Insurance

Don't give thieves an easy ride

Next week is National Bike Week (June 16th - 22nd), and as many people will be swapping four wheels for two, Halifax Home Insurance is advising cyclists to be on their guard for bike thieves looking for an easy ride.

‘Mr. Bump Report': The cost of British home blunders

Many people have fond childhood memories of the Mr. Men cartoons, and can identify with one of the characters like Mr. Happy or Little Miss Sunshine.

Zurich adds bespoke freight liability product

Zurich is launching a new Freight Liability product to supplement its Marine Cargo policy, which was launched at the beginning of the year.

Half a million passports go missing abroad each year

Over half a million British tourists either lose, or have their passport stolen, while holidaying abroad each year, according to new research from Halifax Travel Insurance.

Tesco launches 3 new ways to insure your home

Tesco is launching three new home insurance products. The range of ‘Value', ‘Standard' and ‘Finest' will meet the needs of customers, whatever their home insurance requirements.

Forget free love, free CO offset is what festival lovers demand

ibuyeco headline sponsor of Cornbury Music Festival to offset the first 1,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions generated by visitors' journeys.

Credit crunch may unravel family finances

Legal & General is urging families to protect their mortgage and their lifestyle with the appropriate insurance as the difficulties in the financial markets really begin to bite.

Expat top of the OPS revealed

From Andorra to Zimbabwe, the healthcare needs of expatriates bear striking similarities, with caesarean sections and CT scans representing the most common procedures in most global regions, according to data from Bupa International.

Private medical insurance policies lack clarity on cancer care

Cancer insurance policies offered by PMI providers have been criticised for lack of clarity and ambiguous terminology that may result in people being excluded from treatment, according to a study by Mercer and Cancerbackup, the cancer charity.

Midlands is caravan Bermuda Triangle

Empty spaces on driveways and disappearances from storage sites are common across the UK with around 4,000 British caravans vanishing every year according to data from AA Caravan Insurance.

Tesco top travel tips

With the summer holiday season upon us, many holidaymakers are already counting the days until they pack their bags and head for the sun.

Homeowners plan to invest in structural changes

The slower housing market may be having a direct impact on the nation's plans to make the most of where they currently live as a fifth (21%) of British homeowners plan to undertake major structural changes to their properties in the next 12 months, according to Sainsbury's Home Insurance.