Insurance
Ensure you’re insured for Christmas
Skype WiFi phones, iPods, games consoles and even HDTVs are all expected to be among the Christmas best-sellers as shoppers splash out a predicted £51.6 billion this month. And millions of homes will be packed with thousands of pounds worth of extra contents over the festive season.
Brits suffer personal finance nightmare before, during and after Christmas
Christmas can be a personal finance nightmare for many people, with the average Brit spending an astonishing £2,200.48 over the festive period last year.
Brits head abroad for Christmas
Nearly 12% of the population is considering spending Christmas abroad this year, with Spain, France and Italy topping the list of most popular destinations, according to Sainsbury’s Bank Travel Insurance. However, the bank is concerned that as many as 8%, some 457,000 people, might not arrange travel insurance.
London, Hull and Grimsby homes most expensive to insure
Homes in London, Hull and Grimsby are the most expensive to insure according to latest research from moneysupermarket.com, with Shropshire, Devon and Pembrokeshire the cheapest and this gap is likely to widen in the future.
moneysupermarket.com: motor insurance implications of Eddington Transport Study
Commenting on road-pricing and today’s Eddington Transport Study, Richard Mason, director of insurance at moneysupermarket.com, sets out the implications to motor insurance.
Quitting smokers set to save thousands with public ban
Over half (54%) of England’s 12.4 million smokers are expecting to quit as a result of the ban on smoking in public places, according to research by Marks & Spencer Money.
New Consumer Guide for gay men on HIV and Life Insurance
The ABI (Association of British Insurers) has launched a new Consumer Guide for gay men on HIV and Life Insurance to coincide with World AIDS Day, 1 December 2006.
Forget Friday 13th… Monday 27th is Britian’s unluckiest day
Friday 13th might have been associated with accidents and misfortune since Biblical times, but data released today proves Monday 27th is in fact the unluckiest day in Britain.
Think like a thief this Christmas
Prudential Home Insurance has teamed up with reformed burglar Mark Whiteley to provide valuable advice to homeowners on how to best to protect their home this Christmas.
Brits turn a blind eye to tax relief on life insurance
Four out of five people are turning a blind eye to tax relief on life insurance according to a new survey.
Brits wish they weren’t at home for Christmas
A record 2.5 million Briton’s plan to flee the country this Christmas taking with them a huge £727 million worth of presents, according to new research commissioned by Halifax Travel Insurance.
Travel agents’ sales practices put British holidaymakers at risk
British families are risking their health by travelling with inappropriate insurance sold to them by travel agents, fresh research from Direct Line Travel Insurance has found.
Investigation into the sale of packaged travel insurance
Richard Mason, director of insurance at price comparison website moneysupermarket.com, comments on the Treasury’s investigation into the sale of packaged travel insurance:
Ed Balls launches travel insurance review call for evidence
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ed Balls, launched the Travel Insurance Review public call for evidence and highlighted the need for travel insurers to be clear and transparent about consumers' cover in the event of a terrorist incident.
Avoid the underinsurance trap this Christmas
Don’t get caught in the underinsurance trap this Christmas, warns Halifax Home Insurance. Even if your insurer offers you a free seasonal increase in contents cover you might still end up underinsured.