http://www.news-insurances.com News-Insurances.com is an independent online media providing the latest insurance news for the insurance industry and consumers Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:35:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.news-insurances.com/the-increase-to-insurance-premium-tax-comment-on-emergency-budget/0167156356 http://www.news-insurances.com/the-increase-to-insurance-premium-tax-comment-on-emergency-budget/0167156356#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:55:17 +0000 Tom Scott http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=156356 Experts from moneysupermarket.com comment on the following measures set out in today’s Emergency Budget: 1. bank levy and student debt book 2. the increase to insurance premium tax, 3. landline tax abolition 1. Bank levy and student debt book Commenting on measures outlined in today’s Budget, Kevin Mountford, head of banking at moneysupermarket.com, said: “George [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/the-increase-to-insurance-premium-tax-comment-on-emergency-budget/0167156356/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/biba-concerned-that-consumers-and-businesses-will-be-hit-by-increasing-insurance-costs/0167156282 http://www.news-insurances.com/biba-concerned-that-consumers-and-businesses-will-be-hit-by-increasing-insurance-costs/0167156282#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:20:23 +0000 Tom Scott http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=156282 The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) is disappointed that the Government has announced increases to Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) in today’s budget. BIBA believes that the increases to the lower rate of IPT from 5% to 6% and the increase to the higher rate of IPT from 17.5% to 20% will serve only to add [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/biba-concerned-that-consumers-and-businesses-will-be-hit-by-increasing-insurance-costs/0167156282/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/payment-protection-insurance-summary/01675841 http://www.news-insurances.com/payment-protection-insurance-summary/01675841#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:10:49 +0000 Sofia Ashmore http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=5841 What does PPI cover? What the insurance covers will vary depending on the sort of repayments the policy is designed to protect, and on the terms of the particular policy. The following benefits are typical for different types of PPI cover: Mortgage – The insurance covers your monthly mortgage repayments for a set period of [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/payment-protection-insurance-summary/01675841/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/payment-protection-insurance-what-you-should-know/01675806 http://www.news-insurances.com/payment-protection-insurance-what-you-should-know/01675806#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:04:37 +0000 Tom Scott http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=5806 Think carefully about the risks you could face while paying back a loan, mortgage or credit/store card and whether taking out PPI would be to your advantage. If you had an accident that stopped you from working, would you have enough money from other sources to be able to continue paying off the loan? Consider [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/payment-protection-insurance-what-you-should-know/01675806/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/payment-protection-insurance-what-are-the-main-features/01675799 http://www.news-insurances.com/payment-protection-insurance-what-are-the-main-features/01675799#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:49:50 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=5799 All policies are different, so always shop around and double check with the provider selling the product whether it includes the features you need it to. PPI is almost always optional – you should not normally be refused a loan if you decide not to buy it. If in doubt, ask your provider whether it [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/payment-protection-insurance-what-are-the-main-features/01675799/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/payment-protection-insurance-where-might-you-get-it-from/01675795 http://www.news-insurances.com/payment-protection-insurance-where-might-you-get-it-from/01675795#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:42:39 +0000 Barbara karouski http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=5795 You’re likely to be offered PPI by the company when you take out a mortgage or other loan or credit agreement, but you don’t have to buy it from them. You can: buy it yourself separately from insurance brokers, including over the internet; shop around to get the best deal for you; and compare the [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/payment-protection-insurance-where-might-you-get-it-from/01675795/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/what-is-ppi-payment-protection-insurance/01675790 http://www.news-insurances.com/what-is-ppi-payment-protection-insurance/01675790#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:31:43 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=5790 Payment protection insurance, or PPI, is insurance that will pay out a sum of money to help cover your monthly repayments on mortgages, loans, credit/store cards or catalogue payments if you are unable to work. This could be because you have an accident or sickness, become unemployed through no fault of your own, or if [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/what-is-ppi-payment-protection-insurance/01675790/feed 0