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Sainsbury's car insurance offers 12 months' cover for the price of 10

Sainsbury's Car Insurance is offering new customers 12 months' car insurance for the price of 10. The offer is open until the 8th September and customers can also benefit from a 10% discount if they apply online.

Gocompare.com adds more brands to car insurance service

Leading insurance comparison website Gocompare.com has added a range of new brands to its car insurance comparison service.

Black market business in heating oil puts homeowners at risk

As criminals target the estimated £1.56 billion UK domestic oil market following rising oil prices and reduced consumer purchasing power, homeowners who use oil to heat their homes should be extra vigilant over the coming months according to Abbey Home Insurance.

Lost and found...or maybe not

More than 3 million Brits are expected to jet off to sunnier climates this August Bank holiday, but the Co-op Insurance is warning holiday goers to be careful after 20 million bags went missing at UK airports last year, with the leading insurer predicting that many more are facing the possibility of a bank holiday with no luggage.

Graduates returning home with more than just their washing

With thousands of graduates set to return home in the coming weeks, parents are being urged to consider reassessing their home insurance policies to cover any expensive items their sons and daughters might be returning with.

Home insurance remains value for money

Leading financial services provider, The Co-operative Insurance, has unearthed a piece of its marketing history that demonstrates that home insurance has risen relatively little in price, over the last ten decades and remains value for money.

Check the small print on cancer cover

With one in three people diagnosed with some form of cancer during their life time, it's no surprise that over half (57 percent) of Britons today name cancer as their major health worry.

Bank holiday campers warned to check insurance

The August bank holiday is the last one until Christmas, and a final opportunity for those with kids to get away before the school holidays are over. As a result it is this time of year that sees millions of Brits hit the roads, rails and airways in attempts to make the most of that extra day.

Cheshire discounts Select home insurance contents premium

With the rising cost of living showing no signs of abating, Cheshire Building Society is helping home owners by offering an impressive 25 percent off its Select home insurance contents premium when a new joint buildings and contents policy is taken out.

Employers warned as three new flu strains head to UK

The UK is at risk of three new strains of the flu virus this winter, referred to by the World Health Organisation as A/Brisbane/59/2007 (H1N1)-like virus; A/Brisbane/10/2007 (H3N2)-like virus; B/Florida/4/2006-like virus.

Is your 'safe place' a safe bet for Britain's thieves?

During National Home Security week (due to start on Saturday 23rd August), Halifax Home Insurance highlights the need for smarter thinking when it comes to protecting our possessions.

Travellers face delays at Gatwick with Bank Holiday strike looming

Passengers flying out of Britain's second busiest airport Gatwick, face the prospect of long delays and chaos as baggage handlers and check-in staff threaten to stage two 24-hour strikes including one over Bank Holiday Monday.

Tesco bank holiday insurance for £5.40 per person

The August bank holiday is fast approaching and many people will be making the most of their time off by spending it abroad.

Income Protection - Nobody's child?

Income protection is the single most important financial planning need and the first consideration in any financial plan.

Students leave homes wide open for burglary

Recent research from Newcastle Building Society has revealed that almost one in five (17%) people of university age do not have home contents insurance. In spite of this however, over a third (35%) of students have left the house without locking the windows and one in five (18%) has forgotten to lock the door when leaving the house.