Insurance
Most wanted Christmas gift can seriously damage your telly!
Halifax Home Insurance warns that this season's must-have Christmas gift – the Nintendo Wii – can cause serious damage to television sets, as over-excited players accidentally throw handsets, causing hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of pounds worth of damage to TV screens.
One in six 'skiers' don't spend a moment on the slopes
While skiers spend an average four hours a day racing through the powder, a surprising one in six (16 per cent) of those who have visited a skiing resort have never set foot on the slopes.
Insurer offers advice to make sure Christmas is wrapped up
RIAS is advising people to take extra precautions to avoid unnecessary upset this festive season should they fall prey to opportunistic thieves or accidental damage. The over 50s insurer suggests that adequate home contents insurance is more essential at Christmas than at any other time of the year.
M&S Money adds extra benefits to pet insurance
M&S Money is making changes to its pet insurance to provide customers with more choice and a wider range of services.
North West shoppers to splash out on expensive gifts
The must-have big value items on the region’s Christmas shopping lists have been revealed this week.
Barking mad! Don’t break the seven deadly Christmas sins
As Christmas approaches, rural insurer NFU Mutual, is offering a timely reminder that pets should be remembered over the festive period too.
Consumer Intelligence report on online motor insurance
James Harrison, head of Insurancewide.com, insurance comparison website, points out that: “Although today’s Consumer Intelligence report into the online behaviour of motor insurance customers shows a plateau in the use of insurance comparison websites,
Homeowners urged to shop around for home insurance
New research conducted by Sainsbury’s Home Insurance reveals that confusion abounds in the home insurance marketplace, with 2.94 million people believing that they had to buy their buildings insurance from their mortgage lender in order to secure their mortgage.
ABI call for a 25-year flood management strategy
Commenting on today’s call from the Association of British Insurers for a 25-year flood management strategy, Richard Mason, director of insurance at price comparison site moneysupermarket.com, said: " The ABI has fired a shot across the Government's bow, and it must act urgently.
British kids are toying with a fortune
Being sent to your room is no longer a punishment for the nation’s youngsters, as new research by home experts Lloyds TSB Insurance reveals that kids’ bedrooms are crammed with expensive toys and technology worth a whopping £25.4 billion.
How safe is your Christmas present hiding place?
Hiding Christmas presents is a tradition as old as Santa himself, but some hiding places are not as safe as others - and we’re not talking about the kids finding them.
Homeowners leave items on show to thieves
Our relaxed attitude to home security means that nearly 15 million Brits leave expensive items ‘on show’ through the windows of their properties.
Churchill’s wartime motivational words win top spot
Winston Churchill is still the tops when it comes to inspiring Britain, according to research by online insurer swiftcover.com.
Winter sports: don’t risk it without cover
Winter sports enthusiasts should pay more attention to the details of their travel insurance, Insurancewide.com said today.
Standard Life pulling out of the protection market
Commenting on Standard Life pulling out of the protection market, Louise Cuming, head of protection at price comparison site moneysupermarket.com, said: "Standard Life isn't a big player in the UK protection market, however it is significant that a well-known insurer should turn its back on such an important area of healthcare.