Articles in the Insurance Category
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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Booking Your Holiday? Shop Around For Insurance
July 2nd, 2007
It might be a bit late for most, as you may have already booked this year’s holiday, but a recent survey by MoneySupermarket.com suggests that the insurance that is often sold along with your holiday can be up to 4 times more expensive than insurance bought from elsewhere.
In one example …
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We Don’t Trust Our Banks
April 17th, 2007
A recent survey by Fool.co.uk highlighted how we do not trust our banks with our money.
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Cooling Off Period Applies To Renewals
April 12th, 2007
A post at UKMoneyPot states that the 14 day cooling off period you receive when buying many types of financial product, such as loans, insurance and credit cards, also applies when your policies “auto-renew”.
For example, as with many insurers, if your car insurance renews automatically each year, you still …
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Will Your Insurance Claim Be Paid?
February 10th, 2007
The Scotsman has reported some astounding figures from a new survey which suggests that 1.6 million Brits have had insurance claims turned down in the past 5 years.
The unpaid claims came on health, income protection and life insurance policies, and averaged out at over £26,000 per claim - a …
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MoneyExpert: ‘Switch Cards To Help Debts’
January 17th, 2007
January is a good opportunity to compare credit cards and take advantage of zero per cent interest offers, it has been claimed.
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This Is Money: Insurers Face Action Over Misleading Ads
January 17th, 2007
The financial watchdog has warned insurers they have three months to clean up their act on ads that promise big savings when very few customers can buy at low prices
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MoneyExpert: HSBC Announces New Homeowner Loan Product
January 16th, 2007
HSBC has announced a new five-year fixed-rate mortgage after the homeowner loan offered in its Green Sale sold out.
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MoneyExpert: FSA: Improving PPI Market Is Key Priority
January 13th, 2007
Improving industry standards regarding the sale of payment protection insurance (PPI) remains a “key priority” for the Financial Services Authority (FSA), it announced this week.
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