With the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics soon approaching, Brits may be inspired to try a more adventurous sport while on holiday this winter season.

However, esure advises holidaymakers to examine their travel insurance policy’s hazardous sports’ section before taking to the slopes, toboggan run or ice rink to make sure they’re covered in the event of an accident .

A third (34 per cent) of UK adults questioned by esure travel insurance said they would try out a more extreme winter sport without checking to see if they were covered by their travel insurance. Read more…

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Britons who are heading away for a week of winter sports during half term should make sure they take adequate travel insurance with them, moneysupermarket.com has warned. With a week of European family travel insurance available at competitive prices, including winter sports cover, moneysupermarket encourages travellers to protect themselves, especially if they’ll be taking to the slopes. The comparison website stresses the cost of travel insurance can be “really reasonable” when the amount of cover included is taken into account, such as medical expenses cover which can run into the millions for accidents or illness.

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If you happen to be one of the unfortunate souls homebound due to blizzard conditions (like me and my staff), it might be a good night to get caught on your television viewing. CNBC’s American Greed program will feature one of the worst insurance fraud cases of all time.

Black Widows tells the tale of two grannies in California who help out old men down on their luck, offering friendship, shelter and food. In reality, Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt were con artists who took out life insurance policies on innocent old men and then had them killed. <

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Motorists who take out their car insurance with Marks and Spencer are being offered free car washes for a year.

Consumers who are looking for a new deal for cover on their vehicles will receive 12 free washes if they purchase their insurance through moneysupermarket.com. The offer is worth up to 84 and is available until February 28th. Drivers who take it up will receive twelve vouchers which are redeemable at any ARC IMO location nationwide.

Policy holders will receive UK and European breakdown cover and up to 1,000 towards the cost of replacing keys, locks and locksmith services . Read more…

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M&S Money is expecting a seasonal rise in the number of wedding insurance policies being taken out in the run up to Valentine’s Day, as the following fortnight is one of the most popular times for tying the not. According to M&S Money, February is one of the most popular months of the year for buying wedding insurance, as couples plan their big day and protect themselves in case something goes awry. Wedding insurance provides protection against a number of potential disasters, such as cancellation or rearrangement, supplier or venue failure, damage or loss of wedding dresses and suits, rings, damaged cakes, and loss, damage or theft of wedding presents.

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British consumers risk leaving their jewellery and other treasures underinsured to the value of around 4.9 billion because the cost of gold has risen by a quarter in the past twelve months, says a leading specialist insurance provider.

The RIAS Golden Age’ study found that there are more than 112 million items of gold in homes across Britain, with an average total value of 1,189 per household, giving the total value of gold jewellery and other items owned by UK consumers to be 19.7 billion.

However, almost two thirds (61 per cent) of these gold owners have never had any of their jewellery valued. Read more…

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