Insurance

Loyal customers face extra fees of up to £50 a year as a result of sticking with their existing insurance company, a MoneySavingExpert.com investigation reveals – with firms such as Budget, Hastings, Saga and Swinton among those to add on 'admin fees' at renewal.

A company has been fined almost £2.4 million after "serious failings" with its PPI complaints handling process meant customers initially missed out on more than £70 million in compensation.

Complaints about payday loans and packaged bank accounts have skyrocketed over the last year, but not by enough to knock PPI off its perch as the most complained about financial product.

Homeowners will be looking to the skies and to Westminster after being told that future home insurance rises will depend on the weather and further tax hikes.

Car insurance prices are up sharply over the last 12mths, whether you take the AA Index's 20% increase (the average rising from £465 to £561) or the Association of British Insurers' 10%. And both predict rises to continue this year yet many can act now to beat them.

Homeowners living in flood-prone parts of the UK are now able to obtain substantially cheaper home insurance under a Government-backed scheme, in some cases slashing thousands off their costs. But everyone else will be expected to stump up an average of £10 a year if insurers decide to pass on associated costs.

Travel to and from Brussels has been severely disrupted by Tuesday's terror attacks, with the city's main airport remaining closed for a third day today. If you've booked to travel or your plans to return from the city have been affected, here's what you need to know.

Millions of households and motorists will pay more after Chancellor George Osborne hiked insurance premium tax (IPT) by 0.5 of a percentage point in today's Budget.

The cost of car insurance policies could rise by up to 25% in 2016, according to the AA, after 20% rises in 2015. But there are ways to lock in a cheap price now, even if you're not at renewal.

Floods across the North West and Yorkshire have affected thousands of people over Christmas, with many left without power or even evacuated from their homes. If you need help or to claim on your insurance, here are some key tips on what to do next.