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Income protection cover: Is it worth it?

With the jobless total showing its biggest leap in 17 years - the threat of redundancy is looming large in the minds of many workers...
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A travel insurer has finally offered cover allowing Hannah Jones her dying wish of a trip to Florida's Disney World...
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Stephen Womack joins a rural insurance agent on his rounds in Cumbria to finds a man whose working day includes visiting a brewery and saving sheep...
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Sad womanUnemployment and redundancy rights

Unemployment is rising and the dramatic events in the banking world could result in 40,000 HBOS staff and 5,000 more at Lehman losing their jobs...

annoyed woman phoneHuge rise in PPI complaints prompts probe

The Financial Ombudsman Service has urged a crack down on loans insurance mis-selling after receiving 500 PPI complaints a week...
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The number of uninsured drivers could rise in the wake of increases in motor premiums of an inflation-busting 6%...
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Stephanie Peter grooming a dogAre you covered for a technology disaster?

The price of computers has fallen, but the value of what we store on them, such as music, films and games, has risen sharply. What if it all goes wrong?...

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A major medical insurer is refusing to allow women to be treated by some of the country's leading gynaecologists...
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Norwich Union offices in NorwichNorwich Union quits comparison sites

Norwich union, Britain's biggest insurer, is the latest to withdraw from internet price comparison sites ...
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Kenneth BrownInsurers said I'm too old to go on a cruise

War veteran Kenneth Brown was repeatedly refused travel insurance for a cruise - despite the fact that he pilots his own cabin cruiser, Carlos III, on the Thames...
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Sir Alan SugarDoes insurance help if you lose your job?

Sales of insurance policies that cover your bills if you lose your job have soared in recent weeks as the credit crunch starts to hit jobs...
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From a ferret with a tumour to a dog with a peanut stuck in its nose - you'd never guess when pet insurance can come to the rescue...

Hilary SkaarScrap thieves leave a scar

Village fury in Oxfordshire as a restored hall's lead is stolen. And tips on how to protect your property from commoditiy crooks...
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Colin Hewitt, with son Tim, scored well for his green drivingMore Than: Keeping pay-as-you-drive

Car insurer More Than says it will not follow rival Norwich Union and scrap pay-as-you-drive ...
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The 5bn rip-off

Amanda SmithMotorists say a sad farewell to 'fully comp'

Insurers have been gradually stripping out sections from their policies, leaving drivers with cover that is comprehensive in name only...
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Half a million homes could be uninsurable unless flood defence is stepped upInsurance flood risk to ½m homes

Around 500,000 homes could become uninsurable unless flood protection work is stepped up, according to a warning today ...
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Back on track: Gerry Tyack in his Wellington Aviation Museum, which flooded last summerFlood risk: the victims who can't get cover

One year after water surged into thousands of homes, policy excesses have soared and 95% of insurers are refusing to offer protection for those most at risk, writes Steven Womack in the Mail on Sunday...

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Car crash. AccidentCourts under fire for lower fines on uninsured drivers

Courts were accused of going soft on uninsured drivers yesterday after figures showed that the average fine has fallen by more than a fifth since Labour came to power...

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On the eve of life-threatening brain surgery a This is Money reader was told her insurance claim was invalid because she had not mentioned a bout of stress 10 years earlier...
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Melanie RendallPass Plus fails value test for young drivers

Young drivers are better off shopping around for cheap car insurance rather than taking an advanced driving test, claim experts...
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My brother is seriously ill but insists on spending the winter in Thailand. Can he get travel insurance in case he dies while he is there?...

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Will a UK company insure my second home in Colorado, or will I have to buy cover in America? ...

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My husband and I have been paying for income protection for years. As we both work for the NHS, is this cover a necessity for us?...
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The payment insurance reclaiming campaign is gathering pace. Tell us your PPI compensation victory stories ...
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The great rates gapIs there a price on my head?

My partner thinks that relatives may have taken out life insurance policies on him. How can he find out if this is the case?...

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Protection insurance: It finally begins to pay

Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail Personal Finance Editor

In addressing the issue of non-disclosure, the insurance industry has shown its best side. Let's hope it doesn't rear its ugly head again

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