With most of us feeling the current economic pinch, it is well worthwhile taking the time to have a look at your home contents insurance policy. Does it provide cover for your mobile phone as a standard feature? If so, you could be throwing money down the drain if you are one of the millions of people in the UK who take out separate cover for their phones, without first checking that they real...

Tales of holiday makers, who turn out not to be covered by their insurance for some of the more exotic activities that they embark upon whilst away, are relatively commonplace but what about risky activities in the home? With everyone feeling the pinch these days, and the cost of fuel going up and up, some people have decided to take the matter into their own hands and make their own ...

It’s something that we have all done at some time or other: given a spare house key to a neighbour in case we lock ourselves out or perhaps to a cleaner or plumber to let themselves in when we are out at work. However, how many of us keep track of just who has our house keys? It seems that forgetting to take them back is commonplace with an estimated one million or more of us not know...

According to a new study carried out by Gocompare.com, one fifth of homeowners purchase their home insurance from the same company that provided them with their mortgage. This has led to concerns that customers are being pressured by their banks into purchasing insurance from them rather than looking around for a better deal. The r...

If you have ever thought about buying a holiday home in the sun, taking cheap holidays abroad every year and enjoying everything that goes with it, you may have been put off in the past by the legal complications involved in finding insurance in a different country. You will therefore be pleased to know that Confused.com has recentl...