Insurance
Brits lost £31.65 billion through illness and injury
One in three Brits has taken more than a week off work through illness or injury, according to new research from Standard Life. 39% of people confirmed they had suffered a loss of earnings because of this time off work, which equates to a staggering £31.65 billion.
Time to take cover as ASDA break new ground in Life market
ASDA is to become the first supermarket to offer choice and independent advice on the full range of UK Life and Protection products.
Car insurance premiums highest ever - and still rising
The cost of an average annual car insurance premium rose sharply over the last quarter of 2006 to its highest ever level, the latest benchmark AA British Insurance Premium Index reveals.
Privilege benefits help beat the January blues
Privilege is a name that implies something special - and that is exactly how the insurer is aiming to make customers feel by launching a new range of benefits for people taking out car, home or breakdown insurance.
Standard Life single-tie with Summit
Standard Life has entered into a single-tie arrangement with Summit Financial Services, who specialise in arranging life cover, critical illness and income protection cover for climbers, mountaineers, and hill walkers.
CIS launches “Home Insurance to suit you”
The arrival of CIS’s new more flexible home insurance product will allow customers greater flexibility when choosing the sum insured to suit their needs, with the added benefit of individual payments, renewal dates and all the paperwork combined into a single, all – inclusive policy for the customer that provides many extra benefits at no extra cost.
Alliance & Leicester enters car insurance market
Alliance & Leicester, the bank with the most ‘best buy’ mentions in the personal finance sector, enters the car insurance market today with a pledge that it will beat any renewal quote by £10.
Insurer issues pre-flood advice
With many areas potentially at risk from floods as storms are predicted to lash the UK over the next couple of days, leading insurer Royal & SunAlliance and its direct arm MORE TH>N, are offering advice to those homeowners and businesses affected by rising water levels.
Drivers unaware of risks posed by deliberate motor accidents
Britain is experiencing a steep increase in a new crime trend – staged or deliberate motor accidents, where someone deliberately causes an accident with an innocent motorist, with the intention of making a false or inflated insurance claim. Since 1999, there have been over 22,500 fraudulent staged and induced motor accidents.
Don’t be left high & dry warns American Express
American Express Insurance Services is reminding homeowners, particularly the five million people who live in flood risk areas, to protect their properties by checking their insurance cover and taking some simple precautions to minimize flood damage.
Unhealthy eating can affect your life insurance cover
With many people likely to have consumed more than their fair share of turkey and mince pies over Christmas, Legal & General is highlighting the affect that weight can have on life insurance premiums.
BUPA comment on Tesco Health Insurance launch
Steve Flanagan, commercial director for BUPA Health Insurance, said: "People may pay less for Tesco health insurance but it could cost them dearly in the end.
Tesco to offer health insurance
Tesco Personal Finance is to shake up the private medical insurance market, with new products offering prices at up to 32 per cent lower than comparable providers.
Handbag theft causes financial heartbreak for thousands of women
One in five British women report that they have either lost or had their handbag stolen and with the average value of a handbag and its contents estimated at £300, leading insurer Cornhill Direct is reminding women just how vulnerable their handbags can be.
Britain’s burglars joined the Christmas shutdown in 2006
British householders were significantly less at risk from burglary during the seasonal festivities of 2006 than in previous years, according to market data by home insurer Liverpool Victoria.