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- Credit crunch mean people putting off retirement - 14th January, 2009
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The credit crunch is pushing many people in the UK to put off their retirement, according to research conducted by a cheap life insurance provider.
Life Trust, which also gives pensions advice, found that one-quarter of working adults in the UK are considering putting off their retirement as the credit crunch causes the value of their savings and property investments to fall... - Unemployment on the rise throughout developed countries - 13th January, 2009
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Statistics released yesterday have shown that unemployment is on the rise in many of the world's major economies as the global economic crisis pushes them into recession.
As the risk of job losses rises across the developed world, cheap life insurance providers are recommending that consumers take out income protection cover... - LV= makes it 'easier' to claim on unemployment insurance - 12th January, 2009
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LV= has announced its cheap insurance customers will be able to claim more easily if they lose their jobs, as the insurer has removed one of its conditions from its Lifestyle and Mortgage Policy.
The insurer has said that it would remove the 60-day initial period during which policy-holders are not allowed to claim unemployment cover for those who switch to the policy... - Churchill offers cheap insurance in New Year sale - 7th January, 2009
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Churchill, a cheap car insurance and cheap home insurance provider, has announced that it is offering new customers discounts if they switch their buildings and household contents insurance.
The insurer said it is offering 25 per cent discounts on buildings and contents insurance, with savings of up to 50 per cent off the standard price for those who have not claimed in the last five years... - Man shoots TV, claims on cheap insurance - 7th January, 2009
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A man who shot his TV may be one of the most bizarre insurance claimants of 2008, according to Lloyds TSB.
The bank, which also provides cheap car insurance and household contents cover, received a call from a gentleman who claimed he shot his TV with a gun by mistake... - Norwich Union returns unclaimed cash to customers - 22nd December, 2008
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Norwich Union, a provider of cheap car insurance, has announced that it has returned £10 million in unclaimed cash to its customers.
The insurance company announced that the figure forms part of a project to return some £40 million in unclaimed assets to its 40,000 customers in the near future.
Norwich Union said that changes of address or lost policy documents could lead to people losing out on insurance dividends but that it had now contracted a dedicated tracing agency, Assets Reunited, to help solve this problem.
Cathryn Riley, chief operating officer at Norwich Union, said: "The issue of unclaimed assets affects the whole industry and it's not going to go away on its own.
"The great feedback we've received from our customers makes it clear that they appreciate the work we've undertaken."
Norwich Union is part of the Aviva insurance group... - Homeowners should be cautious of Christmas criminals - 18th December, 2008
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Homeowners may be giving criminals a gift by leaving their presents out under the tree this Christmas, as M&S Money suggests this could provoke higher numbers of burglaries.
According to the bank, 39 per cent of households say they leave presents out under the tree well before the big day and just seven per cent are security-minded enough to wait until Christmas morning before putting the tempting treasures out for people to see... - Scottish Widows 'to support Heart Foundation' - 16th December, 2008
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Cheap life insurance provider Scottish Widows has announced that throughout this month it will be donating part of the profits from every new life insurance policy sold to the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
Customers who purchase a Protection For Life policy with the insurance provider will be effectively giving £1 to the BHF as part of Lloyds TSB and Scottish Widows two year partnership with the charity... - Men more likely to drink drive than women, survey reveals - 11th December, 2008
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A new survey published today has revealed that men are more likely to drive after drinking alcohol than women.
The poll, conducted by Diamond car insurance, found that one in ten men believed they would be able to drive safely after consuming between three and four units of alcohol - equivalent to a pint and a half of four per cent lager - compared with just one in one hundred women.
Diamond, which provides cheap car insurance aimed especially at women, also found that ladies were more likely to err on the side of caution than men, with two thirds of them saying they would only consider themselves safe to drive if they drank no alcohol at all... - Insurancewide responds to BBC expose of price comparison sites - 10th December, 2008
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Insurancewide, an insurance price comparison site, has issued a response to a BBC 2 program which exposed some of the pitfalls awaiting customers who use price comparison websites.
The site said the BBC program, entitled Price Comparison Sites: Deal or No Deal, was justified in exposing some of the shortcomings of "irresponsible" price comparison websites...