http://www.financealley.com en-us editorial@financealley.com The cost of petrol now averages 114p per litre and diesel 126p per litre - an unwanted hike in addition to van insurance and road tax prices. The rising cost of fuel in the UK was yesterday protested by van and lorry drivers. Disgruntled drivers in the ... http://www.financealley.com/article_586555_19.html 23rd July 2008 Halifax home insurance is now providing a more thorough cover offer by including bike insurance in their deal. With this week marking National Bike Week (June 16-22), Halifax has decided to send a warning to all those hitting the cycle track regarding t... http://www.financealley.com/article_586553_19.html 23rd July 2008 Jenkins Athens Insurance Services, the Concord insurance brokerage and employee benefits firm, has renamed itself Jenkins Insurance Group in a brand repositioning move that consolidates all of its services under one name. The name change will take p... http://www.financealley.com/article_586551_19.html 23rd July 2008 Drivers with car insurance whose cars have been flooded may be covered for more than they think. The Better Business Bureau and Insurance Information Institute recommend that all car owners read their car insurance policy closely or they will miss out on ... http://www.financealley.com/article_586548_19.html 23rd July 2008 Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group firm Reliance Life Insurance has launched a pure equity unit linked insurance plan that provides investors an opportunity to invest in eight different fund options, including a Shariah compliant fund. Reliance Life Insurance ... http://www.financealley.com/article_585161_19.html 22nd July 2008 NFU Mutual has been rated as Britain's best car insurance provider by readers of Auto Express magazine, for the third year running now. In a survey of over 32,000 of their readers, NFU Mutual gained the top overall rating. The survey, entitled ‘Drive... http://www.financealley.com/article_585159_19.html 22nd July 2008 More than half a million homes in England could be ineligible for home insurance unless action is taken to protect them against flooding, the insurance industry warned today. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) warned that its members could stop off... http://www.financealley.com/article_585158_19.html 22nd July 2008 Disabled holidaymakers have been advised to check their travel insurance to make sure it covers key areas. Brian Seaman, head of consultancy at Tourism for All, said individuals with a disability should ensure they have enough medication with them to last... http://www.financealley.com/article_585157_19.html 22nd July 2008 While it is usual for health insurance companies rate doctors on their performance, it is now becoming the other way round. American Medical Association issued its first health insurance report card at the group's annual meeting Monday. The primary focus ... http://www.financealley.com/article_585156_19.html 22nd July 2008 Laura Stonebreaker claimed her car insurance after being the victim of a crash two years ago. “You know that sick feeling you get in your gut?” Stonebreaker said. “I knew she didn’t see me. I knew she was going to hit me.” Stonebreaker lost her ... http://www.financealley.com/article_583222_19.html 22nd July 2008 The life insurance industry has been growing at a steady pace over the last few years. A low 2.6% contribution to the GDP figure in 2006 it rose to 3.26% and 4.09% in 2006 and 2007, respectively. The biggest propeller of this growth has been the unit-li... http://www.financealley.com/article_583221_19.html 22nd July 2008 If you are suffering from a serious medical condition during your trip, you will need immediate attention, for this you will need travel insurance. While visiting the United States, you must take a visitor or travel health insurance plan in order to sec... http://www.financealley.com/article_583220_19.html 22nd July 2008 Five solicitors including one personal injury solicitor are being promoted to associate status in recognition of their specialist skills and contribution to the rapid growth of Essex law firm Birkett Long. The firm has announced a series of promotions, al... http://www.financealley.com/article_583219_18.html 22nd July 2008 A new report from the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies worryingly suggests that at least twice as many people die from fatal accidents at work than are victims of homicide. In a statement regarding the results, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pension... http://www.financealley.com/article_583218_18.html 22nd July 2008 Amendments India’s Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 have meant that there will be more compensation for those making accident claims, new reports have shown. According to the latest official statistics from the Indian government, over 100,000 people were killed... http://www.financealley.com/article_582492_18.html 21st July 2008 US homeowners are being warned to ensure their home insurance policy covers damage induced by floods, as the recent Hurricane Katrina disaster in the New Orleans region of the country has meant many insurance companies have removed their anti flood cover ... http://www.financealley.com/article_582491_19.html 21st July 2008 At last, there is an accelerating trend in health insurance that’s good news for many parents. More than