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Divorce ‘costs £2,600 per year in expected retirement income’
Divorce reduces average expected retirement income by around £2,600 or by as much as 16 per cent a year, according to new research from Prudential. People who are planning to retire in 2013 and have been divorced expect to retire with an annual income of £13,800 compared with £16,400 for those who have never experienced [...]
EU legislation shock for young women drivers
Six months ago – Friday, 21st December – the insurance world saw the implementation of a new piece of EU legislation, the Gender Directive. The Directive banned insurers from using gender as a standalone rating factor, causing UK insurance companies to re-evaluate the very fundamentals of how they set policy prices for life, health, income [...]
Capital one named Britain’s greatest place to work
Capital One is named number 1 in the 2013 Great Place to Work® awards for companies employing more than 500 staff Nottingham based credit card company Capital One has been rated as the UK’s best large employer after winning first place in the prestigious Great Place to Work® ‘Best Workplaces’ Awards for 2013. It won [...]
Half of UK homeowners say their home needs repairs
Half of homeowners (7 million) admit their home is in need of some repairs The most common problems include broken fences, mould/damp and overgrown gardens But more than half of people who need repairs can’t afford the necessary work 7 million homeowners say their home is in need of some repairs, according to new research [...]
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LV=’S top ten whiplash whoppers
Despite falling accident rates, compensation claims for whiplash and other personal injuries have hit epidemic proportions. British insurers now receive 1,500 claims for whiplash every day and it is estimated that up to 60 per cent of these claims are exaggerated or fraudulent. Research with accident victims reveals that almost a third of those who [...]
Affordable Father’s Day gift ideas
As Father’s day looms, and with it the pressure to get a decent gift for dad, a money saving website in the UK has compiled some of the most popular yet financially friendly Father’s Day deals around; ensuring that Britons can treat their Dads without punishing their wallets. Based on the results of consumer searches [...]
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