Archive for July, 2010

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 [...]

Ash cloud chaos prompts more holidaymakers to consider travel insurance

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According to recent research from gocompare.com more holidaymakers than ever this summer are looking into travel insurance options before leaving the country. It’s believed the high profile ash cloud disaster which caused travel chaos earlier this year after flights in and out of the UK were grounded because of the threat of the volcanic ash, [...]

Newspaper teams up with insurance provider to offer exclusive 15% discount on travel cover

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The Sun newspaper has joined forces Flexicover Direct to offer its readers an exclusive 15% on all travel insurance policies purchased ahead of the summer holidays. As the children break up from school for the summer break, families are looking to head off to the sun for a well earned holiday. However travel insurance is [...]

More fraudulent insurance claims being detected than ever

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According to the Association of British Insurers (ABI) fraudulent claims in the UK hit an all time high last year with 122,000 bogus claims being detected worth an estimated £840 million. The figures reveal a 14% increase in the number of rogue insurance claims being made when compared to the previous year. However the ABI [...]

Festival-goers advised to check their car insurance policy before setting off

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Those heading off to festivals over the summer months are being advised to check their car insurance policies before setting off. Post Office Car Insurance are recommending that festival-goers double check their car insurance cover so as to ensure they are covered for damage and theft while away at their chosen event. With many people [...]

Top UK car insurer to move into home insurance

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Top UK car insurer Admiral has announced its plans to move into providing home insurance cover from next year. Admiral is currently responsible for insuring 6% of the cars on UK roads and also owns the price comparison website confused.com and elephant.co.uk. The insurance company now hopes to expand its product base by moving into [...]

Importance of travel insurance highlighted by foreign office report

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The importance of adequate travel insurance was highlighted this week following the foreign office’s annual British Behaviour Abroad report. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) reported a high number of elderly British nationals encountering problems while abroad as a result of being hit by enormous medical bills because they had failed to declare any pre-existing [...]

Buy-to-let landlords warned about the importance of insurance

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Buy-to-let landlords have been warned about the importance of taking out adequate insurance on their home by one of the UK’s leading insurance comparison website moneysupermarket.com. Whether you’re considering renting your home out as an investment, to make extra money, or because you’re unable to sell at the moment, you’ll need to take out specific [...]

Insurance company offers tailored cover for ice cream vans

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Dudley based insurance provider Cater N Sure are offering specific tailored cover for all kinds of catering units. The insurance company offers a range of insurance policies with cover provided for all kinds of mobile and static catering units including ice cream vans, mobile tea and coffee units, burger vans, buffet caterers and chocolate fountain [...]

Home insurance claims set to rise as the kids break up for the summer holidays

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Home insurance providers are poised for an influx of claims as the children prepare to break up from school for their 6-week long summer holiday. Research conducted by insurance broker Swinton found that a large number of their customers revealed they had made a claim on their home insurance policy after damage was caused by [...]