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December
2007: UK Car crime and accident hotspots
names in new Endsleigh report -Hull has been named the UK?s riskiest city for
motor theft while Swindon is the safest, according to a new report published today
by Endsleigh Insurance Services Limited. The findings come from Endsleigh?s ‘Motor
Cities 2007’ Report, which identifies the ten safest and riskiest UK cities for
both theft and accidents. The results were collected by analysing motor claims
over the last three years from the hundreds of thousands of Endsleigh policyholders
in the UK. The report ranks towns and cities by comparing the frequency of theft
and accident claims between towns and cities in order to determine the risk, rather
than simply looking at the total number of incidents. Back
to top December
2007: The top buy-to-let pitfalls and how to avoid
them - Buy-to-let has never been without its risks but the spotlight is now on
the buy-to-let market more than ever before, with higher interest rates and uncertainty
in the UK's housing market. This has unsettled some landlords, in particular those
with a few properties and those who are new to the buy-to-let market.
Back
to top December
2007: Endsleigh survey results show 40% of under
-35s have no pension - New research from Endsleigh Financial has revealed that
over 40% of young people under 35 do not have a pension, with over half of those
saying it has never occurred to them to have one. The results come from a survey
of 1781 Endsleigh customers, aged between 23 and 35, from across the UK and was
conducted by Customer Care Research for Endsleigh Financial, the financial advisory
arm of Endsleigh Insurance Services Limited. Back
to top November
2007: Direct Travel
Insurance awarded a 5 star rating by Defaqto - Direct Travel Insurance is very
proud to have always been awarded a 5 star rating by Defaqto for its full range
of Premier Plus travel insurance policies. Who is Defaqto? Defaqto is an independent
financial research company that holds information on thousands of products from
hundreds of providers. This data is used by leading financial institutions as
well as by thousands of independent financial advisers. Back
to top November
2007: Two Thirds of Young Professionals Being Priced
out of UK Housing Market - Hull has been named the UK?s riskiest city for motor
theft while Swindon is the safest, according to a new report published today by
Endsleigh Insurance Services Limited. The findings come from Endsleigh?s ‘Motor
Cities 2007’ Report, which identifies the ten safest and riskiest UK cities for
both theft and accidents. The results were collected by analysing motor claims
over the last three years from the hundreds of thousands of Endsleigh policyholders
in the UK. The report ranks towns and cities by comparing the frequency of theft
and accident claims between towns and cities in order to determine the risk, rather
than simply looking at the total number of incidents Back
to top November
2007: New
appointments to PropertyRisks team - PropertyRisks is delighted to announce that
Tim Wakelin has joined the company in an advisory and development capacity. -
PropertyRisks,
the specialist provider of let property insurance, has expanded its team with
the appointment of Matthew Clatworthy as agency and business development manager
- PropertyRisks at ARLA Back
to top November
2007: Students' Insurance in need of Parental Revision
-Home insurance provider, Churchill, is urging parents to wise-up to the theft
risks their children may face at university, as research* shows one in ten students
(11 per cent) was a victim of theft or burglary last year while living away from
home. Back
to top November
2007: Two Thirds of Young Professionals Being Priced
out of UK Housing Market -New research from Endsleigh has revealed that just 35%
of young professionals under 30 own a property, with the large majority renting
or even living with their parents. The results come from a survey of 1780 people,
aged between 23 and 35, from across the UK, conducted by Customer Care Research
for Endsleigh, the leading insurance provider for career people. Back
to top September
2007: Delite Insurance Highly Commended For Customer
Care at Uk Broker Awards - On Thursday 19th July 2007 this announcement appeared
in Insurance Age magazine "Insurance Age is pleased to announce that the following
companies and individuals have been shortlisted for the UK Broker Awards 2007,
which will take place at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London on Friday 14 September."
