Insurance - Product Reviews

8 August 2009 - £730m worth of fraudulent claims in 2008

Insurance provides us with a financial backstop when catastrophe calls – even if it is a small bump in the car or a glass of red wine over the carpet. But it seems that recessionary times drive bad behaviour with the total amount of undetected fraudulent claims against insurance companies rising ... More

25 March 2009 - Do Price Comparison Sites Really Work?

Do Price Comparison Sites Really Work? As the internet has evolved our online shopping prowess has become savvier and most of us are able to locate the exact products and services we are looking for in a relatively short space of time through the most popular search engines. Searching for ... More

4 November 2008 - Mortgage Payment Protection insurance the facts

What Is Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance (MPPI)? Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance (MPPI) or accident, sickness and unemployment insurance (ASU), covers your monthly mortgage payments should your income stop due to accident, sickness or redundancy. The benefit is then normally paid for ... More

22 October 2008 - Travel and travel insurance in a credit crunch crisis

Travel and travel Insurance in a credit crunch crisis The travel industry is another area that has been hit hard by the credit crunch. However many experts also believe that fraudulent travel insurance claims are on the rise. Fraudulent claims have increased by 80%, with customers claiming ... More

20 October 2008 - Flooding, risk and my home insurance premium

Flooding, risk and my home insurance premium. The floods experienced in the UK between April and August 2007 were classed as the worst in recent years. The costs to the insurance industry were an estimated 4billion, and ultimately it is the property owners who have to pay via an increase in ... More

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