Insurance News - November 2007

27-11-2007  Taxiing parents 'risk car insurance claims'

British parents spend up to 22 days a year driving their kids to a range of activities, recent figures from Citi and Shell show.Years of taxiing children to school, social ...View Full Details

27-11-2007  Scots splash out on Christmas presents

Scottish consumers are the most generous when it comes to splashing cash on Christmas presents, according to the latest research.Abbey has found that consumers in Scotland will each spend an ...View Full Details

27-11-2007  Over-prepared Christmas shoppers 'may risk home insurance claims'

A tenth of people start stockpiling Christmas presents for loved ones in the first half of the year, according to new figures.In light of this, Abbey has urged consumers to ...View Full Details

27-11-2007  Pant-eating pooch regrets brief encounter

A dog with a taste for eating underpants had to have some emergency surgery after a pair of undies got stuck in his stomach. Taffy the puppy had worked his ...View Full Details

26-11-2007  Brits risk car insurance claims through lack of headlights

Over half (54 per cent) of British road users admit to having accidentally driven without headlights on at least one occasion in the last year, according to car insurance provider ...View Full Details

26-11-2007  Avoid home insurance claims with property "health checks"

Consumers were advised to safeguard their properties ahead of anticipated poor weather this winter by carrying out "health checks" on their homes.Elaine Parkes, head of general insurance technical services at ...View Full Details

26-11-2007  'Only a third' have swapped car insurance in the last year

Less than a third (32 per cent) of motorists have switched their car insurance within the last 12 months, according to Tesco Personal Finance.For the 71 per cent of consumers ...View Full Details

26-11-2007  "Bionic cat" survives second fall

A lucky feline has been dubbed a "bionic cat" after surviving two falls from a second-storey window.Following a fall from a window in September, Baby the cat was rushed to ...View Full Details

23-11-2007  Birmingham hosts 2007 International Motorcycle Show

Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is hosting what could be one of the highlights of the year for British motorcycle racing fans.The International Motorcycle Show began on November 21st and ...View Full Details

23-11-2007  The north-south pet divide revealed

The UK is divided when it comes to pet ownership, with people in the north fondest of dogs and those in the south preferring the companionship of their cats, according ...View Full Details