UK Insurance News

While most of us are at times guilty of purchasing the cheapest travel insurance that we can find, recent problems affecting travellers may have changed the way we think.
The Icelandic volcanic ash and the consequences of strike action by British Airways staff can make for a very unpleasant experience, even more so if travelling with [...]

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The UK specialist travel insurance provider P J Hayman has warned anybody booking their summer holidays abroad that they need to declare any pre-existing medical conditions when taking out travel insurance.
Peter Hayman, Director at P J Hayman explains:
“We have seen several stories in the news recently when people have had an accident or fallen ill [...]

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I was surprised to read that there are over 150,000 cases every year of motorists filling their vehicles with the wrong fuel, in 95% of cases  putting petrol into a diesel engined vehicle.
How the other 5% manage to put diesel in a petrol car is a mystery as the unleaded tank neck is narrower than [...]

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Many homeowners spend several years and thousands of pounds gradually improving their property and with summer only around the corner, now is the perfect time of year to get your home looking spic and span. It is important not to let all this hard work go to waste.
Like most things, your home is at risk [...]

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The ‘blame culture’ that spreads like wildfire during times of recession and falling property values, has caused an increase in the number of surveyors and estate agents being sued for negligence over property matters in the last year.
There were 25 commercial or residential cases against surveyors or estate agents in 2009, compared to just one [...]

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