Bank customers who claim on insurance provided within packaged current accounts could end up losing their no-claims bonus on other policies. Most paid-for bank accounts now offer consumers some form of home, travel or motor insurance as an add-on in return for the monthly fee charged for the account. But for many customers, this insurance [...]

While terrorist acts almost always occur without warning, and often in unpredictable patterns, you will never be able to protect yourself completely. However, there are some things you can do to reduce your risk. Make sure you have good quality international travel insurance to help you with expenses in the unlikely event of a terrorist [...]

Earlier this month, comScore, Inc. released its 2011 Online Auto Insurance Report, the results of which pointed to the stabilization of online auto insurance activity by consumers in 2010 after the big growth that was seen in the sector in 2009. From 2008 to 2009, there was tremendous growth in consumer auto insurance activity online, [...]

Travel insurance companies can choose to exclude travel suppliers and destinations from coverage.  The following are travel supplier restrictions from Travelex as of May 18, 2011. Please refer to this page for information about suppliers for which Travelex Insurance Services has restricted or eliminated coverage on the following protection plans: Travel Plus, TraveLite, Annual Multi-Trip, [...]

The personal finance section of FT.com was ‘highly commended’ as ‘Website of the Year’ at the Headline Money Awards for its coverage of consumer finance stories. The judges said the FT’s website is a very well-judged online offering which continues to improve year-on-year.’, Another said: “It’s a superior online offering to several of its rivals [...]

In this Internet age, it seems almost impossible that we should need to pick up “snail mail” when we are traveling abroad. But lost documents, credit cards and bank cards all need to be sent by mail. Make sure you have fully comprehensive international insurance before you travel. International travel insurance will help you cover [...]

Now that UK banks have agreed to set aside billions of pounds to pay back customers who were missold Payment Protection Insurance (PPI), consumer groups say reclaiming money should be easier. Here are the key points to note when claiming: ● Is there any limit on compensation? No, but claims made via the Financial Ombudsman [...]