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Archived 2010-11 news:
 | Travel Insurance UK: Travel insurance 'part of holiday booking process' |
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| 30th November 2010 | Asking customers whether or not they have travel insurance in place is part of the holiday booking process, an expert has said.
People are generally advised to make sure they have cover in place when they pay a deposit on a break, noted spokeswoman for Trailfinders Lucy Balding.
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 | Home Insurance UK: Majority of home insurers 'increase cover for Christmas' |
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| 27th November 2010 | The vast majority of home insurance companies offer increased cover over the festive season, Defaqto research has shown.
Statistics from the company reveal that this is the case for 90 per cent of insurers, as they acknowledge that people are likely to have expensive gifts lying round the h... | |
 | Breakdown Insurance: Car checks help reduce need for breakdown assistance |
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| 26th November 2010 | People may find they have to make fewer calls to their breakdown assistance provider if they check their cars between annual MoT services.
Almost a fifth (19 per cent) of those polled by Kwik Fit revealed that they rely on the yearly service to find any faults with their cars, which could b... | |
 | Mortgages: Base rate rise may concern mortgage lenders |
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| 25th November 2010 | Many mortgage lenders may be confused as to how to proceed if the base rate increases next year, an expert has predicted.
With standard variable rates generally between 3.5 and four per cent at the moment, the question remains as to whe... | |
 | Home Insurance UK: Home insurance policies 'in need of regular checks' |
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| 25th November 2010 | People need to frequently look at their home insurance policies to ensure they are offering the level of cover they need.
Some policies will give a specific upper limit on items that are stored in the house, which people may exceed without realising, indicated Mike Powell, insight analyst f... | |
 | Savings Accounts: Brits 'not facing up to money worries' |
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| 24th November 2010 | Many people are not facing up to their financial problems, despite costs escalating in everyday life, an expert has highlighted.
In a lot of cases, people simply bury their heads in the sand and hope the problems will go away, explained spokeswoman for Moneyfacts.co.uk Michelle Slade.
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 | Car Insurance UK: Motorists urged to be prepared as winter comes early |
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| 23rd November 2010 | Car insurance will perhaps be more important than ever as wintery weather is set to sweep the nation later this week.
Met Office predictions show that eastern Scotland and the north-east of England are most prone to snow showers during the second half of this week.
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 | Travel Insurance UK: Continental breaks to see popularity surge? |
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| 23rd November 2010 | It is likely that more people will head off on holidays in Europe as the pound starts to claw up against the euro, an expert has predicted.
With plenty of good deals around, people will be needing to start looking for good travel insurance, suggested Ian Bradley, spokesman for the Associati... | |
 | Home Insurance UK: Burst pipes could wreak havoc this winter |
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| 20th November 2010 | Property owners need to be on their guard against burst pipes this winter to avoid making claims on their home insurance.
This is the latest advice issued by M&S, which said that January this year saw a 220 per cent rise in claims relating to burst pipes.
Even homeowners who ha... | |
 | Car Insurance UK: Stay alert while defrosting vehicles |
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| 19th November 2010 | Car insurance may not cover incidents where keys are left in the ignition while the vehicle defrosts, one company has warned.
Tracker emphasised that if a vehicle is left open to opportunistic thieves, car insurance companies will not look favourably on the situation.
"Car thi... | |
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