http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Jemma+Tipping Finances Jemma Tipping Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=226155&ca=Finances Motorcycle riders could see themselves having to pay out for damages that are caused by problems with the roads, such as potholes or bumps. TyreSafe cited the AA’s research as showing that there was £320 million in damages to vehicles throughout 2006, the company also revealed that there was a 42% i... Finances Jemma Tipping Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=226156&ca=Finances Home cover is the second most important insurance for consumers, it comes just behind car insurance which is a legal requirement. This is according to Graeme Trudgill, the British Insurance Broker’s Association (Biba)’s corporate affairs executive, he said that the flooding of last year showed just... Finances Jemma Tipping Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=226154&ca=Finances The recent popularity of price comparison sites has led to a city watchdog planning to review the regulation of these sites, particularly insurance comparison sites to ensure consumers are not buying products that are unsuitable for their needs. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) are concerned t... Finances Jemma Tipping Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=226159&ca=Finances House repossessions have soared from the beginning of 2008, people who are hit hardest by these repossessions are borrowers who have borrowed more than they can afford against their property. Other causes that have emerged are fraudulent activity by property developers. Despite the recent 0.25% cut... Finances Jemma Tipping Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=226158&ca=Finances Under a Ministry of Defence (MOD) scheme, 300,000 personnel in the armed forces are being offered life assurance. Before this scheme the forces found it difficult and expensive to get insurance because of the dangerous nature of their jobs. This new scheme will provide cheap life insurance offered b... Finances Jemma Tipping Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=225730&ca=Finances Industry figures have shown that the number of new mortgage applications approved by the major banks fell again in December. British Banker’s Association (BBA) members approved 42,088 new mortgage loans last month, the lowest figure that has been seen since 1997 when the data started to be collected... Finances Jemma Tipping Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=225731&ca=Finances Smokers and the overweight are seeing increased life insurance prices. The insurance industry is penalizing these people with higher costs of cover. The way insurance companies calculate premiums is to work out the risk to them of the customer dying while the policy is active. When looked at from th... Finances Jemma Tipping Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=225729&ca=Finances The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) has issued a report which has shown that hundreds of thousands of Britons are falling further into debt, ending up in court and facing the repossession of their homes due to irresponsible lending practices, inaccurate advice and in some cases, downright fraud. The CA... Finances Jemma Tipping Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=225728&ca=Finances A new study has shown that women and gay men are likely to be the worst drivers on the road, although this depends on your definition of best. Research showed that in navigational and spatial awareness tasks both perform poorly when compared to heterosexual men. The study was conducted by Queen Mary... Finances Jemma Tipping Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=225727&ca=Finances A new Bank of England report has shown that the availability of loans and other types of credit are set to greatly diminish in 2008. The latest Credit Conditions Survey released by the Bank have shown a number of lenders are becoming stricter about who they will give credit to. The credit crunch has...