Life/Health/Critical illness

General and Medical Launch New Website

General & Medical, provider of Private Healthcare Insurance, announced today the launch of their new and improved website; www.generandmedical.com alongside four innovative insurance products. The completely revamped site has undergone the makeover to provide an enhanced user-friendly experience […]

Motor Insurance

Driving in France? Here’s What You Need to Know, Or Face a Hefty Fine

If there’s one thing the French love more than a two hour lunch involving lots of cheese, plus an argument about the masculine or feminine use of pronouns, then it’s ambushing tourists with a plethora […]

Insurance claims

UIA Survey Finds Average Brit Carries £2600 Worth of Stuff Around

Handbags, backpacks, or laptop bags are absolutely essential in the modern world as we carry more and more things with us on a day-to-day basis. With people carrying more technology, bank cards, keys and extra […]

Household Insurance

Swinton Launches Safer Summer Campaign to Beat Burglars

As the summer holidays begin, millions of homes will sit empty whilst some homeowners, and tenants share their experiences via social media – never a good idea, even if you have restricted privacy settings to […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

April UK Withdraws From Private Healthcare Market

Private healthcare insurance provider April UK is to withdraw from the market. The company will not accept renewals, or write any new business and a spokesperson for April UK has told the press that the […]

Flood Insurance

Heatwave Ends – Be Prepared for Flash Floods, Says Insurer

With heavy rain expected to hit the country this week, specialist insurer, Ecclesiastical is people to prepare for flash flooding. The prolonged heatwave that the UK has experienced is set to come to an end […]

Opinion

Opinion: Insurtech Start-Ups Can Do More to Win Government Cash

Insurtech is the buzzword in the insurance industry right now, with dozens of UK start-ups all trying out new ideas and often hungry for investment cash. But what can they do to increase their chances […]

News on travel insurance UK rules set to change soon
Travel Insurance

ABI Reveals Travel Insurance Claims in the UK at an Eight Year High

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has revealed that the number of travel insurance claims made in 2017 increased by 30,000 year-on-year to 510,000, costing £385 million and amounting to one claim every minute throughout […]