Insurance
Direct Line offers two months' worth of free car insurance
Bargain hunters are being warned they may miss out on a great deal if they don't remember to go direct for their car insurance, as Direct Line is offering two months' worth of free insurance on car insurance policies quoted until 31st May 2012.
Half of life cover claims made for people under 55
Scottish Provident has revealed that 50% of its life cover payouts during 2011 were made to policy holders under the age of 55 years old.
Home insurance could make you richer
£1,000 is being offered to four lucky people who get a home insurance quote through Confused.com this month, to spend on household bills.
Home insurers aggravating rat epidemic
Home insurers are exacerbating the nation’s growing rat epidemic by failing to authorise full repairs of problem drains and sewers, warns consumer champion Drain Claim.
Brits suffer ‘costly mistake' of being underinsured
Almost forty per cent of Brits have experienced a ‘costly mistake' because they weren't adequately insured according to new findings from Santander Insurance.
Tesco Bank launches Pet Accident & Injury Insurance
Tesco Bank has announced the launch of Tesco Pet Accident & Injury Insurance in response to research that reveals more than two thirds (70 per cent) of pets are uninsured.
Motorists still wasting money on automatic car insurance renewals
Motorists are wasting nearly £2.8 billion each year by staying loyal to their existing car insurer, and not shopping around for a better deal at renewal time, says MoneySupermarket.com.
Life insurance premiums fall for second consecutive year
The monthly market average life insurance premium has fallen for the second consecutive year, according to research by Sainsbury's Life Insurance.
Avoid excess-ive home insurance premiums
Increasing the voluntary excess level on home insurance policies to reduce the cost of the premium may sometimes cost you more in the long run, according to MoneySupermarket.
To protect or not to protect your no claims discount?
Drivers making a claim on their motor insurance policy, with an ‘unprotected' no claims discount (NCD), could see the cost of their premiums increase by around 37 per cent, according to research by moneysupermarket.com.
Superbike legend Foggy teams up with Bikesure
Four-time Superbike World Champion Carl Fogarty has teamed up with specialist insurance broker Bikesure to promote the brand for the next 12 months.
Young male drivers pay almost double what women pay
The cost of car insurance for young men continues to go through the roof and 17-20 year olds are paying almost double what women drivers of the same age are paying, experts at Confused.com have revealed.
Sainsbury's launches new home insurance offers
New research from Sainsbury's home insurance estimates that the average cost of running a home is now around £11,360.70, and to help people protect their properties and their purse strings, Sainsbury's Finance is launching a new home insurance offering that will enable Sainsbury's shoppers to not only save on their cover, but also their Sainsbury's shopping and petrol.
AA Drivesafe insurance rewards responsible drivers
Britain's biggest car and home insurance broker, AA Insurance, has turned to technology to launch a new ‘pay how you drive' policy.
New insurance product launched by TomTom and Motaquote
TomTom has made a landmark move into the insurance market by providing the technology behind a new insurance product, which bases premiums on driving behaviour.