Insurance

Motoring overseas? Then get your cover up to speed

If you are one of the three million British drivers heading off to the Continent this summer, ready to explore in the comfort of an air-conditioned car, make sure your cover is as good as the scenery.

Inside Insurance

'Stop building on flood plains'

Sunday, 22 June 2008

Housebuilders and councils have been warned by one of the UK's biggest insurers to stop developing new homes on flood plains.

Halifax tempts households to switch with 'thank you' bonuses

Sunday, 15 June 2008

A new home insurance offer will reward customers with £50 when they switch to the policy and £50 every year they renew it.

Destination danger: the uninsured who travel in hope

Sunday, 8 June 2008

Travel insurance is yet another in a long list of costs as we head overseas for a little rest and relaxation this summer, so it is tempting to give it a miss and keep the cash instead for a cocktail by the beach. In fact, this is just what one in seven UK tourists does when going abroad, reports market research company Defaqto.

FSA in compensation payments shake-up

Sunday, 8 June 2008

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has proposed that insurance firms should no longer be permitted to subtract compensation for mis-selling from the inherited estates of with-profit funds. This will apply to firms with shareholders, but not mutuals.