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An increase in household and motor claims has already been seen by insurers during the recent cold snap, an industry body has said.

Couples could soon need to take out marriage insurance after government ministers warned that legal aid for divorce cases could be scrapped.

While recalculating a policyholder’s risk may lead to an understandable increase in premium, some of the fees seem scandalously out of proportion for the amount of work required to update policy information. Administration work has been slashed with the advent of new technology making a lot of processes online and automated, but the administration costs have not fallen to reflect this.

During the first half of 2010 the number of fraudulent applications to financial services firms increased by a third, research has revealed.

Crackdown on payment protection insurance (PPI) in a move which could cost the industry £3.2 billion...

Cost of car and home insurance soared in the last year...

Police are questioning 11 people following an investigation into an alleged "crash for cash" insurance scam. The 10 men and one woman were arrested in Lancashire and Greater Manchester on suspicion of fraud.

With wedding season fast approaching, and an estimated 300,000* people getting married this year, Confused.com warns homeowners with matrimony on their minds to make sure they have the right level of cover if the worst happens. Darren Black, head of home insurance at Confused.com, encourages those planning a wedding to check their home insurance, in advance of the big day:

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