http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Dennis+Haggerty Finances Dennis Haggerty Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1352623&ca=Finances Could you save money by switching your income protection insurance to another provider? Value for money is an important part of most people’s decision-making when it comes to taking out a lifestyle protection policy. The usual approach for a prospective buyer is to look at a number of quotes and set... Finances Dennis Haggerty Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1290819&ca=Finances 2012 is shaping to be a difficult year for both the public and private sectors in the UK. When the economic climate is this bleak everybody suffers, and no one can look at their job and say with certainty it is 100% safe. The best we can do is take measures to protect the things that are important t... Finances Dennis Haggerty Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1176596&ca=Finances The problems in the European economy seem to be never-ending at the moment, and as the Eurozone lurches from one crisis to the next, it is hard to know where it will all end. First it was Ireland in trouble, then Greece, and now it is Italy, and it is apparent that if the Euro does eventually collap... Finances Dennis Haggerty Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=637644&ca=Finances Virtually all Income Protection Insurance policies start paying out once you have been off work for an unbroken period of between one and 180 days. The longer you can do without the payment of benefits, the cheaper the cover. This is called the deferment or excess period. The better providers enable... Finances Dennis Haggerty Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1047687&ca=Finances In recent months there has been a backlash against Income Protection Insurance in the UK. When it emerged that banks were selling people policies they didn’t need or understand, hundreds of angry customers demanded compensation, and both the banks that sold the products and the products themselves b... Finances Dennis Haggerty Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=971389&ca=Finances We have all noticed a big shift in the political and economic climate in recent years, as the recession has forced the government to cut back on state benefits and this has left people having to fend more for themselves. With important agencies like the Job Centre facing huge budget reductions, the... Finances Dennis Haggerty Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=926544&ca=Finances As the economy struggles to find its way to recovery after the recession, we are faced with an uncertain future for both the public and the private sector. Each week the newspapers seem to be telling us about the latest batch of job losses and the rising unemployment figures. In this worrying climat... Finances Dennis Haggerty Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=378718&ca=Finances With the UK Budget announcement of additional government help for homeowners, now could be the time to start thinking about getting back on the housing ladder. With the extra £80m for shared equity schemes and Stamp Duty allowances to be held off for another year, Alistair Darling's Budget announcem... Finances Dennis Haggerty Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=353399&ca=Finances Insurance Underwriters are getting worried. The drip feed of ever worsening financial news has exposed the Government's previously optimistic forecasts to be little more than political spin. Not such a problem for the insurers of houses and cars, but bad news if they offer policies for loss of incom... Finances Dennis Haggerty Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=315777&ca=Finances "You have left it too late." Thousands of people are hearing this every day and experiencing that sinking feeling when they realise something once so freely available, is now denied to them. People without savings or perhaps with less than 2 months wages in the bank (that's the majority of people of...