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AA Personal Loans: Brits focus on home comfort
Money News, UK Mark Huggins, head of AA Personal Loans, explained: "Homeowners [will] continue to make improvements, albeit for their own needs, not necessarily the needs of a future owner." A recent survey by Sainsbury's Home Insurance found that increasing numbers … Home improvement loans 'remain popular' |
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Offers Equipment Breakdown …
Earthtimes (press release), UK Fireman's Fund Insurance Company is a premier property and casualty insurance company providing personal, commercial and specialty insurance products nationwide. It is rated ‘AA-' by Standard & Poor's Rating Services. Fireman's Fund is a member of the … |
 Telegraph.co.uk |
Aviva to sell £800m property portfolio
Property Week News, UK By Laura Chesters Aviva Investors is to sell a £800m property portfolio and has instructed DTZ to sell the 47 properties. Aviva is offering potential buyers debt to buy the portfolio in a bid to attract buyers for the large portfolio. … Norwich Union life policy sales drop |
 Houseladder |
Landlords given advice on dealing with tenants
Houseladder, UK There are various insurance options that landlords can also consider. This advice comes after many property commentators have reported an increase in so-called accidental landlords, who have joined the market as result of being unable to sell their … If your tenant can't pay the rent; don't panic Older tenant not necessarily more honest |
Review your insurance in times of uncertainty
CN plus, UK By Mark Burden The fall of property prices has seen lenders pulling away from the sector, making the renewal of debt extremely challenging. This has meant in some cases auditors having to qualify the report and accounts, breaching existing banking … |
Insurance News in Brief: Iggy Pop Banned and Aristocrats Scammed:
NCD News, UK The couple mortgaged their home, the 12th century former Augustine monastery Anglesey Abbey in Newmarket, Suffolk and sold heirlooms before borrowing more money from friends to invest in companies on the advice of a property developer who be-friended … |
Empty premises at greater risk of arson and property crime, warns NSI
SourceSecurity.com, UK Inadequate safeguarding of empty premises also poses the risk of insurance claims being invalidated on the grounds of insufficient security or fire protection measures. Research from the Local Government Association, which represents councils in … |
Winsford mum hits out at Cheshire West and Chester Council over …
Mid Cheshire Chronicle, UK On top of the council tax she is paying on her ‘gutted' home, she is also shelling out for storage for her property and receiving just a ‘small' financial contribution from her insurance company for the extra living costs incurred. … |
 Daily Mail |
No wonder the old are turning to 'grey rage'
Daily Mail, UK They can see that, despite making decades of National Insurance contributions, they are treated as third class citizens by the NHS. Half of doctors admit hospitals are ' institutionally ageist'. The elderly are far less likely to get a proper diagnosis … |
 Earthtimes (press release) |
IINC Offers Insights into Insurance Implications of Swine Flu Outbreak
Earthtimes (press release), UK IINC is a nonprofit, non-lobbying communications association representing the property/casualty insurance industry. For more information, visit our Web site at www.iinc.org or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/iinc. |