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Protect your home and pets this Bonfire Night

With many Brits planning to host a fireworks party around November 5th, Halifax General Insurance is urging people to make sure they stay safe, and ensure they have adequate insurance to protect their home and pets.

Don’t get caught out by a bang this bonfire night

Three million people are planning to celebrate bonfire night with a bonfire or fireworks display in their back garden, according to research by Post Office Home Insurance, which is reminding people not to overlook their safety during the festivities.

London car crime capital of the UK

London has been revealed as the UK’s car crime capital with four of its districts being named in the top 10 list of car crime hotspots for the past 18 months. In fact, the top three places are all taken by postcodes in the city.

Save money on your insurance premiums

Protection specialists LifeSearch highlight five simple ways to save money on life cover premiums.

Private healthcare beckons as NHS bugs Brits

Inquiries for private medical insurance more than doubled in September compared with the previous month, according to new research from Fair Investment Company.

Winter-proof your home to weather the storms

With high winds and harsh storms predicted throughout November, Halifax Home Insurance advises householders to give their home a winter health check now to reduce the risk of weather-related damage.

Insurancewide.com: Defaqto report on comparison websites

James Harrison, CEO of the original insurance comparison website, Insurancewide.com, said: “The Defaqto report on motor insurance aggregators makes several valid points about misleading marketing messages and limited access to the UK insurance market.

No risk is too ‘off the wall’

Insurancewide.com has added a significant specialist broker to its extensive range of insurers and brokers for home insurance consumers.

Beware using web aggregators

Defaqto, in its latest report into the motor insurance market: ‘Motor insurance in the UK, 2007 – the rise of the aggregator’: says people buying insurance on the Internet need to be careful when using web aggregator sites.

Tearaway toddlers wreak havoc on UK homes

A new report from Direct Line Home Response 24, polling homeowners with young children under five, demonstrated that almost two thirds (60%) of parents say their troublesome tots’ destructive play has damaged their homes.

Tesco offers 2,000 free Clubcard points to life insurance customers

Until 8 January, Tesco Personal Finance is offering Clubcard customers 2,000 points when they purchase Tesco Life Insurance.

TescoCompare.com gets thumbs up from Defaqto

TescoCompare.com has been rated best car insurance comparison site by Defaqto, an independent product research company.

Car insurance rule change could catch unwary drivers

A rule change, designed to tighten the grip on uninsured driving and coming into effect in January 2008, could affect thousands of innocent drivers who are late renewing their car insurance.

Workers at risk by using own car for business

Five million workers are at risk of invalidating their insurance by using their own cars for company business - without being properly insured according to new research by insurance comparison site, Gocompare.com.

Jack Frost nipping at your nose, and pipes and gutters

NFU Mutual urges homeowners to prepare their properties for the onset of winter.