Insurance
Homeowners - check cover if you suspect subsidence
With reports the UK emerged from the driest first six months of the year for eighty years, insurers are no doubt expecting a higher volume of home insurance claims for subsidence.
RSA launches new Mini Fleet product
Leading global insurer RSA has introduced a new product created specifically for owners and operators of small business fleets.
Check your chimney before winter
Britain's 60,000 thatched home owners are being warned today to double check their chimneys before they light their wood burners and open fires this winter.
Improved insurance package for Caterham owners
MCE Insurance has revamped its package for Caterham Seven owners, who can now benefit from an improved product and extra peace of mind.
Students urged to insure phones, laptops and other gadgets
Students in the UK keep over £3.3 billion worth of possessions in their digs but over £1.7 billion of it is uninsured, according to new research from Santander Student Current Accounts.
Living with HIV doesn't mean the end to holidays
There are currently around 83,000* people living with HIV in the UK, and it remains one of the fastest growing serious health conditions in the UK. For many, living with HIV could spell the end of holidays abroad, as they find it difficult to get fairly priced travel insurance. Indeed, a number of insurers do not provide cover for HIV at all.
Tesco Bank and Fortis announce travel insurance partnership
Tesco Bank has entered into an agreement with Fortis UK, in addition to the previously announced motor and household partnership, which will provide the underwriting, claims management and sales and service support to Tesco Bank's travel insurance customers.
Driving restrictions for youngsters could cut insurance costs
Insurance premiums for younger drivers could fall by at least 10% if a ‘graduated licence' scheme were introduced restricting newly qualified teenagers from driving at night and carrying young passengers, according to online motor insurer swiftcover.com.
Don't advertise your home to thieves
For several years, UK householders have been updating their Facebook status and tweeting their every move. Now there is an even more accurate way to tell all your ‘friends' where you are. Facebook Places pinpoints your exact location. Churchill home insurance warns this could drive an increase in house burglaries.
Students opt for quality of course over nightlife
As students start making their way back for the start of the new term, a new survey reveals that the majority of students base their decision on which university to attend by the quality of the academic course rather than the overall reputation of the university or, as is often assumed, the town's nightlife.
High costs for small insurance policy changes
Minor changes to car and home insurance policies are costing consumers as much as £55 a time according to new research from Which? Money.
Brits flee parked car crashes without leaving their details
Nearly a fifth of motorists who hit a parked vehicle fled the scene of the accident without leaving their details, new data suggests.
Jump in child car seat cover as insurers recognise demand
Almost half of all car insurance policies now provide specific cover for child car seats, compared to just 3% in 2004, according to latest data from independent financial research company Defaqto.
Younger drivers pay the price for a racy reputation
Young male drivers pay on average 79 per cent more than young women for their car insurance, according to research by moneysupermarket.com.
Home & Legacy to cover Lloyds Private Bank customers
Home & Legacy has entered an agreement with Lloyds TSB Insurance Services Ltd to provide personal home and motor insurance to its Private Banking customers.