two dozen of America’s states have signed into law or recently passed legislation requiring employer health-care plans to provide coverage for a l... http://www.financealley.com/article_582489_19.html 21st July 2008 Cancer-stricken Susan Hurrell sought legal aid to take one of the UK’s biggest insurance companies to court for damages. But she was refused because no-one was prepared to represent her on a no-win-no-fee basis. But now the dying grandmother is celebrat... http://www.financealley.com/article_582488_18.html 21st July 2008 In February, Canada’s Minor Injury Regulation -- which put a cap on pain and suffering compensation for minor soft-tissue injuries such as whiplash claims -- was struck down in a Court of Queen's Bench ruling. The decision was praised by lawyers and con... http://www.financealley.com/article_582487_18.html 21st July 2008 Recent Swedish research by online medicinal journal PLoS Medicine has found that whiplash, the head and back injury which results in countless whiplash claims every year, is more likely to heal faster with the aid of positive thinking. Whiplash injur... http://www.financealley.com/article_571874_18.html 08th July 2008 “Travel insurance did not save my life, but it did save me more than $4,000.” States Garry Marr of the Financial Post. “Few people plan to get sick, but when I was hospitalized this past spring with an illness, I was set at ease by a decision I... http://www.financealley.com/article_571873_19.html 08th July 2008 As a result of progress in negotiations with the Department of Labour, staff who belong to the PSA, New Zealand’s Public Service Association, have lifted some of their strike action fuelled by accidents at work. The PSA is New Zealand’s largest pu... http://www.financealley.com/article_571872_18.html 08th July 2008 Personal injury solicitors and insurance giant Norwich Union is shedding more than 350 jobs in the city as part of a massive overhaul of its business. The company is cutting 359 positions at its Pynes Hill office - leaving just 54 posts. The shock move al... http://www.financealley.com/article_571871_18.html 08th July 2008 No win, no fee legal claims firms asked a pay out of almost £9million from councils, in compensation from the last three years. New figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show that Sunderland City Council paid out £4,761,750 in compensati... http://www.financealley.com/article_571870_18.html 08th July 2008 Canterbury, New Zealand leads the country in a multimillion-dollar increase in accident claims for sport-cycling and mountainbike accidents, new figures show. The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) paid out $1.81 million for Canterbury sport cyclists... http://www.financealley.com/article_571130_18.html 07th July 2008 The good times are back for a West Virginia personal injury solicitors law firm. Menis Ketchum, a West Virginia attorney and 2008 Democratic State Supreme Court candidate born and raised in Wayne County, West Virginia, has opted for a revamp of his "In a ... http://www.financealley.com/article_571129_18.html 07th July 2008 FINEOS Corporation, a global provider of innovative enterprise software solutions for insurance, bancassurance, and government, today announced that Manitoba Public Insurance of Canada has selected FINEOS Claims® to manage accident claims for bodily inju... http://www.financealley.com/article_571128_18.html 07th July 2008 According to the International Labour Organisation, or ILO, website, every year more than 2 million people die from accidents at work or work-related diseases and every day, on average, some 5,000 or more women and men around the world lose their lives be... http://www.financealley.com/article_571127_18.html 07th July 2008 The deregulation of the automobile insurance market in Massachusetts, USA has delivered an unexpected change welcomed by consumers: a decrease in the ever-rising home insurance prices. Insurers competing for auto business for the first time in decades ... http://www.financealley.com/article_571125_19.html 07th July 2008 As well as ending your chief source of income, jobloss may have further repercussions affecting your health insurance. You will need to decide what to do about health insurance if your employer has been providing your coverage. The temptation might be ... http://www.financealley.com/article_569312_19.html 03rd July 2008 Whiplash claims are one of the most common injuries featuring insurance claims made by insurance companies’ costumers, and this may largely be due to the fact that many cars on the market are not adequately built to protect passengers and prevent whipla... http://www.financealley.com/article_569310_18.html 03rd July 2008 The car insurance industry is taking in an estimate £624 million a year from the 13 million motorists who pay for their car insurance on a monthly basis instead of one annual payment, according to research by uSwitch.com. An average APR of 23.8% is be... http://www.financealley.com/article_569309_19.html 03rd July 2008 Millionaire footballer Ashley Cole is the latest wealthy celebrity to take advantage of the “access to justice” no-win, no-fee media-law regime to sue news organisations. He is suing the publishers of tabloid newspapers The Sun and The Daily Mirror ov... http://www.financealley.com/article_569307_18.html 03rd July 2008 Brad Cunard learnt the value of life insurance the difficult