Insurance

GAME offers customers protection for their Playstation 3

Allianz Cornhill Schemes has created a winning team with GAME to sell insurance on the new PlayStation 3 and other games consoles.

Margate the ‘new Marbella’ for 7.8 million UK holidaymakers

Worried UK citizens are deciding to holiday in the UK this year due to the impact on the environment.

New BUPA website sizes up weight loss surgery

BUPA Hospitals is helping to make weight loss surgery more accessible by providing people with quick and comprehensive information on its new website.

Stub It Out! Improve your health and save money

Leading financial services provider, Co-operative Insurance (CIS) is urging smokers to kick the habit and save money as well as their health on National No Smoking Day (14 March).

British motorists don’t trust friends or family behind their wheel

Most Brits (68 per cent) don’t trust their nearest and dearest to drive their cars, according to research from car insurer Liverpool Victoria. Mums and best friends fared worst, being the least trusted. The top reasons given were perceived inexperience, speeding and nerves when driving.

Brits lose £6 billion on cancelled holidays

Last summer Brits wasted an estimated £6.1 billion because they had to cancel holiday plans and didn’t have travel insurance, according to statistics from MORE TH>N.

Sainsbury’s offers up to £100 cash back on car insurance policies

Sainsbury’s Bank is offering new customers who apply by telephone for fully comprehensive car insurance policies 10% of their premium (up to £100) in cash back.

Water leaks cost Brits £1.8 billion per year

Britons fork out over £1.8 billion per year to repair the damage caused by leaking water in their homes, according to new research from Halifax Home Insurance.

Cost is barrier to health screening for many women

Research from private medical insurer PruHealth reveals that four in five women (79 per cent) have never been for a full body health screening to detect for chronic diseases, such as breast cancer or heart disease. And almost a third (30 per cent) of women have never even been to their GP for a general health check.

Collecting's cool for today's hotshots

Forget fast cars and swanky bars, today’s young professionals are starting to put their cash into collecting valuables according to research from home insurance company Zurich.

The cost of convenience

Paying for home contents insurance by Direct Debit is costing customers as much as £290 million according to new research from Abbey Home Insurance. Around 9.3 million people pay for their home insurance by Direct Debit and many may not realise that they could be charged for doing this.

Heading into your golden years on a Harley

It’s official…the days of Hell’s Angels and leather clad bikers are numbered and in their place is a new breed of biker - chicks who are more silver surfer than busty blonde. An AA Insurance survey shows that more than a than a fifth of all female motorcyclists in the UK are of retirement age.