Articles in the Insurance Category
How Can Fully Comprehensive Insurance Be Cheaper Than 3rd Party?
February 21st, 2008
From time to time statistics used by financial service providers can help you out in unexpected ways. For example, when you’re retiring and looking for an annuity, if you’re a smoker, there’s a good chance that you’ll get a better rate than a non-smoker. This is because statistics show you’ll …
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Insurance: Scams, Fiddles and Honest Claims
February 3rd, 2008
There was an interesting programme on Channel 4 last week which followed the investigations of the insurance claim team from Norwich Union.
The programme displayed the range of techniques that insurance companies now use to weed out false claims, and it also showed the lengths to which people will …
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Insurance: Which Are Essential?
January 23rd, 2008
Insurance comes in many different forms, but ensuring that you only have the right insurance, and with adequate cover can be difficult.
A recent report by Which? suggests that thousands of pounds is wasted each year on unnecessary insurance - but of …
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Bonfire Night Insurance Tips
October 29th, 2007
I guess it’s kind of sad writing about the need for insurance on bonfire night, but you can’t be too careful about things like this these days, and bonfire night has been shown to be the second worst day for fire damage (next to Christmas day!) and the worst for …
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The Big List of Money Saving Ideas: Car Insurance
October 4th, 2007
This post is part of Money Watch’s Big List of Money Saving Ideas.
For many, car insurance is seen as a grudge purchase - something we know we must have, but do not really want to shell out for. It’s important that we get the right cover when purchasing car …
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The Big List of Money Saving Ideas: Life Insurance
September 30th, 2007
This post is part of Money Watch’s Big List of Money Saving Ideas.
By and large, life insurance premiums have reduced over the last 5 or so years, so if you took out your policy back then, it might be worth finding out if you can get a cheaper premium. …
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Zuzzid: Give Your Views On Insurers
September 24th, 2007
I’ve just come across a new site which promises to “put the power in the hands of the insurance customer, not insurance companies”. The interestingly named Zuzzid gives you the chance to speak about your experiences with insurers and their policies, across all types of insurance, by either …
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TescoCompare.com: Tesco Takes on Comparison Sites
September 13th, 2007
I’ll be keeping a close eye on www.tescocompare.com tomorrow (14th Sep) as it should be the day that Tesco starts to take on the likes of MoneySupermarket.com, by launching a financial comparison website.
Tesco has launched its car insurance comparison service at www.tescocompare.com, which marks its first move into the …
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Student Finance: Insurance for Your Belongings
September 11th, 2007
One thing that many students overlook in their haste to get setup in their student house or halls of residence is insurance for their belongings. With the amount of electrical items and gadgets that the average student will be taking with them on the increase, it is becoming more and …
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Sat Nav Thefts Up: Offered As Incentive For Car Insurance
August 20th, 2007
I found it quite ironic today, after having heard on the radio that the number of cases of theft of satellite navigation systems from cars has risen considerably, that Tesco is offering cheap sat navs as an incentive to take out its car insurance.
Going slightly off topic - aren’t …
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