Insurance
Halloween and Bonfire Night lead to rise in damage claims
AXA statistics reveal that the week of Halloween and Bonfire Night is the worst week of the year for malicious damage claims with 5th November topping the rankings for the whole year.
Nationwide re-launches new life cover options for over 55s
Nationwide has announced the launch of the new Over 55s Life Cover Plan. The new plan has significant product enhancements specifically designed to meet the changing needs of customers and includes the introduction of a Funeral Benefit Option.
Eight weeks' worth of free car insurance from Direct Line
Direct Line has announced it is offering new customers eight weeks' worth of free car insurance. With the current financial climate tightening household budgets, Direct Line is focused on offering customers value for money when buying car insurance cover.
Aviva launch specialist electronic equipment cover
Aviva is to build on its success in the Engineering market with the introduction of specialist electronic equipment cover.
Home based businesses taking unnecessary risks
Many businesses based from home are running the risk of not being able to cover the cost of a crisis, with 28 per cent stating they have no form of business insurance at all, according to research by Direct Line for Business.
BIBA travel insurance to include financial failure protection
The British Insurance Brokers' Association's (BIBA) travel insurance policy ‘BIBA Protect' has been extended to protect independent travellers against the financial risk of airlines and end suppliers going into liquidation.
Holiday home Brits will be taking a risk this half term
This half term thousands of Brits will be heading abroad for a last chance to top up their tan before Christmas.
Insurance providers fund fraudsters by hiking excess
As the insurance industry foots a £1.9 billion fraud bill and recent reports reveal a 44% increase in false claims, new research from uSwitch.com shows that providers are strategically recouping this money from consumers by hiking compulsory excess charges by almost a third (32%) in the last year.
AXA PPP healthcare Dedicated Nurse for cancer patients
AXA PPP healthcare has launched a Dedicated Nurse service - providing personalised support and medical guidance by qualified nurses, free of charge, for all of its UK medical insurance customers diagnosed with cancer.
Unemployment an added insurance risk
As the official figure for unemployment reaches 2.47m, Confused.com warns that the UK's jobless could end up paying more for their home insurance.
UK hotspots for car insurance theft claims revealed
Motorists in Chislehurst in Bromley and Wingate in Cleveland are revealed as the most likely in the UK to claim on their motor insurance for theft from their car or theft of their car, according to data from moneysupermarket.com.
Get ready for National Home Security Week
For those due to renew their home insurance soon or for those without it, National Home Security Week (19 October 2009 to 25 October 2009) is a good reminder of why no home should be without it. It is a perfect time to start shopping around for the best deals.
Don’t undervalue your wardrobe
Many people are seriously underestimating the value of their clothes, shoes and bags when calculating their home contents insurance, according to research from home insurer LV=.
Legal & General speeds up applications by tele underwriting
Legal & General now makes immediate decisions on 90% of applications for cover that are referred to its ‘little t' tele underwriting team, up from 66% in the past 4 months.
Call to close travel protection loophole welcomed by AA
AA Travel Insurance has welcomed a call by ABTA (Association of British Travel Agents) to work with the Government and the travel industry to close what Mark Tanzer, ABTA chief executive, described last week as a ‘huge loophole' that leaves millions of travellers unprotected if their travel company goes bust.