Back
to top September
2007: Direct Travel Insurance becomes part of the
AIG group - Direct Travel insurance are delighted to let you know that on 31 August
2007 they became part of the AIG group. They now trade as an incorporated company,
Direct Travel Insurance Services Limited and have retained their trading name,
Direct Travel Insurance. Back
to top August
2007: European regulations set to highlight unfair
practice - New regulations coming into force could help brokers highlight unfair
and aggressive practices from competitors such as direct writers and banks, following
European legislation set to be implemented in the UK. Neil Cook, head of commercial
and specialist risks at Delite Insurance Agency, said this would present an opportunity
for brokers to draw attention to mis-selling and the unfair practices of direct
writers. Back
to top August
2007: 1.5 Million cars at risk in flood hit Britain
- Motorists in flood hit areas of Britain could see insurance premiums increase
by up to 57%[4] if they make a claim on a flood damaged car, reveals research
by online price comparison and switching website uSwitch.com Back
to top July
2007: Car Household and Other Insurance Uncovered
- More than 2.5 million[8] motorists in the UK could find themselves with an invalid
insurance policy by providing inaccurate information during the application process.
New research from online price comparison and switching website uSwitch.com reveals
that 10% of drivers have provided inaccurate crucial information such as their
age, address, no claims bonus, and previous driving convictions in an attempt
to save money on the cost of their car insurance. Back
to top July
2007: British Life Insurers Friends Provident and
Resolution Agree on Merger - The board of Friends Provident PLC and Resolution
PLC announced that they have agreed on terms to combine two of Britain's largest
life insurers through a stock swap. Back
to top July
2007: Claim-Free drivers could pick up tab for novice
drivers' premiums - The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has warned
that suggestions from the Transport Select Committee today for the insurance industry
to reduce premiums for novice drivers could lead to increased premiums for claim-free
drivers. Back
to top July
2007: FSA appoints new chief executive - Hector Sants
has been appointed chief executive of the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
He will take up the post on 20 July 2007, succeeding John Tiner who steps down
at the Annual Public Meeting on 19 July. Back
to top July
2007: Association of British Insurers states 50,000
claims in at 27th July 07 & numbers rising - Insurers are working round the clock
to help their customers following the recent floods the ABI (Association of British
Insurers) said today. Insurers are currently handling over 50,000 claims following
the recent floods, as well as the earlier flooding in Yorkshire. Back
to top July
2007: Insurers dealing with claims as quickly as
possible says the ABI - Insurance companies are dealing with policyholders who
have been hit by the latest floods as quickly as possible the ABI (Association
of British Insurers) said on the 23rd July 2007 in their press relase
Back
to top July
2007: Insurance Costs of Summer Floods Rise to £1.5
billion - Britains two major insurance companies Norwich Union owned by Aviva
which is the world's fifth-largest insurance group and the biggest in the UK and
Royal & SunAlliance are waiiting on claims in excess of £230 million.
Back
to top July
2007: ABI appoints new Chairman - Archie Kane, Chief
Executive of Scottish Widows, is the new Chairman of the ABI (Association of British
Insurers). He was appointed at the Association's AGM on 18 July and succeeds Keith
Satchell who has concluded his two-year term. Back
to top June
2007: BUPA -News 2007 - BUPA Hospitals and BUPA IRELAND
- BUPA agrees hospitals sale - 18 June 2007 The Board of BUPA has announced it
is to sell its 25 UK hospitals to the European private equity firm Cinven for
£1.44 billion.. BUPA Ireland's activities were taken over by the Quinn Group which
is a multinational organization with substantial interests in a range of diverse
industry sectors throughout Central and Western Europe including financial services,
hotel & property management, cement production and the manufacture of related
concrete products. Back
to top June
2007: Holiday insurance - Why buy travel insurance?
This is certainly one of the dullest items on your holiday checklist. -Why buy
travel insurance? This is certainly one of the dullest items on your holiday checklist.
Recent studies in Britain and Ireland have found that a lot of people are simply
not taking out travel insurance or knowing what it actually covers.
Back
to top June
2007: ICM Research finds that many British buying
in France are unaware of the need for insurance. - French Property News reported
in it's June edition that according to a recent ICM Research (Market research
company offering polling, focus groups and telephone surveys in various specialist
areas) that was commissioned by Hiscox that there are now much younger and inexperienced
buyers of overseas homes. Back
to top June
2007: Carrentals.co.uk Teams up with Insurance4carhire.com
- Price comparison website www.carrentals.co.uk has teamed up with leading online
car hire excess insurer www.insurance4carhire.com to offer customers an affordable
excess reimbursement insurance policy for leisure and business car rental.
