Archive for the ‘General Insurance News’ Category

High number of car insurance policies fail to offer cover for road rage

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A recent report has found that 94% of all car insurance policies in the UK don’t offer cover for road rage incidents. This news comes despite the conclusions of a separate study into the views of motorists which found that many drivers look for road rage cover on their policies, with older driver over 55 [...]

Gap year travel insurance tips

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If you’re one of the millions of students considering a year out before starting university, then listen up. While the majority of young people spend hours and hours planning their route before they leave, what countries they want to visit and which sights they need to take it, often travel insurance is left at the [...]

Female drivers clued up about car maintenance

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According to new research, female drivers are not as clueless as previously believed when it comes to car maintenance. It seems the notion that women haven’t the faintest idea about how to look after their car, and keep it maintained and in good working condition, is very much outdated as a recent survey discovered that [...]

Balcony fall victim’s insurance policy was inadequate

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A 27-year-old newlywed was faced with a bill for £16,000 to have a private air ambulance transport her back to the UK after she plunged 30ft from a hotel balcony. Carrie-Anne Dudbridge and her new husband Michael were on their honeymoon in Corfu when the horrendous accident, which left bride Carrie-Anne with a fractured spine [...]

Car insurance scammers on the rise

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Car insurance scammers who stage accidents in order to claim money off the innocent party’s policy are on the rise, according to recent statistics. It’s been estimated that these “cash for crash” fraudsters cost the insurance industry £350 million last year, adding an extra £44 to the cost of each UK motorist’s car insurance policy. [...]

Budget car insurance offered by Hastings

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Hastings insurance group are set to offer a budget car insurance policy in a bid to win custom from drivers who are struggling to keep up with the cost of motoring. With rising fuel and insurance prices, the cost of driving in the UK has never been a bigger issue. Now Hastings is planning to [...]

Aviva strike a deal with Santander to distribute its life insurance policies

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Aviva has struck an exclusive 5-year deal with Santander for the bank to sell its life insurance policies to its UK customers. Aviva’s general insurance products are already being offered through Santander, however the new deal will see the Spanish bank add life insurance, critical illness, and income protection policies to its list of cover [...]

American woman jailed for life insurance scam

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A woman from Los Angeles, US, will face a maximum 90 year jail sentence after being found guilty of orchestrating a life insurance scam where she went as far as staging a fake funeral. 67-year-old Jean Crump was convicted by a jury last week on two counts of wire fraud, and one count of mail [...]

Insurance policies to cover your handbag

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As a recent survey revealed that more and more women are choosing to splash out on designer handbags, the need for insurance to cover these expensive purchases is more important than ever. With 1 in 3 women admitting to spending between £150 and £500 on a handbag, plus when you add in the cost of [...]

Swiftcover to move into home insurance

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Swiftcover.com are set to move into home insurance cover, it has been announced. The ambitious company hope to bring something new to the insurance sector of home cover by offering customers more flexibility within their policies. Swiftcover.com believe that many standard home insurance policies cover items which are unnecessary, the example given was that cover [...]