Archived Insurance News from March 2008
Published: 20/03/2008
The credit crunch has made shopping around for a new mortgage more important than ever.That is the view of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), which is urging homeowners to research the market as c...
Read More: Crunch makes shopping around more important >Published: 20/03/2008
Homeowners have ditched plans to move this year amid concerns about the state of the housing market and the economy in general.Research by online directory RatedPeople.com revealed that the current cl...
Read More: Homeowners ditch moving plans >Published: 20/03/2008
Britain's first motorway car-sharing lane opens today in Yorkshire.The new lane, built by the Highways Agency, links the M606 and the M62 between Bradford and Leeds.According to the Department of Tran...
Read More: Britain's first car-sharing lane opens >Published: 19/03/2008
The financial services regulator has announced a number of management changes.The move by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) comes in light of the departure of Retail Business Unit managing direct...
Read More: Regulator announces management shake-up >Published: 19/03/2008
The Federal Reserve yesterday slashed interest rates by three quarters of one per cent.The move by America's central bank takes its base rate to 2.25 per cent, a full three percentage points lower tha...
Read More: Fed slashes base rate >Published: 19/03/2008
DIY enthusiasts will cause £25 million of damage to their homes over the Easter weekend, a leading insurer has warned.Research by Allianz has warned that home improvement efforts over the bank ho...
Read More: Easter DIY 'will cost £25m' >Published: 18/03/2008
Inflation hit 2.5 per cent in February, its highest level for nine months.Figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) revealed that the consumer prices index (CPI) was up 0.3 per cent ...
Read More: Inflation hits 2.5 per cent >Published: 18/03/2008
Homeowners have been urged to get their boilers checked regularly by an expert.British Gas, one of the country's leading energy providers, said regular maintenance was essential to ensure the safe and...
Read More: Homeowners urged to get boilers checked >Published: 17/03/2008
'Smart' road studs powered by solar energy could help to reduce congestion and improve safety on Britain's motorway network.The company that makes the road studs, InterTraffic Systems BV, claims recen...
Read More: 'Smart' road studs to ease congestion >Published: 17/03/2008
Drivers have been reminded to consider the impact of drugs on their ability to drive.The RAC Foundation has warned anyone planning to attend music festivals as the weather improves to abstain from dru...
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