What is landlord insurance?
Landlord insurance is a specialist financial product designed to safeguard buy to let properties. The core elements of cover work in a similar way to home insurance although it’s important to understand that standard home insurance policies won’t cover let properties. Read the rest of this entry »
Car Insurance rarely makes it into the mainstream media, but with rising premiums ITV decided to tackle the reasons for the recent price hikes. The Secrets of Your Car Insurance made for interesting viewing, covering familiar ground as well as new territory. So what’s behind the spiralling cost of car insurance? Read the rest of this entry »
Travel insurance covers more than you might think and to prove the point we’ve tracked down some of the most bizarre claims from across the web. The ten bizarre claims below prove that holidaymakers should expect the unexpected, and that travel insurance covers much more than lost luggage and delayed flights. Read the rest of this entry »
With summer a fast fading memory and the evenings stretching out; for motorists that means more driving in the dark. Reduced visibility and impaired perception make night driving more dangerous. Government figures show that 40% of traffic accidents happen after dark and 20% of serious motorway accidents are caused by drivers falling asleep behind the wheel. The following tips are designed to reduce risk and make sure you arrive at your destination safely:
A recent report by a leading automotive organisation has revealed that almost half of motorists know someone who’s happy to drive well out of their way to avoid motorways. Figures show that one in fifty will ‘go the long way around’ rather than face a motorway. Do the maths and that adds-up to 13,000 motorists making daily detours, adding an extra 600 miles to the average odometer every year. Read the rest of this entry »
Van drivers are having a tough financial time at the moment facing rising fuel prices and rising insurance premiums. According to specialist market research agency Consumer Intelligence van insurance is at a record high and it’s younger drivers who are being hit the hardest. Read the rest of this entry »
Fool’s Gold: when an uninsured driver’s bling backfired
Schadenfreude is a curious word describing pleasure gained from seeing others in trouble. It’s such an uncommon British emotion that we had to borrow the word from Germany, but it’s exactly the word to describe seeing a gold Maserati being towed away by the police for not having insurance. Not only was the driver of the £90K super car uninsured, but the car was displaying L-plates suggesting a learner. Read the rest of this entry »
With Uber on the up and the imminent arrival of driverless cars; Radio 4 recently asked What’s the point of…The London Black Cab? and that got us thinking. Black taxis are as British as Big Ben and double decker buses, but how much do you really know about them? And what does the future hold for the black cab? Read the rest of this entry »
There’s a well-known saying in healthcare circles that ‘prevention is better than cure’, but could the same be applied to financial circles and what would it mean for insurance? It’s exactly the question that’s been bothering one provider and they have come to some surprising conclusions. Read the rest of this entry »
Given that boats are often left unattended and can be packed with expensive equipment; it’s hardly surprising that they make such tempting targets for thieves. The following ten simple steps will help tighten your security and keep the boat thieves at bay: Read the rest of this entry »
