy drying out and clean-up operations to begin.

Drivers believe car insurance is designed to confuse

Almost one in five drivers (18%) think car insurance policies are purposely designed to confuse them, according to research by motor insurer swiftcover.com.

Saga sends Season's Greetings to insurance customers

Saga Insurance sends Season's Greetings to Home and Motor Insurance customers in the festive season.

Allianz Retail launches family and motor legal products

Allianz Retail has launched two new legal protection products for its supporting broker partners - Allianz Family Resolve and Allianz Pro-Motor Legal Protection.

British drivers support new insurance law

Over two-thirds of British drivers support Government plans to introduce a new offence of ‘keeping a vehicle without insurance', AA Insurance announced at the ABI motor conference in London today.

Beware of motor breakdowns this festive season

As the nation gears up for the festive season, moneysupermarket.com urges motorists to give a second thought to their motor vehicle and take care behind the wheel.

RSA and MORE TH>N on the ground in Cockermouth

RSA, and its direct arm MORE TH>N, deployed its Emergency Response Unit on Friday as a direct response to the serious flooding affecting Cumbria and the surrounding areas.

Barclays Local Business responds to flood crisis

Responding to the implications of the recent flooding across areas of the UK, Barclays Local Business has today announced that it will be offering a financial support package to all of its affected business banking customers.

Flood Bill won't help everyone, AA Insurance says

Plans outlined in the Flood and Water Management Bill published by Defra on 19th November will still leave homes throughout the country at risk of flooding.

Flooding information from Direct Line

Following the recent flooding in the Midlands, Northeast, Northwest, Wales and Scotland, Direct Line has Property Insurance Advisers ready to help customers through the claims process.

Car flood victims

With 92 flood warnings currently in force across England and Wales and further weather reports highlighting that extreme weather is set to continue to batter Britain - esure car insurance offers drivers tips on what to do if they're caught out in a flood.