Fight between restaurants and insurers over lockdown payouts heats up

Court fight between restaurant groups and insurers over business interruption payouts heats up By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 21 April 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 21 April 2021 Corbin & King, which owns The Wolseley, believes they should have been paid business interruption insurance during the lockdowns The fight between … Read more

Drivers could face a costly bill as many car insurers won’t pay out for common incidents

How good is YOUR car insurance policy? Many won’t pay out for common incidents including lost keys or misfuelling Motorists could lose hundreds of pounds due to gaps in car insurance  Only 54% of the policies analysed provide misfuelling cover as standard  A further 46% don’t cover mobile phones if damaged or destroyed in your car  … Read more

Insurers escape new rules preventing them overcharging loyal customers until next year

Insurers escape new rules preventing them overcharging loyal customers until next year By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 23 March 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 23 March 2021 Insurers told the Financial Conduct Authority they needed more time to adapt to new rules stopping them overcharging loyal customers Insurers won’t be … Read more

UK insurers expected to pay out £2.5bn for coronavirus insurance claims from 2020

Insurers will pay out £2.5bn for coronavirus claims from 2020 with majority linked to business interruption It is estimated that £2.5bn will be paid out in insurance claims from 2020  Some £2bn of that will go on business interruption claims alone  Another £204m is thought to be paid for Covid-19 related protection insurance claims By Grace … Read more

UK insurers expected to pay out £2.5bn for coronavirus insurance claims from 2020

Insurers will pay out £2.5bn for coronavirus claims from 2020 with majority linked to business interruption It is estimated that £2.5bn will be paid out in insurance claims from 2020  Some £2bn of that will go on business interruption claims alone  Another £204m is thought to be paid for Covid-19 related protection insurance claims By Grace … Read more

UK insurers expected to pay out £2.5bn for coronavirus insurance claims from 2020

Insurers will pay out £2.5bn for coronavirus claims from 2020 with majority linked to business interruption It is estimated that £2.5bn will be paid out in insurance claims from 2020  Some £2bn of that will go on business interruption claims alone  Another £204m is thought to be paid for Covid-19 related protection insurance claims By Grace … Read more

Covid UK: Businesses hail Supreme Court ruling forcing insurers to pay out for lockdown losses

Tens of thousands of small businesses are set for a £1.2billion windfall after the Supreme Court ordered insurers to pay out for losses from the first Covid lockdown.  Cafes, pubs, beauty parlours, holiday firms and wedding planners are among the 370,000 firms that had policies which should now pay out.  Former footballer Gary Neville, who … Read more

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Insurers risk losing people’s trust for good

The small-print villains: Insurers risk losing what little trust people have left in them for good, says VICTORIA BISCHOFF By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 22 December 2020 | Updated: 22:24 GMT, 22 December 2020 Some firms have really gone above and beyond for their customers over the course of the … Read more

Insurers in the firing line over cancelled events

Insurers in the firing line over cancelled events: Firms refuse cover – and blame virus By Lucy White and Ben Wilkinson for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 9 December 2020 Tensions are brewing between the Government and the insurance industry as the coronavirus crisis threatens the future … Read more

Family’s £50,000 flood bill after being caught by insurer’s smallprint

A family whose home was devastated by a flood are £50,000 out of pocket because they happen to live within 200 metres of a river, even though it’s way downhill, out of sight and didn’t cause the flood. Mark Jenkins and his wife Cerys were at home in the Welsh Valleys with their two sons … Read more