How I saved 55% on my car insurance renewal.
Tag: Insurance
Question About Redundancy Insurance
As I mentioned in my post about tips for coping with redundancy, it is possible to insure yourself against losing your job, using something called an Accident, Sickness and Unemployment (ASU) policy. But I ave a question about the terms and conditions of such policies.
How Can Fully Comprehensive Insurance Be Cheaper Than 3rd Party?
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 probably live for less years […]
Insurance: Scams, Fiddles and Honest Claims
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 go to try and defraud the […]
Insurance: Which Are Essential?
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 course, what is unnecessary for one person, is an essential for another. For […]
Bonfire Night Insurance Tips
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 damage to cars. If you […]
The Big List of Money Saving Ideas: Car Insurance
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 insurance, but there are ways […]
The Big List of Money Saving Ideas: Life Insurance
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. Also, if you too you […]
Zuzzid: Give Your Views On Insurers
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 “ranting” or “raving” about them. Whilst this […]
TescoCompare.com: Tesco Takes on Comparison Sites
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 financial comparison market. Although the […]