Insurance
Car insurers gear up for higher premiums as more drivers are convicted
As new mobile phone/driving laws are set to take effect, new research into driving convictions by Insurancewide.com, the insurance comparison website, confirms that male drivers are currently far more likely to hold most types of driving convictions than women and are therefore paying much higher insurance premiums.
Does winter travel insurance really protect?
Arranging insurance is hardly the most exciting of activities at the best of times, but in the holiday season it really is one of those things to “tick off the list”. This disinterested attitude is putting travellers; in particular winter sports enthusiasts; at risk, comments Moneyextra.
Cash flow the real threat to small business owners
Loss of income and customers not paying are the biggest threats to small and medium businesses in the UK according to a survey from Barclays Business Insurance.
Extra protection for new car buyers this March
New car buyers waiting to purchase the first ‘07 registrations in March should check their insurance cover before leaving the garage forecourt, warns American Express Insurance Services.
“Pay as you drive” insurance extended to motorists up to age 70
Motorists up to the age of 70 can now take greater control of their motor insurance and save up to a third on their premiums with the news that Norwich Union is extending the age range of its flexible “Pay As You Drive” insurance policy.
Which?: Treasury Select Committee report into travel insurance
As the Treasury Select Committee publishes its report into travel insurance regulation, Mike Naylor, principal researcher, Which?, says: “This is a damning report reiterating the urgent need for consistent regulation of travel insurance.
Phone for insurance penalities
Drivers who flout the new offence of using a mobile telephone whilst driving could end up paying at four times or more more than their fixed penalty notice, through increased insurance premiums AA Insurance has warned.
£1bn worth of annual leave spent waiting for tradesmen
New research reveals that £1.1billion worth of annual leave is spent waiting at home for deliveries and tradespeople every year.
Consumers demand full regulation of travel insurance
New research published by the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) reveals that 97% of consumers wholeheartedly back the Government’s plans to protect them from travel agents who fail to explain the full details of their travel insurance policies.
Counting the cost - £300 million for the winter of extreme weather
Britain has been in the grip of the most damaging winter for years according to Barclays Home Insurance.
Buy one get one cheaper as loyalty pays
Motorists can get multiple insurance discounts by playing the loyalty card and signing up for other insurance products with the same provider, new analysis from MoneyExpert.com shows.
moneysupermarket.com comments on ABI clampdown on uninsured motorists
Richard Mason, managing director of insurance at price comparison website moneysupermarket.com, comments on the Association of British Insurers’ clampdown on motorists retrieving seized vehicles through the ‘Driving other Cars’ provision in their policy.
Friends Provident removes standard exclusions from Income Protection benefits
Friends Provident, the FTSE 100 life and pensions company, has removed the HIV/AIDS and war exclusions on its Individual and Executive Income Protection products, making it the first UK life assurance firm to ditch all standard exclusions on income protection benefits throughout the range.
Steady trend in rising premiums
The Sainsbury’s Car Insurance Index which tracks online premiums over a six month period, reveals that during 2006, there was a steady trend of rising car insurance premiums. In January 2006, the average premium was £462.72, by July this had risen to £466.63 and by the end of the year it had reached £472.52. Over the 12 month period, the average car insurance premium increased by £9.80, or 2.1%.
Brits continue to invest in passion for fashion
Despite the levels of UK personal debt exceeding £1 trillion, we are continuing to invest in our passion for fashion with a quarter of Brits (25 per cent) owning £2,000 worth or more of clothes, shoes and accessories in their wardrobes according to research by Prudential Home Insurance. A further 2.6 million (6 per cent) estimates the contents of their wardrobe adds up to over £5,000.