Archive for February, 2011
PPI dominates as FOS reports 15% rise in new cases
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) recorded a 15% increase in new complaints in the second half of 2010, compared with the previous six-month period. Complaints involving payment protection insurance (PPI) accounted for over half of the new workload, with 24,955 such cases lodged in the final quarter of 2010 alone. The Service received a total [...]
Gender ruling: How it affects you
Insurers can currently take gender into account as a risk factor to calculate not only insurance premiums, but also the annuity income they will offer to their pension savers. However, from December 21, 2012 insurers will no longer be able to charge different premiums for men and women. We set out the winners and losers [...]
NFL Lockout: Family Goes to Extremes to Ensure Health Insurance Coverage
Share The expiration of the NFL labor contract is upon us and a NFL lockout seems imminent. Players are being encouraged to apply for COBRA coverage to ensure they have individual health insurance protection during this lockout period. To avoid any complications, an unnamed NFL player’s wife was induced early to deliver their baby before [...]
Checklist for Car Insurance
There are numerous things which are considered when one is looking for cheap as well as best insurance scheme. If you will ponder over them you will definitely be able to get an answer to your question. So here are a few points mentioned which need attention when you are taking the decision to buy [...]
Landlord Insurance – Dealing with Students
As every landlord knows renting their property to student can be very risky. However, they can also be excellent tenants as they are almost effortless to find, usually quite agreeable to deal with and relatively easy to please. Nevertheless, landlords may still encounter problems, most commonly: Overdue Rent – Most student loans/scholarships or part-time jobs [...]