Insurance
moneysupermarket.com: implications of today's tidal surge
Commenting on the implications of today's tidal surge, Richard Mason, director of insurance at price comparison site moneysupermarket.com, said: “As the spectre of flooding hits Britain again, many households in eastern England could be facing the woe of a dampened Christmas.
Insurer offers advice to householders affected by flooding
Householders can take steps before a storm and after a flood to make a nightmare situation more bearable. Leading UK insurer Cornhill Direct offers the following advice to property owners:
Halifax advises homeowners affected by coastal surge
As much of the east coast of England struggles to cope with the coastal surge, Halifax Home Insurance offers advice to those affected by this event.
Costa packet? EHIC affords little protection in Spain
Britons travel to Spain more than any other country but, without travel insurance, they could be in real financial difficulty if they need medical treatment and just rely on their European Health Insurance Card warns American Express Insurance Services.
People with more than one car are safer drivers
Over a third of UK households now own more than one car and new research has revealed that they are less likely to have a car accident than single car households.
Fire-proof your home this Fire Safety Week
This year Halifax Home Insurance is urging householders to conduct a home safety check during Fire Safety Week (November 14th – 21st) to reduce the risk of a fire in their homes.
Drivers come a cropper as claims crest during November
As the evenings draw in and the change in weather affects driving conditions, it may be no surprise that November is the highest claim month for car accidents.
Stress awareness day blues for UK companies
Employers will never crack the work-related stress conundrum unless they fully understand, and communicate to employees, the benefits of psychological health and wellbeing, says BUPA on National Stress Awareness Day.
Direct Line Home Insurance: Launch of the new iPhone
Carmel McCarthy, Spokesperson for Direct Line Home Insurance comments on the launch of the new iPhone this Friday: “The iPhone will be at the top of thousands of people’s wish-lists this Christmas with 200,000 phones expected to fly off the shelves over the next few weeks.
Floody hell!!
Over half of all homeowners (23.9 million people) made no checks to discover whether or not their current house was situated in a high-risk flood area before moving in, while 6.2 million people still do not know if their home is at risk.
Zurich raises the stakes in home market
Zurich is announcing a major re-launch of all its broker home products, as part of an aggressive campaign that will see the insurer competing across a wider cross-section of the domestic household market than ever before.
Avoid Christmas cover chaos
Christmas is seven weeks away and with many homes in the UK likely to be welcome recipients of festive gifts, research reveals some insurers might not cover your presents.
Sainsbury’s offers 30-days free pet insurance cover
Sainsbury’s is offering 30-days free Pet Insurance cover to those applying before 27th November 2007. In addition to this, those applying online before 29th December 2007 will receive a 10% discount.
Don’t be a victim of bonfire burglary
Abbey is urging homeowners not to leave themselves at risk from burglars as they celebrate bonfire night.
Loud fireworks are bang out of order
UK pet insurance provider has produced a free guide which will help the nation’s pet owners reduce the injuries, distress and long term behavioural problems caused by loud fireworks to their terrified pets.