Insurance

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You can buy insurance for just about anything. Some insurance is required by law - car insurance, for example. Others, such as buildings or travel insurance, are plainly sensible. But many others are merely scams.

Recent articles (3)

Homeowners may be due a windfall

(16 October 09)

Over a million homeowners may be due a mini-windfall after the Financial Services Authority ruled that banks and insurers had acted unfairly over mortgage insurance policies.

Are you overpaying for insurance?

(02 October 09)

Ruth Jackson explains how to boost your cash by reassessing your home contents and buildings insurance. Plus, a round-up of the personal finance news.

Insurance: only a fool travels without it

(07 August 09)

Travel insurance is something that most people see as an unnecessary extra when going abroad. But as Ruth Jackson points out, it could be a very costly thing to overlook for the sake of saving a few pounds.