way. While stuck in traffic with his wife Lisa and two boys, Max and Owen, they hit a violent thunderstorm. Nothing could have prepared Brad for what happened next. A tree fell on their car ... http://www.financealley.com/article_569306_19.html 03rd July 2008 In the autumn of 2007 Laura Allen didn't think Massachusetts' law requiring everyone to have health insurance would affect her life. She had a customer service job at a rubber stamp company that provided coverage. But then the 42-year-old was told she wou... http://www.financealley.com/article_566363_19.html 30th June 2008 Life insurance is a very important insurance to take out as it protects your loved ones against the worst possible scenarios. However a growing number of people are getting married, buying first homes and starting families later in life. In fact, recent r... http://www.financealley.com/article_566361_18.html 30th June 2008 DIY could have costly effects on your home insurance claims. While bank holiday weekends prompt many proud householders to tackle do-it-yourself home improvements, which can add value to their property, insurers warn that over-ambitious DIY projects can e... http://www.financealley.com/article_566360_18.html 30th June 2008 A rapidly increasing number of Britons is putting their travel insurance at risk by booking different parts of their trip separately, a new study carried out by Marks & Spencer (M&S) Money has recently revealed. According to the research, an increase i... http://www.financealley.com/article_560704_19.html 21st June 2008 As the weather improves and we feel the summer sun’s warm rays approaching, there are increasing concerns about theft among homeowners and home insurance companies alike.. Two insurance companies, esure and Confused.com, are encouraging home owners to p... http://www.financealley.com/article_560703_19.html 21st June 2008 1.15 million people confess to having driven a car in the last year without any car insurance, according to a survey by Sainsbury’s Car Insurance. The survey revealed that 19% said it was because they couldn’t afford it, 19% said they didn’t think i... http://www.financealley.com/article_560702_19.html 21st June 2008 Recent laws have made it easier to reduce accidents at work. The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 came into force on 6 April 2008. Legal specialist Jim Astle, of Darbys solicitors, says that the government's intention is to make it e... http://www.financealley.com/article_558864_18.html 20th June 2008 Whiplash claims are so high partially due to the equally high number of cars lacking effective prevention systems. One in six new cars on sale in Britain fail to offer adequate protection from debilitating whiplash injuries, new crash test results have re... http://www.financealley.com/article_558863_18.html 20th June 2008 Anyone who believes they have a valid personal injury claim should go straight to a solicitor. Those who approach a claims company in the first instance will eventually be referred to a solicitor – and be charged around £400 for the privilege. Most ... http://www.financealley.com/article_558862_18.html 20th June 2008 In the past ten years the advertising of No Win No Fee claims by insurance companies featuring mundane accidents has become unavoidable. Everyday minor injuries such as whiplash, slipping or falling are constantly on our television sets. The message t... http://www.financealley.com/article_556785_18.html 17th June 2008 It has been almost a whole year since Sunita Bansal, a mother of three underage daughters in India, was awarded a compensation of Rs 18 lakh as the result of an accident claim following the death of her husband in a motor accident. The money has not yet r... http://www.financealley.com/article_556784_18.html 17th June 2008 In America, a rear-end crash occurs every 17 seconds, but a surprisingly high number of vehicles offer inadequate protection from the whiplash injuries that can result, leading to an increased number of whiplash claims in worldwide markets. Many whipla... http://www.financealley.com/article_551714_18.html 05th June 2008 In the past ten years the advertising of personal injury solicitors by insurance companies featuring mundane accidents has become unavoidable. Everyday minor injuries such as whiplash, slipping or falling are constantly on our television sets. The mes... http://www.financealley.com/article_551713_18.html 05th June 2008 Sponsors of a proposal to provide City Council members in Indianapolis, USA, up to $18,000 in city-funded health insurance benefits are withdrawing the ordinance after hearing strong public outcry this week. Council members reviewed the proposed ordinance... http://www.financealley.com/article_551712_19.html 05th June 2008 Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance Co Ltd has received clearance from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority to operate a life insurance business in India. The new company, a joint venture of Canara Bank, HSBC Insurance (A... http://www.financealley.com/article_551711_19.html 05th June 2008 An outcry by the international community for concerted efforts worldwide to reduce the death rate and sufferings facing mankind, currently recorded at over 2 million annual deaths worldwide, due to preventable accidents and diseases caused in the workplac... http://www.financealley.com/article_551710_18.html 05th June 2008