Insurance

More than 300,000 shoppers with catalogue brands Ace and Studio are in line for refunds after they were flogged near-useless accidental damage and theft cover for their clothing purchases.

Car cover premiums are expected to rise after the Association of British Insurers (ABI) admitted previous promises that 'whiplash reforms' would reduce motorists' insurance costs by £50/year were unlikely to materialise.

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If you've car insurance underwritten by Gable Insurance, you'll need to arrange alternative cover before your policy is voided at the end of next week, following the company's slide into liquidation.

Annuity providers will have to tell savers if they can get a better deal from another provider and how to get it, under proposed new rules outlined by the financial regulator.

Millions of households and motorists are likely to be hit with higher insurance premiums after Chancellor Philip Hammond announced that insurance premium tax (IPT) will increase from 10% to 12% as of June 2017. But you can take action to dodge the hike.

People moving into new-build properties can't get vital cover for their home or car because insurers don't recognise their postcodes.

Facebook has put the brakes on insurance company Admiral's plans to offer discounted quotes to first-time drivers based on what they post on social media.

If you've a car insurance policy underwritten by Enterprise Insurance, you should urgently check if you're still covered, after the firm went into receivership today (26 October).

Eligibility checks for travel insurance sold as part of packaged bank accounts have improved after the introduction of stricter regulations, according to the financial watchdog, but more must be done to improve checks for other forms of insurance.