Insurance News - February 2006

10-02-2006  Owners urged to cover bicycles on home insurance

By cycling to work you may be doing your bit for the environment and getting fit at the same time, but with over 100,000 bikes stolen in the UK last ...View Full Details

10-02-2006  Home insurance warning for Romantic Brits

Brits are a romantic bunch, with new research showing that 32 per cent of holidays in February will culminate in a spontaneous marriage proposal. However, prospective Romeo's are being urged ...View Full Details

10-02-2006  New iPAID system promises car insurance savings

Intelligent Mechatronic Systems (IMS) has announced a year-long trial of its iPAID system in the UK and North America. iPAID is a GPS vehicle tracking system for usage-based ...View Full Details

09-02-2006  Pensioners' car insurance to rise on cognitive tests

Pensioners' car insurance premiums are likely to rise if the Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) goes ahead with plans to introduce cognitive ability tests for elderly drivers. The DVLA ...View Full Details

08-02-2006  Home insurance key for St. Valentine's Day

Aside from everyday household items that get broken during steamy bedroom romps, St. Valentine's Day more than any other underlines how crucial it is to have adequate home insurance. ...View Full Details

07-02-2006  Home insurance 'essential' for bedroom goldmines

Children in Britain are storing a fortune in gadgets and technology in their bedrooms and parents are being urged to make sure they are properly insured. A new study ...View Full Details

07-02-2006  Motorcyclist awareness campaign launched

The government has unveiled a new campaign aimed at encouraging drivers to watch the road more carefully for motorcyclists. The new THINK! national campaign urges drivers to "take longer ...View Full Details

06-02-2006  Furry friends far from car insurance friendly

Classic excuses such as "My dog ate my homework" are familiar to us all, but some of the most ludicrous claims ever have underlined how essential it is that drivers ...View Full Details

03-02-2006  Put home insurance before romance couples warned

St Valentine's Day may be the one day of the year when thoughts of home insurance are furthest from our minds, but providers are warning couples looking forward to a ...View Full Details

03-02-2006  Home workers reminded on home insurance renewal

Many workers may not be too disheartened if their workplace was to suffer an unfortunate accident that would prevent them from attending, but for home-workers a fire or burglary can ...View Full Details