Insurance
moneysupermarket.com enhances home insurance website
moneysupermarket.com, the price comparison site, has launched the latest version of its home insurance website. The new home insurance search features additional tools to help customers drill down into policy detail to help them find the best combination of price and policy benefits to meet their needs.
Car insurance cashback offer
Insurers Swinton and Bullseye have teamed up with price comparison website comparethemarket.com to offer an exclusive cashback offer.
Saga increases home and motor cover during December
Saga Insurance increases home contents and motor insurance cover throughout the month of December. To allow for extra gifts being carried in the car, Saga Motor Insurance doubles its personal belongings cover to £2000. Saga Home Insurance increases its contents cover by 10% to cover gifts in the home.
Home insurance customers missing out on huge savings
Sainsbury's Finance issued a challenge to the home insurance market as new research revealed that home insurers continue to lag behind car insurers in terms of rewarding customers with no-claims discounts.
LV= and Standard Life announce protection partnership
Leading protection provider LV= has announced a major new partnership with Standard Life, effective from 1st December 2008.
Nearly half of UK adults have no protection policies
Despite the level of fear surrounding unemployment and debts in the current environment, research from Barclays Financial Planning shows a worrying trend of people not providing themselves and their families with a safety net.
Pet-ernal instincts!
Brits are choosing to get a new pet in place of starting a family, according to a new survey. A total of 37 per cent of people said they would get their broody partner a pet instead of having children, according to the research conducted by Petplan, the UK's leading pet insurance provider.
Handbag car thefts netting thieves £178 million a year
Leaving your handbag in the car may seem harmless, but not when you realise how many are stolen each year from unattended cars.
Real reason John Sergeant left Strictly Come Dancing - his car insurance
Confused.com has uncovered the real reason for John Sergeant's shock departure from Strictly Come Dancing.
Confused.com welcomes new travel partner
MRL Insurance is the latest insurance company to join Confused.com's ever increasing travel panel. Underwritten by Europe Assistance, MRL are particularly competitive for Annual Multi-trip and their Insure-All product, which offers cover for most pre-existing medical conditions without any medical screening, extra charges or higher medical condition excesses.
RIAS extends product range with Funeral Plan policy
RIAS, specialist insurer for the over 50s, is expanding its product portfolio with the launch of a new Funeral Plan product.
Recession shouldn't mean skimping on insurance
It might be a credit crunch Christmas with sales at their lowest for 30 years but experts are still predicting total spending of £82.3 billion in the three months to January 1st with record online sales, Virgin Money says.
Insurance agents banned for illegal trading
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned Stephen Fryett and Richard Baines from performing any role in relation to regulated financial services activities.
You’re covered – what could possibly go wrong?
When booking a holiday or gap year abroad, travel insurance is often not at the forefront of young people’s minds and with the proliferation of websites and well-known high street companies selling policies underwritten by insurers, it’s hard to see what you’re buying sometimes.
Make sure you’re not under-insured this Christmas
Now that the winter nights are drawing in and Christmas is just around the corner, esure home insurance is urging UK homeowners to make sure they aren't under-insured during this year's festive period.