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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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."
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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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organisations, Government departments and media and jml Property
Services does not take any responsibilty for their content
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