Life & Travel Insurance News

NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank will cancel thousands of customers’ PPI policies—on credit cards and home equity loans— on 29 December. The banks are all part of the RBS Group, which...

The increasing number of cruise passengers in the UK have been told to check their travel insurance policies to see if they’re properly covered. According to the Cruise Lines International...

A last-minute surge of PPI compensation claims submitted to Lloyds Banking Group and Barclays will push the total cost of the scandal to British banks to £50 billion. Lloyds warned that it would have...

The competition watchdog has ordered two of Britain’s largest high street banks to appoint independent bodies to audit their payment protection insurance (PPI) policies. The Competitions and Market...

The August 29 deadline for claiming on mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) is just one week away. PPI is an insurance policy that is sold by various providers of mortgages, loans and credit...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on new rules that could require insurance firms to direct applicants with more serious medical conditions to specialist providers, which can offer...

Tobacco company Philip Morris has launched Reviti, a life insurance firm that will offer discounted policies to former smokers. The company, which sells cigarettes under the world-famous brand...

Holiday-goers in the UK have been warned that their travel insurance policies may not cover them if their airline goes bust. According to financial information company Defaqto, 46% of travel insurance...

A recent comment by Barclays Chairman John Mcfarlane has raised a few eyebrows as he claimed that a large proportion of those who make claims or payment protection insurance (PPI) are doing so...

People who disclose mental health conditions face travel insurance premium hikes of up to 2,000%, according to a survey.2,000 people were polled on behalf of the Money and Mental Health Policy...