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Scotland Seizes Illegal Vehicles

The Lothians are amid a blitz of seizures as police clamp down on illegal drivers, reported to be as much as 200 cars and motorbikes per month. Any drivers who have been caught without valid insurance, tax or driving licence have had their vehicle ... Read >

Rising Home Insurance Premiums

There have been many predictions of rises in home insurance premiums after the disasters seen during last summer's flooding, and the money insurers had to pay out. Property owners were expected to face higher premiums throughout 2008 after the wides... Read >

Protect Your Love On Valentine’s Day

According to Paypal Brits will spend over £1.6 billion on their loved ones this Valentine's Day. Direct Line has predicted that £467 million of this total figure will be spent on expensive jewellery, the lucky recipients should make sure they are covere... Read >

Motorcycles More Dangerous Than Cars

Figures released lately have shown that almost half as many motorcyclists are killed on Britain's roads as car drivers and passengers. This is an astounding figure since motorbikes account for less than 4% of vehicles on the UK's roads. These figures a... Read >

Life Insurance Critical For Mortgage Brokers

Home cover is the second most important insurance for consumers, it comes just behind car insurance which is a legal requirement. This is according to Graeme Trudgill, the British Insurance Broker's Association (Biba)'s corporate affairs executive, he ... Read >

Lead Generation Online Is A Hot Market

The lead generation market is becoming more and more competitive, mortgage advisers and brokers are competing to gain new business in the ailing property market of 2008. The internet has had a revolutionary impact on the mortgage lead market over the ... Read >

Insuring Your Livelihood As Well As Your Van

Demand for van insurance has been on the rise since 2006, a nationwide study conducted by Norwich Union Direct found that a new generation of business professionals is emerging. The survey of over 500 van drivers revealed that contrary to popular be... Read >

Insurers Sting Obese And Smokers

Smokers and the overweight are seeing increased life insurance prices. The insurance industry is penalising these people with higher costs of cover. The way insurance companies calculate premiums is to work out the risk to them of the customer dyin... Read >

Insurance Companies Set To Pay Out More Frequently

Norwich Union has announced that it has already changed its policy on insurance claims after the guidelines published recently by the industry's umbrella body. The numerous refusals from insurers to pay out on policies after it came to light that cust... Read >

How Young Drivers Can Save On Insurance

Young drivers are struggling more to afford motoring, the combination of soaring fuel prices and the rising cost of insurance is making it this way, it is possible to keep costs down though. Younger, inexperienced drivers present more of a risk to in... Read >

Housing Market Struggles To Stay Afloat

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has announced that house prices have reached their worst point since the housing market crashed in the early 1990s. The number of surveyors who reported a significant drop in house prices in January, ... Read >

Green Vehicles Becoming More Popular

The recent budget speech saw an increase in car tax and a 2p rise in fuel costs effective from October 2008. Critics believe that these increases will put a strain on car drivers who are already paying the highest ever prices for fuel, another bone of c... Read >

FSA Calls For More Regulation Of Comparison Sites

The recent popularity of price comparison sites has led to a city watchdog planning to review the regulation of these sites, particularly insurance comparison sites to ensure consumers are not buying products that are unsuitable for their needs. ... Read >

Fat Tax For Life Insurance

A new "fat tax" is being introduced by insurers to punish the obese. The cost of seriously overweight customers will be up to 50% higher when taking out new life insurance policies, the threshold at which the higher rate begins is also going to be lower... Read >

Do Women Get A Better Car Insurance Deal?

Insurers are keen to offer women drivers cheap deals on insurance, it seems the numerous jokes that float around about women being worse drivers than men are fictitious, since it is women who get the best insurance deals. It is a proven fact that wo... Read >