Latest News in Home Insurance – Jan 17, 2008
January 17, 2008 by Be Safe Insure
Filed under Trends
UK home insurance prices rise – AA
Forbes – LONDON (Thomson Financial) – The price of home insurance in the UK has risen in the wake of heavy domestic property claims set off by last year’s summer floods, the Automobile Association said in a statement. The AA’s British Insurance Premium Index …
Car and home insurance costs rising
MyFinances.co.uk – Home and car insurance premiums are rising, according to new market research. The AA Index shows buildings insurance premiums were up 1.4 per cent ? to an average of �218.60 for an average policy ? over the last three months of 2008, following a …
More Employers Offering Insurance for Americans’ Furry Friends
The Ledger – Only a tiny fraction of employees typically sign up for the benefit – usually less than 5 percent, according to Veterinary Pet Insurance. But with big names like Comcast Corp., The Home Depot, the Walt Disney Co. and Sprint offering the benefit …
National Auto Insurance Report Shows Insurance Rates Fall 5.2% in 2007
Forbes – Other products include life, health and home insurance as well as travel, dental and pet health insurance. In addition to Insurance.com, the company provides private labeled auto insurance solutions to financial institutions, affinity groups and …
Where candidates stand on the issues …
Newsday – Hillary Clinton Bring troops home starting with the first 60 days of the new administration. … Keep existing coverage or access the same private insurance options that their Members of Congress receive through a new Health …
White house hopefuls get tough
Newsday – Home Delivery … positions on the Iraq war, immigration and mandates in his Massachusetts health-care plan that require people to buy insurance …
HSBC May Cut Dividends Amid Loan Losses, Goldman Says (Update2)
Bloomberg – Exclusive Worldwide Regions Markets Economy Politics Industries Consumer Energy Finance Health Care Insurance Real Estate Technology … Jan. 17 (Bloomberg) — HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe’s biggest bank, may slow dividend growth as losses from its U.S. home …
The banks’ �4bn protection racket
The Independent – Only 20 per cent of the money collected under PPI is returned to policyholders ? a “shocking” figure, says the consumer group Which? ? compared with more than half for home insurance and 80 per cent for car insurance. Customers complain they have …
Convicted Appraiser Exposes Toxic Debt Tie to Inflated Values
Bloomberg – Exclusive Worldwide Regions Markets Economy Politics Industries Consumer Energy Finance Health Care Insurance Real Estate Technology … Jan. 17 (Bloomberg) — Home appraiser Julian “Tony” Perez conjured $7.5 million out of thin air in the first six months …
State bans Allstate from selling new auto policies
Miami Herald – They can come in and do business where they want and with whom they want,” Brough said. “They’ll sell you car insurance at the drop of a hat, but they won’t cover your home.” Caught in the middle of the Allstate standoff are nearly 1,200 agents who …