Back
to top June
2007: Brian Turney has left Lumley Letsure - Brian
Turney the former managing director of Letsure has now left the company following
the acquisition of the Lumley Holdings Group by Erinaceous Insurance Services
who also own competitor Homelet Back
to top May
2007: Endsleigh Press Release - Nottingham residents
most at risk from burglary -New figures published today by Endsleigh Insurance,
the leading insurance provider for career people, identify the UK's riskiest and
safest towns and cities for burglary. Nottingham tops the list of riskiest places
for burglary - while Guildford comes out as the safest Back
to top May
2007: Erinaceous Group Plc Opens Property Management
Office in Dublin, Ireland - Erinaceous Group Plc has opened a bespoke Property
Management service from a new office based at 66 Lower Baggot Street in Dublin,
Ireland Back
to top April
2007: Insurance4carhire.com launches a Car Rental
Excess comparative site - When you hire a car, your car rental agreement includes
cover for Collision Damage Waiver (damage to the rental vehicle) and Theft. There
is almost always an Excess on the Collision Damage Waiver and Theft
Back
to top April
2007: Buy
Landlord Insurance -Purchase Comprehensive Landlords
Insurance from IPS which covers your property against fire, lighting, earthquake,
riot, civil commotion, floods, thefts and all other factors and provides landlords
with complete peace of mind. Back
to top March
2007: Essential Travel Press Release - myfinances.co.uk
- Essential Travel has warned holidaymakers not to believe the marketing hype
of big brands telling you travel insurance is as cheap as supermarket chips or
the buy one get one free offers. Many couples are currently booking their travel
to avoid the school holidays, but this type of customer can typically lack time
to shop around, making the supermarket option easy, said Essential Travels Stuart
Bensusan Back
to top March
2007: HomeLet IPEX -Landlords set for buy-to-let
revolution as new scheme launched - A new market will open up at the Stock Exchange
on Thursday 22nd March with the launch of HomeLet IPEX, the first national scheme
allowing buy-to-let properties to be bought and sold with the tenants in place.
Back
to top March
2007: Erinaceous Insurance Services acquire Lumley
Letsure - Andy Halstead the Managing Director of Erinaceous Insurance Services
Ltd has announced on the 8th March the acquisition of Lumley Letsure. Lumley Letsure
are one of the main competitors of Erinaceous's company Homelet. Back
to top February
2007: Essential Travel Press Release - Online Reporting
February 2007 - If you did not get your kids an annual for Christmas, nows the
time to check out one that will keep them safe during the holidays you treat them
to this year. Leading online travel insurance specialist, Essential Travel (www.essentialtravel.co.uk)
, is offering an excellent annual cover price starting at just £39.99 for a family
travelling to Europe and £46.99 for a family heading for a worldwide destination,
including the USA and Canada. Back
to top July
2006: HomeLetRental insurance launch Portfolio Insurance
from 10th July 2006 in the UK - HomeLet Property rental insurance that is part
of Hanover Park Commercial has launched a new product for owners of more than
2 rental properties. It has been designed for the expanding Buy-to-let market.
It is called Homelet Landlords Portfolio Insurance and the company claims the
property owner can save up to 45% on their buildings insurance. Back
to top December
2005: Letsure has a new Glasgow offices -Letting
insurance specialist Letsure has moved its Glasgow operation into new offices
to enable it to cater for a growing demand for its Tenant Assessment Service (TAS).
The company has seen a 26% growth in the TAS business over the past year
Back
to top July
2003: HomeLet launches new low cost option landlord's
protection - HomeLet, the market leader providing insurance and referencing services
to UK letting agents, has launched a second landlord policy to sit alongside its
very successful comprehensive landlord insurance policies. Back
to top January
2001: Ombudsman publishes insurance complaints round-up
- Launching a new monthly publication, ombudsman news, the Financial Ombudsman
Service today warned insurance companies about the widespread use of exclusion
clauses.Tony Boorman, Principal Ombudsman in the insurance division of the Financial
Ombudsman Service, said: "Too often customers can feel misled when they study
the small print.
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