Archived Insurance News from July 2007
Published: 12/07/2007
If pet owners were better educated on the nature of their animals before they took them on, more people would sign up to pet insurance, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPC...
Read More: 'Education' to promote pet insurance >Published: 12/07/2007
Car insurance customers are increasingly avoiding driving in London - as a result of the congestion charge, a new report suggests.Figures from Transport for London show that the number of vehicles ent...
Read More: London losing cars >Published: 12/07/2007
An 'army' of budding entrepreneurs are being encouraged to start up their own firms by programmes such as the Dragon's Den, new research reveals.A survey from NatWest shows that close to 20 per cent o...
Read More: Armchair entrepreneurs encouraged by TV >Published: 11/07/2007
SMEs are failing to offer workers the chance to work from home, a new report suggests.A study from remote working firm Citrix Online shows that just 40 per cent of SMEs allow employees to work from ho...
Read More: SMEs 'failing' on remote working >Published: 11/07/2007
Householders should make sure that they lock their windows and doors over the coming months - so that they don't fall prey to opportunistic burglaries, says one UK police force.The Norfolk Constabular...
Read More: Lock windows and doors, say police >Published: 11/07/2007
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has met with government ministers in order to brief them on what the insurance industry's response to the recent spate of flooding will be.Stephen Haddrill, A...
Read More: ABI meet government to discuss response >Published: 10/07/2007
With newly published research suggesting one in three UK families has no critical illness, income protection or life insurance, Bright Grey is urging advisors to ensure customers receive the right lev...
Read More: Campaign targets under-insured families >Published: 10/07/2007
Only 40 per cent of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are allowing staff to take flexible working opportunities including working from home, compared to 76 per cent of larger firms, new researc...
Read More: Small businesses ignoring flexible working opportunities >Published: 10/07/2007
More than 2.5 million UK motorists could be driving with an invalid car insurance policy, having provided inaccurate information during application, a new report has revealed.Independent price compari...
Read More: Millions still have invalid car insurance >Published: 09/07/2007
The government is spending £8 million on advertising adult education courses in a bid to improve the country's skills.The move comes as part of the In Our Hands initiative, a new campaign headed ...
Read More: New campaign to drive skills >