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IFB : codename operation Exhort, a five year investigation
A five year investigation by Bedfordshire Police into a major insurance fraud by an organised criminal enterprise based in Luton has finally concluded with...
Suicide rises and falls with economy
More Americans have killed themselves in times of financial hardship than in times of prosperity, said a US study of suicide rates and the...
Survey : UK homes are a shop window of opportunity for thieves
Ageas Insurance has joined forces with the Neighbourhood Watch Trust to highlight new research which reveals that the average UK home is a shop...
Warning : Superbug found in New Delhi water
Urgent global action is needed to prevent the spread of a multi-drug-resistant "superbug" after it was found in water supplies in the Indian capital,...
uSwitch.com research shows almost three in ten households get billed wrongly by energy providers
Research from uSwitch.com shows that consumers name energy suppliers best for getting bills wrong. The energy industry was voted worst for inaccuracy ahead of...
EU to adopt Japan’s tighter thresholds for radiation in food
Europe will lower the levels of radioactivity allowed in food to match already stricter ceilings set by Japan, European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso...
RICS Economics looks at Sweden’s soft signalling
Over the past couple of decades the UK housing market has seen sharp swings in prices - creating house price ‘bubbles' and adding to...
Excessive card fees are to end says Which?
Which? has today submitted a super-complaint to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) asking it to investigate excessive credit and debit card surcharges.
The consumer...
Aviva : Grandparents provide £33 billion of free childcare
Millions of grandparents are taking on the role of ‘second mum and dad’ to their grandchildren, helping out with everything from childcare to cooking...
National insurance and income tax could be mergered
National insurance and income tax could be merged under radical plans to simplify Britain's tax system, according to a report commissioned by chancellor George...
Cigarettes to vanish from shelves in England
Cigarettes will disappear under the tobacconist's counter from next year in England under new measures announced Wednesday.
Only temporary displays in "certain limited circumstances" will...
LMA Energy Claims Group revamps terms of engagement for loss adjusters
With the intention of improving the servicing of energy claims within the London market, the new terms of engagement will bring increased transparency to...
Gender discrimination for pension annuities and motor insurance premiums
Millions of men approaching retirement could be left thousands of pounds worse off if a European court rules on 1 March that insurance companies...
New arrests in insurance fraud investigation
Four people were arrested today as part of an investigation into organised crime in the north east region.
Those arrested are suspected of being involved...
Omnibus II delays full benefits of Solvency II but buys time for smaller insurers
Fitch Ratings says that the lengthy transition to the new Solvency II regulatory regime for European insurers, signalled by the European Commission's Omnibus II...
Bancassurance : market outlook 2011
Bancassurance deciders of different financial institutions have exchanged on the model’s current situation and the necessity for the market to better adapt to customers...
Families in Britain are smaller in size because of rising costs
The UK family size could be set to shrink as the cost of bringing up a child spirals to more than £270,000.
New research from...
US researchers hopeful for dengue vaccine
Promising advances have been made in the testing of possible vaccines to prevent the mosquito-borne dengue virus, which kills 25,000 people every year, researchers...
Aviva and Premiership develop first online rugby show
Premiership Rugby has worked with Aviva to develop club rugby’s first ever online rugby show, "Aviva Behind the Badge" which launches this week.
As the...
DVLA reminds motorists of new motor insurance law
The DVLA in conjunction with the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) and the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) are reminding drivers that a new law...
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