May 10, 2008
- accident sickness insurance benefits
If you are considering buying accident sickness insurance (combined with unemployment cover too, this is called ASU for short), then don’t let the recent negative press dissuade you. (…)
May 9, 2008
- Unemployment cover
When you buy an unemployment cover plan – which is part of the payment protection insurance (PPI) family - you decide right from the beginning the amount of replacement income you will need in the event of your becoming involuntarily unemployed. (…)
April 30, 2008
- Mortgage Protection Cover
From 2006 – 2007, over 36 million working days were lost, which is on average 1 and half days for each worker. (…)
April 26, 2008
- How does mortgage protection insurance work?
How Does Mortgage Protection Work? (…)
April 17, 2008
- mortgage insurance plan - tax free
Regardless of whether you can or cannot continue earning a living by working, your mortgage has to be paid each month. (…)
March 10, 2008
- Mortgage Payment Protection Explained
When you take out a mortgage, your lender will try and sell you Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance – MPPI for short. (…)
February 25, 2008
- Payment Protection Insurance Advice
With the insurance industry regulators and watchdogs recently publishing damning evidence of sloppy sales practices existing in the payment protection insurance (PPI) industry, there are ways that you can ensure you are adequately protected without being ripped off. (…)
December 21, 2006
- Two more years of PPI rip-off looming
Even though the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has been looking at the payment protection insurance (PPI) industry for two years and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has spent 15 months doing the same, it could still be 2008 until serious action is taken. (…)
December 20, 2006
- Save more than £2,500 on loan protection insurance
Consumers can save more than £2,500 on loan protection insurance
Consumers can save more than £2,500 on a £10,000 loan by buying their loan protection insurance from an independent provider rather than through banks, according to research from BritishInsurance.com. (…)
December 19, 2006
- The New Year, a fresh start and time to sort your finances
The New Year, a fresh start and time to sort your finances
With the New Year fast approaching, a lot of us will be thinking about what we’ve achieved this year and what we want to achieve next year. (…)
December 18, 2006
- Competition Commission to investigate MPPI?
Competition Commission to investigate MPPI? (…)
December 17, 2006
- MPPI baseline
MPPI baseline still needs improvement
Despite the work done by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) to improve the MPPI baseline, it still does not do enough to protect consumers, says an industry insider. (…)
December 15, 2006
- Can you survive on State Benefits?
1,310 jobs cut at Centrica..will they survive on State benefits?
The Centrica-owned British Gas today announced that they would be making 1,310 job cuts. (…) - Making PPI work for you
With the current furore over the payment protection insurance (PPI) industry, do remember that if you are taking out a loan, mortgage or credit card, despite all the negative press, PPI policies are still a good thing, providing you choose wisely. (…)
December 14, 2006
- Lenders take, take, take..
The over inflated premiums that the ‘big’ lenders charge for payment protection insurance (PPI) has been the subject of a lot of press and government interest over the past year. (…)
December 13, 2006
- It is time to take action!
In the wake of repeated reports about the ‘scams’ in the payment protection insurance (PPI) industry, one can only hope that it won’t be long before the Government takes action and draws up strict guidelines on policy pricing and sales processes. (…)
- Do your homework when it comes to choosing PPI
Buying a loan, mortgage or income protection policy from your lender is not compulsory. (…)
December 12, 2006
- Protect Yourself
You would advocate and stand with the Office of Fair Trading's proposal to refer the entire payment protection insurance industry (PPI) to the Competition Commission. (…)
December 11, 2006
- PPI - a nice little earner
Are you paying too much for your loan, mortgage or income protection policy? The chances are that you will say ‘yes’ to this question. (…)
December 10, 2006
- Apathy loses consumers hundreds of pounds
Apathy when it comes to choosing financial products is causing consumers to lose out financially, says Simon Burgess from the ethical payment protection provider BritishInsurance.com. (…)