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Why Valentine’s Day Makes Home Insurance Even More ImportantFor years experts have been advising the British public of the importance of home insurance. However when you think of why you might need home insurance, pictures of last year’s floods or thieves breaking into the grand mansions of premier league footballers maybe what comes to mind. The Insurance Practice of Cold Calling 'third Party' VictimsConcerns have been raised after it was found that insurance companies were cold calling personal injury victims in their homes, to try and persuade them to waive their right to claim for compensation. The Effects of Sub-prime Lending in the USOver the last five years, people in the UK have enjoyed relative prosperity, with a booming economy amounting to large increases in private wealth. Salaries had been rising and the property market soaring, raising the standard of living and allowing many of life’s luxuries to become widely available. The Cost of Frost for MotoristsJack Frost does more than freeze over our gardens and make the path from the house to the car a perilous journey. He also proves a cover for a new wave of car crime which cashes in on motorists while they defrost their cars. Lawyers Drive Up the Cost of Car Accident ClaimsCar insurance premiums have risen steeply in the last year at a rate of 5.9%, which is almost three times the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index. The cause of this rise is being touted as an increase in the amount of compensation being paid out to accident victims. Higher medical bills and ongoing care arrangements are costing insurers huge amounts in compensation and this is being reflected in the premiums they charge. Compensation Claims: Friend or Foe?In today’s society you would be forgiven in thinking that the number of compensation claims in the UK is increasing. Very rarely does a week go by when there isn’t a news story about some form of personal injury claim, and the internet is full of adverts for ‘no win, no fee’ personal injury specialists. Compensation Claims Costing the Scottish Nhs MillionsRecent figures have shown the Scottish NHS paid out a record 23million pounds in compensation for medical negligence claims, during 2006/2007. This was more than twice the amount of the previous year and up twenty million from ten years ago. But it is not only the amount of claims that have increased, but also the amount of money being awarded that have left the NHS in Scotland with such huge bills. Car Insurance - What is the Cost of Being UninsuredEvery year when the renewal documents for your car insurance come through, most people may begrudge having to pay out a lump sum especially those who have clean no claims histories. Most people will also resent the time having to search around for the best deal in the market place and the fact that premiums seem to always get bigger. But no matter how much a stress and a strain paying for car insurance is, very few people would never dare not to renew their policy. Can Secured Loans Help in a Time of Mortgage Crisis?Secured loans are loans which you take out using your house for collateral. But with the recent credit crunch, and hints that housing market is going stabilise at best and crash at worse, less lenders are willing to offer any kind of loan. The first hit happened to the mortgage sector, with products previously available in the market place such as 125% mortgages suddenly disappearing fast.
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