Insurance
Should in-car cameras be compulsory to banish ‘crash for cash’?
One in four motorists (26%) think the UK should take the lead in the fight against so-called ‘crash for cash’ scams by making in-car cameras compulsory, and help to end the reckless criminal culture affecting thousands of motorists.
Households left financially vulnerable as growing numbers are forced to rent
Millions of families could be putting their financial futures at risk as the number living in rented accommodation grows.
Car insurance prices shift up a gear
The cost of comprehensive car insurance has risen for the first time in more than three years, according to the latest Confused.com Car Insurance Price Index in association with Towers Watson.
The drugs don’t work
More than three quarters (78 per cent) of vets treated pets that have ingested human medication in the last year, a new study from Direct Line Pet Insurance reveals.
Are UK small businesses building their futures on a financial house of cards?
AXA Business Insurance asks if unsound financial culture is the biggest threat to the millions of small businesses that are driving the economic recovery.
Nationwide extends £50 Amazon voucher offer until end of January 2015
Nationwide is extending its £50 Amazon voucher offering to main current account customers purchasing combined buildings and contents cover until the end of January.
A fifth of people withhold information on home insurance applications
Almost one in five (18%) UK householders has embellished the truth or withheld information when applying for home insurance, according to research by Gocompare.com home insurance.
Sainsbury’s Travel Insurance offers 35% discount on Annual multi-trip cover
Sainsbury’s Travel Insurance announces that from 30th September 2014 until 29th December 2014 Nectar card holders who apply online and quote the code ‘T1737’ will be entitled to a 35% discount on Annual multi-trip cover.
Britain’s compensation culture putting off genuine claimants
New research reveals a third (32%) of Brits put off claiming for an injury that wasn’t their fault because they don’t want to contribute to the ‘compensation culture’ in the UK today.
CMA finalises changes for car insurance
The CMA has published measures it expects to increase competition in the car insurance market and reduce the cost of premiums for drivers.
Students urged to study their options for possessions cover
Students heading off to university have been warned to do their homework and make sure their possessions are properly covered before they go.
20 million Brits have been parted with a valuable possession in last five years
It seems that the loss or theft of personal property is not uncommon, with 20 million (40 per cent) Brits admitting to being parted with a valuable possession in the last five years, according to research by Direct Line home insurance.
Students covered for contents
With students preparing for university, many will be thinking about the prized possessions they’ll be taking with them.
Pet owners get a helping hand finding missing cats and dogs
With more than 70,000 missing pets in the UK, new research from Gocompare.com Pet Insurance has found that pet owners could get a big helping hand from their insurer when it comes to finding their cats and dogs.
Quarter of people would skip travel insurance for a six-month trip around the world
As news of volcanic ash once more threatens to ground flights and disrupt holidays, a new poll shows how Britons are knowingly chancing their arm by going away without travel insurance.