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 more important to get adequate […]
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Sat Nav Thefts Up: Offered As Incentive For Car Insurance
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 we in a similar situation […]
Booking Your Holiday? Shop Around For Insurance
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 they give, a couple […]
We Don’t Trust Our Banks
A recent survey by Fool.co.uk highlighted how we do not trust our banks with our money.
Cooling Off Period Applies To Renewals
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 have 14 days from the […]
Will Your Insurance Claim Be Paid?
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 whopping total of just under […]
Scotsman: FSA Steps Up Investigation Of Payment Protection
PAYMENT protection insurance (PPI) is coming under increased scrutiny from the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
This Is Money: Floods Raise Insurance Fears
59 flood warnings have been issued across the UK – Insurance experts are warning homeowners to urgently check their insurance arrangements
This Is Money: FSA Widens PPI Crackdown
The financial watchdog is stepping up its work to crackdown on the selling of controversial payment protection insurance
MoneyExpert: Axa: Average UK Adult Saved £1,003 In 2006
The average adult in the UK saved £1,003 during 2006, while 61 per cent saved less than £500 or nothing at all, it has been found.