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Expert Author: Jane Pytel | Summary Unscrupulous insurance companies will use your insurance policy as a basis to deny claims rather than as a basis to pay them. Flawed, faulty, or unfair insurance policy interpretation is characteristic of the widespread and out of control tactics insurance companies will use to delay, reduce, or deny payment of your claim. Expert Author: Micheal Challiner | Summary If you’re taking out any sort of loan, be it a mortgage, personal loan, credit card or an ‘indirect’ loan such as a store card, you’re likely to be offered payment protection insurance, or PPI. It is intended to cover the periodic (normally monthly) payments should you find yourself out of work, sick or injured. Normally there is a waiting period of 28 days before you can claim and payments are then made for varying periods, according to your policy, usually up to 12 months. Always read the small print of any policy – PPI is no different, there are wide variations in cover and you shouldn’t rush in to anything without knowing all the facts. Expert Author: Lavana James | Summary One of the most costly errors any one of us can make is to overestimate our short term insurance cover – be it on our primary residence, our car or even our own health and well being. Many of us may well rush into covering ourselves and our valuables without considering updating the policies on a regular basis and this could prove fatal. Expert Author: Daniel Collins | Summary With the credit crunch looming and the cost of every day living rising, many people are coming to the conclusion that insurance is an expensive luxury – they are wrong. At times like these insurance is a must have. Making sure you are protected against damage, illness and theft can prove to be a huge advantage in the event that something was to happen. The only thing you need to keep an eye on when purchasing insurance is that you’re not paying too much. Expert Author: Patrick Chong | Summary There's a dark side to worldwide travel insurance - the sheer number of fraudulent claims that are made each year. It's notoriously hard to disprove fake claims across most industries, but these 5 insurance scams famously backfired on their creators... Expert Author: Evan T Smith | Summary Insurance works as a hedge against the prospective losses from the future unexpected events that can jeopardize human lives. It helps us to recover quickly from the damages by sharing the expenses to rebuild the damaged properties. The insurance market is highly competitive and growing, forcing the insurance companies to design customized and advanced products to suit best to their customers’ needs. However, insurance plans can be broadly classified into life, health, home, auto and disability insurance. Expert Author: Ruth Jacob | Summary Brits have been hit by a 26 per cent rise in the cost of living over the last two years as everyday bills creep up, according to insurance provider, Combined Insurance. The insurer’s cost of living tracker, which follows monthly spends on living costs, shows the cost of average monthly commitments has soared by 26 per cent since June 2006. Expert Author: William Black | Summary Insurance will act as your safeguard or protector against the contingent loss. It allows you to take the amount in bulk at the time of emergency, which may not be possible for the salaried person to arrange in a hurry. So, it is suggested to pay the monthly premium of an insurance to use it in the future, after all precaution is always better than cure. Expert Author: Sofia Abasolo | Summary Jenkins Athens Insurance Services, the Concord insurance brokerage and employee benefits firm, has renamed itself Jenkins Insurance Group in a brand repositioning move that consolidates all of its services under one name. The name change will take place in two steps: the new brand and logo will be introduced immediately for the company's property and casualty insurance services, and in early 2009 for the firm's benefits division, Athens Benefits. The Athens name was introduced in the 1980s when the firm expanded into offering employee benefits services. Expert Author: Jonathan L Walker | Summary Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) was designed to be sold in association with all sorts of monetary borrowings, such as transactions involving credit cards, store cards, and secured or unsecured loans, to protect the borrowers. It will take care of your repayments for a preset period if you have lost your source of income as a result of redundancy, illness, or an accident, for instance. Expert Author: Phil Benson | Summary With the Royal Bank of Scotland deciding to sell its insurance business, experts are predicting this move to trigger other banks into reconsidering whether owning an insurer is a worthwhile strategic policy. Bankers expect that lenders will decide the providing of a vast array of insurance and banking products, is less important than freeing up money tied up in non-core units. This will help to shore up hard pressed banking arms in the face of billions of pounds of write-downs. Expert Author: Danielle Fletcher | Summary People who take out payment protection insurance for a loan or mortgage are at risk of being grossly overcharged for the privilege of protecting themselves. A report being carried out by the Competition commission said that there is too little competition within the payment protection industry, meaning that providers are getting away with charging inflated prices. Expert Author: Mildred Parker | Summary British consumers are being overcharged for Payment Protection Insurance by GBP 1.4 billion a year due to a lack of competition in the market, according to a watchdog. The Competition Commission made the disclosure today adding that the market for the insurance, which protects credit repayments if the holder is unable to work or loses their job, was failing to work competitively, leaving distributors able to charge higher prices. Expert Author: Onome Okwuosa | Summary Worryingly it seems up to a third of us are driving around without being able to see clearly! Interestingly we’re not talking about the elderly, who frequently get the blame for accidents, usually with a throw-away comment about the condition of their eyes! Rather it’s a cross section of individuals who are coming up short when it comes to their eyesight. Expert Author: Carys Robshaw | Summary Research has shown that almost half a million bicycles are stolen every year in the UK. That works out as one bicycles stolen every 65 seconds, almost once a minute. The capital is most badly affected place with four out of the top ten highest risk areas found in London. Expert Author: Ruth Jacob | Summary A total of 2,500 UK drivers, were put to the test to find out why two out of three accidents are caused on the roads. The survey and results, conducted by the comparison website, uSwitch.com, found that just 1 per cent of respondents, answered all questions correctly. Overall, just over one in three people (34 per cent), scored less than 50 per cent and almost one in ten (8 per cent) got every question wrong. Expert Author: William Black | Summary Have you ever thought about how situations are going to be handled if you face any mishaps? We often ignore these things but they are as important to be thought about as our present is. One prepares for the future but nobody knows when a crisis is going to strike. To give yourselves some cover and security, it is important to get yourself insured. Also, other aspects of our lives like our car, home, travel, etc. should also be covered so that the finances that we invest are not lost. Also, financial assistance should be available when a crisis strikes. Expert Author: Mildred Parker | Summary A research by Lloyd’s show that UK businesses could soon be faced with increased litigation challenges following the global credit crunch, which has created a future insurance liability crisis. The report warns that the credit crunch crisis means that the risk of liability insurance for businesses is a real and expensive matter if they do not face up to growing litigation issues. Expert Author: Lara Sawyer | Summary Many people complain about mortgage insurance costs and how it turns mortgage payments too expensive. Few people know what mortgage insurance is and what it protects you from. It is not that people would stop complaining if they knew but at least they would try and find a suitable insurance company providing a balanced solution in terms of coverage and price. Expert Author: Barry Edzant | Summary Now that I have reached my forties and am considered to be "middle aged," I find myself reflecting on those things that are most important in my life. I have good health, a successful career, financial independence, and wonderful friends - in short, I'm very fortunate. My family, however, is my highest priority. They are more important to me than anything else in the world, and I will fiercely protect them and their futures. If tragedy strikes, I want to make sure my family will be taken care of. One way I ensure my family is protected is to purchase underinsured motorist insurance.
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