Archived Insurance News from June 2007
Published: 15/06/2007
Around eight million people in the UK want to get to work on more DIY projects, new research reveals.A survey from comparison site Moneysupermarket.com showed that around 45 per cent of respondents th...
Read More: DIY fans get cracking >Published: 15/06/2007
Many SUV and 4x4 drivers are taking to the roads with a dangerously large blind-spot on their windscreen, a new report claims.The study, from Irish body the Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA) ...
Read More: Windscreen blindness for SUV drivers >Published: 15/06/2007
The UK is lagging behind the rest of Europe in its attempts to lower road deaths, a new report states.A study from the European Transport Safety Council reveals that road deaths across continental Eur...
Read More: UK lags on road safety >Published: 14/06/2007
Financial help for small pet owners, who aren't insured and have to splash out on an operation or other medical treatment for their animal, is "very hit and miss", according to an official f...
Read More: Pet owners financial help 'hit and miss' >Published: 14/06/2007
The UK is on the brink of a housing crash, according to a new report.A study from personal finance site Fool.co.uk says that any further interest rate rises could push householders over the edge - as ...
Read More: Provider warns of housing crash >Published: 13/06/2007
New home insurance customers are being offered a range of attractive discounts and incentives - as a price war in the sector continues, a new report states.A study from financial research company Defa...
Read More: Incentives offered for home insurance customers >Published: 13/06/2007
Around 93 per cent of IT employees now work for organisations where staff spend part of the week working away from the office, a new report claims.A survey of UK IT managers from IP telephony provider...
Read More: Employees increasingly 'away from office' >Published: 13/06/2007
Pet owners who fail to insure their animals could be faced with serious problems if costly veterinary treatment is suddenly needed, an industry spokesperson said yesterday.Mark Johnson, from the Briti...
Read More: Pet owners 'need' insurance >Published: 12/06/2007
A woman from the Dorset town of Verwood managed a narrow escape recently - after her bonnet flung open and smashed her windscreen as she was driving along a motorway.Cardiff University graduate Alison...
Read More: Bonnet smashes windscreen >Published: 12/06/2007
UK homeowners are increasingly using consumer finance to fund DIY projects which they think will lend value onto the price of their home, a new report claims.A study from Halifax says that 58 per cent...
Read More: Consumers use loans to fund DIY projects >