The snow and ice experienced across Britain in the last week has led to an increase in car insurance claims, the AA has found. Last Friday, the day of a significant snow fall in the UK, AA car insurance handled 100 claims for accidents related to the snowy and icy conditions by lunch time. The most common type of claim is for one car going into the back of another, followed by hitting other moving vehicles on bends, junctions and roundabouts, Even Brits who take the safe option and leave the car at home are not immune to the perils of other drivers, as some of the claims are from car owners who have had the stationary cars hit by others which are out of control, bouncing off parked cars on the roadside.
As new health care legislation hangs in the balance, thousands of Americans continue to go without health insurance. Worse yet, as companies continue to reduce jobs, people lose health care insurance benefits as well as the income necessary to purchase an individual policy.
What to do? If you’ve lost your insurance or your COBRA coverage is due to expire soon, it’s time to do your own shopping for individual health care coverage to compare prices and coverage options.
One key point to remember: If you currently have coverage, even COBRA, do not let it lapse till you find another policy. Coverage gaps result in higher premiums for new policies.
17 Dec
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Britons value their home contents more than themselves, because more have contents insurance than critical illness insurance, according to Scottish Provident. Research carried out on behalf of Scottish Provident has revealed that while 71 per cent of UK adults have home contents insurance to protect their belongings, only 15 per cent have critical illness insurance to protect themselves against serious illness. Whilst it is advisable to protect belongings and contents as Christmas approaches and homes fill up with expensive presents, Scottish Provident warns against neglecting critical illness insurance, which provides a lump sum payout in the event that a serious illness is diagnosed.
16 Dec
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Travellers who have already purchased travel insurance will be covered if they have a flight booked with British Airways which gets cancelled due to the strikes, confused.com has said. Whether heading to see family for Christmas, or taking a winter break abroad, as many as one million BA customers stand to be affected by cancelled flights this Christmas, after it was announced that cabin crew are likely to be striking between 22 December and 2 January.
Homeowners insurance is one of the most important things to take care of when you move into a new home. You should make sure if you get the right amount and coverage. Even when you move into another house in the same neighborhood with your old house, there are so many things that could affect the amount and coverage of your homeowners insurance that could make it different than your old policy.
For some reasons maybe you purchase your new house through a mortgage loan, and usually the loan company requires you to have homeowners insurance that meets their needs. There would be some differences between the insurance amount and coverages the loan company requires and your needs.
Consumers are being urged to examine their insurance policy to make certain that their home insurance covers their Christmas gifts, according to a price comparison site .
Moneysupermaket.com. has revealed that many UK insurers will increase home contents cover by up to ten per cent during the festive period. However, the time period for when these free top-ups are available varies between companies, which makes it necessary for individual policyholders to check when their Christmas gifts will be covered should the worst happen.
Julie Owens, head of home insurance at moneysupermarket.com, said: “With so many variations between insurers on seasonal uplift, checking the small print with a fine-toothed comb is always a must, especially to safe guard from being underinsured.”
Earlier this year, the website recommended that homeowners look at their home insurance policy to see if it covers accidental breakages caused by guests, which could be important when friends and relatives are expected over the festive season. Read more…
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