British tourists denied free care by Spanish hospitals
The European Health Insurance Cards scheme lets hospitals in the European Union recover some or all of the cost of treatment from a patient’s home country. But more clinics and hospitals are trying to...
View ArticleSupermarkets use aggressive tactics to sell customers life insurance
A supermarket sales war could see hundreds of thousands of people buying life insurance that does not suit their needs.
View ArticleMoney Mail wins £240,000 for father who was 'dying too slowly'
Michael Onyett, a 67-year-old father-of two, will now be able to quit work and spend his last days with his family after being paid by insurer Scottish Provident.
View ArticleHow would your family get by if you died without insurance?
Most people hate shelling out for something they never use - but life insurance is different. When Julie Dadd (pictured with her family) was diagnosed with breast cancer, her £30,000 payout helped her...
View ArticleShort-term income protection cover axed by banks as they fear payouts worth...
Nationwide has pulled the plug on its low-cost insurance that covers illness or redundancy. And Barclays and Barclaycard lowered the curtain on their deals in November.
View ArticleResidents still paying care home fees but have insurance
Symponia, a network for care fees planning advisers, says it has uncovered widespread evidence of people entering care who have forgotten about 'prefunded' policies they bought 20 to 30 years ago.
View ArticleInsurance: How discounts for changing your lifestyle can reduce your bills
Katie's medical insurance rewards her with discounts for adopting healthy habits, and she saved 75 per cent on a weekend visit to a health spa. We explain how to get private treatment without having to...
View ArticleAt last...cover that will pay for early stage cancer: Critical illness...
If you buy critical illness insurance you are now more likely to get a partial lump sum for treatable early-stage cancer. This factor helped settle parents-to-be Rhys Burton and Laura Nash's choice.
View ArticleWhy insurance policies that protect your income can be good value
Emma Sibthorpe and her fiance bought a short-term income protection policy offering £500 per month of cover. We debunk five commonly held myths about protection cover.
View ArticleShould you insure yourself against getting breast cancer?
U.S. giant AIG Direct is offering a policy for the disease for less than £1 a month. But women in their 50s will actually have to fork out from £6.99 to £16.99.
View Article
