UK Insurance News

While the country struggles to come to terms with the proposed cuts in government spending and the knock on effect throughout the economy in terms of wage cuts and redundancies, it is quite galling to hear latest reports from the insurance market regarding increases in insurance premiums this year.
Motorists have been among the worst affected [...]

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If you are a homeowner and aged 50 or over, chances are you’ve got your head around how important it is to have home insurance. However, after years of making sure you have the basics covered, you may have stopped examining your policy in detail to see just what you have under financial protection. It [...]

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Home insurance premiums have risen at an average of 6% over the last twelve months says a report from moneysupermarket.com, recording a rise for a typical buildings and contents insurance from £142 to £151 per year.
While the rise is well above the annual inflation rate, it is nothing compared to the increases seen in motor [...]

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One activity that appears to be booming during these hard times is the illegal cultivation of cannabis in farms set up in residential homes, with plant seizures by police rising by 18% in 2009/10.
According to Aviva insurance almost all of the 758,700 plants seized by the police in 2009/10 were being cultivated in residential properties [...]

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The dreadful longevity of the snow and icy weather endured across much of the country at the tail end of last year has proved to be extremely costly for UK insurers with figures released suggesting that claims during the period reached over twice that paid out for the same period in 2009.
Compared to atrocious weather [...]

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