Archive for July, 2010

The winners of the Your Money Awards 2010 were revealed last night in a ceremony held at the Merchant Taylor’s Hall in the City of London.

This year’s victors are listed below:
Best Overall Direct Provider – Tesco Bank
Best Overall Online Provider – Sainsbury’s Finance
 
Best Direct Life Insurance Provider – The Post Office
Best Online Life Insurance Provider […]

The winners of the prestigious annual Your Money awards will be revealed tonight at a ceremony held at the Merchant Taylor’s Hall in the City of London.

A list of all of this year’s victors will be available here first thing on Friday 23rd July, and a full awards supplement featuring profiles of the winners will be uploaded […]

More and more consumers are using price comparison websites to find the best rates when buying insurance cover.

Around 34% of people with general insurance policies, such as home and motor cover, have changed provider during the past 12 months to get a better deal, according to research conducted by accountancy firm Deloitte.
A third of people […]

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has reiterated the value of taking out travel insurance, after a recent study revealed that 19% of UK travellers don’t bother to buy cover.

The FCO pointed out that you can buy a  standard single trip insurance policy for less than £6 – significantly less than the average amount spent […]

In the economic squeeze, record numbers of people are electing not to renew their existing private health insurance policies.

According to a report published by analysts Laing & Buisson, the number of people buying their own health policies has fallen to the lowest level since the 1970s,
Dental insurance has suffered a similar decline, with 2% fewer […]

UK shoppers waste £150m a year on late credit card payments.

Research carried out by comparison website Confused.com reveals that 26% of all credit card users have been charged for late payment of their bill at least once in the last 12 months.
Nearly one in 11 (8.5%) have been charged three or more times in the […]

UK shoppers waste £150m a year on late credit card payments.

Research carried out by comparison website Confused.com reveals that 26% of all credit card users have been charged for late payment of their bill at least once in the last 12 months.
Nearly one in 11 (8.5%) have been charged three or more times in the […]

National Savings & Investments (NS&I) has scrapped its tax-free savings certificates and slashed the interest rate it pays to more than 250,000 pensioners on its income bonds.

The move is a huge disappointment to savers. NS&I, which is backed by the Treasury, decided to axe the certificates  and reduce the rates on its income bonds after […]

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