Insurance

The cost of taking out car insurance has risen for the first time in more than two years after efforts to clamp down on fraudulent claims failed to deliver the savings insurers had anticipated, according to the AA.

If you're taking out or renewing contents insurance, ensure you don't underestimate the value of your possessions, the Ombudsman has warned today.

The telecoms regulator has fined insurer Ageas £10,000 for making abandoned calls to UK consumers.

Mobile phone users with a pre-owned handset may struggle to get cover for unauthorised calls or a speedy replacement for broken, lost or stolen phones due to a gap in the standalone mobile phone insurance market.

The cost of car insurance could drop but you'll probably have to spend more time looking for the best price after the competition watchdog banned pricing agreements between comparison sites and car insurers.

The Financial Ombudsman Service has urged travel insurers to act fairly when considering claims where holidaymakers have been drinking.

Complaints about payment protection insurance (PPI) eased back from last year's record, but still remain at historically high levels, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service.

Banks and credit card providers are reopening two and a half million old PPI complaints after unfairly rejecting or underpaying victims, the regulator revealed today.

Customers of Stonebridge International Insurance may be entitled to redress after the firm has been fined £8.4 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for its underhand selling tactics and the way it handled customer requests to cancel their policies.