INSURANCE NEWS

Wed, Jul 28 2010, 12:41 pm
UK house insurance premiums to rise dramatically as climate change increases flood risk
Association of British Insurers warns some areas of Britain will become uninsurableClimate change will increase the risk of flooding in the UK, which could lead to dramatic rises in insurance premiums...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jul/28/house-insurance-premiums-flooding

Tue, Jul 27 2010, 3:04 pm
Lloyds stops PPI sales
FOS figures are expected to show 150 people a day complain about PPI, as Lloyds Banking Group calls halt to sales for loans, credit cards and mortgagesLloyds Banking Group has stopped selling the cont...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/jul/27/lloyds-stops-ppi-sales

Sat, Jul 24 2010, 12:01 am
Your bike is a steal! So insure it, lock it, and deface it
Cycle theft is on the increase, so it pays to take out an insurance policyHaving got a bicycle, you'll want to insure it because, despite falls elsewhere, cycle thefts remain one of the growing areas ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/jul/24/cycle-theft-insure-lock

Sat, Jul 24 2010, 12:01 am
AXA insurance doesn't have a head for heights
We have been refused cover by AXA because the destination is too high above sea levelI wanted to buy annual travel insurance for my daughter's trip to Peru and Bolivia. The AXA policy says "trekking/h...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/jul/24/axa-insurance-refused

Sat, Jul 24 2010, 12:01 am
Admiral all at sea over botched car claim
We faced legal proceedings over a minor accident after errors by Admiral at every stageIn April last year our daughter was involved in a minor car accident, causing damage to her car and a third party...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/jul/24/admiral-botched-car-claim

Fri, Jul 23 2010, 11:08 am
Bogus insurance claims hit record high
Figures from the Association of British Insurers reveal that 122,000 fraudulent insurance claims were uncovered last year at a value of £840mDishonest householders making bogus claims on motor and ho...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/jul/23/bogus-insurance-claims-record-high

Mon, Jul 19 2010, 12:01 am
Fraud drives fastest rise in car insurance costs
Survey shows rise of 11.5%, the biggest recorded since tracking of quarterly premiums beganThe cost of car insurance has grown at its fastest rate, in large part due to a rise in fraudulent claims, a...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/jul/19/fastest-car-insurance-cost-rise

Fri, Jul 16 2010, 11:47 am
Irish Life endowment bonus payout led me on a policy odyssey
Stephen Bates spent a year on his quest to discover why his Irish Life endowment payout was £1,200 less than expectedIt's fair to say that when I took out an endowment policy on my flat in west Londo...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/jul/16/irish-life-endowment-policy-payout

Mon, Jul 12 2010, 10:15 am
How can I plug a neighbour's leak into my flat?
A reader wonders how best to tackle a neighbour whose washing machine keeps leaking into their flat and causing costly and lengthy damageEvery week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it's...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/blog/2010/jul/12/neighbours-leak-flat

Sun, Jul 11 2010, 12:05 am
Ocean Finance has got away with our refund
We were mis-sold payment protection insurance but now our refund of £9,965 has disappearedWe contacted our lender, Firstplus Financial, about a payment protection insurance (PPI) policy mis-sold to u...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/jul/11/ocean-finance-refund