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  • Car insurance scams 'cost consumers £1.25bn annually'
    New research has shown the cost of uninsured crashes and car insurance scams. Honest car insurance customers are being forced to pay out £1.25 billion annually to foot the bill created by uninsured or dishonest drivers, ...
    Tue 31st Aug, 2010
  • Home insurance cover 'essential for students'
    Home insurance cover should be apriority for new students, an expert has said. An expert has stated that taking out quality home insurance cover should be top of any student's priority list before they leave home to begin ...
    Tue 31st Aug, 2010
  • Holidaymakers 'must not endanger home insurance while away'
    People going away on holiday should be wary of risking their home insurance, an expert has said. People heading off on single trip travel holidays in the coming months have been urged not to put their contents and buildings ...
    Tue 24th Aug, 2010
  • Aviva and Santander to continue home insurance tie-up
    Aviva and Santander have signed a new home insurance contract. Aviva is to continue its tie-up with Santander which sees it provide the financier's customers with home insurance cover.In news that could be of interest to ...
    Mon 23rd Aug, 2010 (1 Comment)
  • Millions of Brits 'risking car insurance policies abroad'
    Sainsbury's has said that many holidaymakers risk their car insurance policies while abroad. Millions of car insurance holders from the UK are risking breaking the law while driving on single trip travel holidays abroad, new ...
    Fri 20th Aug, 2010
  • Car insurance holders 'should be given more information by providers'
    Defaqto has stated that car insurance customers should be told more clearly how much they are being charged. Car insurance customers must be informed more clearly by companies providing their cover about the exact amount they ...
    Thu 19th Aug, 2010
  • Over 70,000 affected after Flight Options collapses
    Thousands of holidaymakers are currently facing the prospect of losing or having to re-book their summer holidays after another UK travel group ceased trading. Last night aviation regulators worked hard to ensure that all ...
    Wed 18th Aug, 2010
  • Santander introduces car insurance bonus
    Santander is offering car insurance customers bonuses for the remainder of 2010. Santander bank account customers might like to take advantage of their financier's new bonuses that will come with its car insurance ...
    Wed 18th Aug, 2010
  • New research: People risking car insurance policies through tiredness
    New research has found that car insurance customers are potentially risking their policies and health by driving while tired. Direct Line car insurance customers and people with other companies are potentially putting their ...
    Tue 17th Aug, 2010
  • Holiday company Sun4U collapses leaving 1,200 stranded
    Travel company Sun4U is the latest firm to feel the pinch after it collapsed leaving around 1,200 customers stranded abroad. According to the Birmingham-based firm's website it had ceased trading and was advising people to ...
    Fri 13th Aug, 2010 (2 Comments)
  • M&S warns car insurance holders to be careful
    M&S has warned car insurance holders not to risk invalidating their policy. Taking out the right car insurance deal may never have been more important for motorists, if the data from a new study is to be ...
    Thu 12th Aug, 2010
  • RSA introduces new car insurance deal
    RSA has today (August 11th) launched a new breakdown car cover product. People seeking breakdown car cover might be interested to note that RSA has today (August 11th) announced the launch of a new car insurance policy.The ...
    Wed 11th Aug, 2010
  • Defaqto urges car insurance customers to look beyond prices
    Defaqto has stated that consumers should look further into car insurance deals rather than just opting for the cheapest product. People seeking breakdown car cover should look beyond just the prices of such packages prior to ...
    Tue 10th Aug, 2010
  • 22% of pet plan holders 'suspect theft of their missing animal'
    Research has shown that 22 per cent of dog and cat owners whose pets go missing believe that they were stolen. Direct pet insurance holders might be interested to note that almost a quarter of people who have had their animal ...
    Fri 6th Aug, 2010
  • Research: Students should take out home insurance cover
    Research has shown that students take around £4,000 worth of goods with them to university. It may never have been more important for students to take out annual insurance prior to going to university, if new research is ...
    Thu 5th Aug, 2010
  • Research: Many car insurance policies lack ULR cover
    Many car insurance polices do not include ULR cover as standard, new research has shown. Many car insurance policies in the UK do not include any cover for uninsured loss recovery (ULR), new research has shown.According to ...
    Tue 3rd Aug, 2010
  • Santander gives out single trip travel advice
    Santander has stated that it is important to compare savings on foreign currency exchanges before going on holiday. People heading away on single trip travel holidays this summer will fork out more than £49 million in ...
    Mon 2nd Aug, 2010