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On the road with the insurance agent Stephen Womack joins a rural insurance agent on his rounds in Cumbria to finds a man whose working day includes visiting a brewery and saving sheep
Huge rise in PPI complaints prompts probe The Financial Ombudsman Service has urged a crack down on loans insurance mis-selling after receiving 500 PPI complaints a week
How to make an insurance claim Complaints about insurance policies have spiralled, so we've got some top tips on how to play the claim game
Are you covered for a technology disaster? The price of computers has fallen, but the value of what we store on them, such as music, films and games, has risen sharply. What if it all goes wrong?
Suppose YOU had to clear your desk? Unemployment is rising and the dramatic events in the banking world could result in 40,000 HBOS staff and 5,000 more at Lehman losing their jobs
Price rise is 'invitation to dodge' insurance The number of uninsured drivers could rise in the wake of increases in motor premiums of an inflation-busting 6%
Insurer in fertility care row A major medical insurer is refusing to allow women to be treated by some of the country's leading gynaecologists
Norwich Union quits comparison sites Norwich union, Britain's biggest insurer, is the latest to withdraw from internet price comparison sites
Insurers said I'm too old to go on a cruise War veteran Kenneth Brown was repeatedly refused travel insurance for a cruise - despite the fact that he pilots his own cabin cruiser, Carlos III, on the Thames
Does insurance help if you lose your job? Sales of insurance policies that cover your bills if you lose your job have soared in recent weeks as the credit crunch starts to hit jobs
Pet insurance saved us by a whisker From a ferret with a tumour to a dog with a peanut stuck in its nose - you'd never guess when pet insurance can come to the rescue
Scrap thieves leave a scar Village fury in Oxfordshire as a restored hall's lead is stolen. And tips on how to protect your property from commoditiy crooks
More Than: Keeping pay-as-you-drive Car insurer More Than says it will not follow rival Norwich Union and scrap pay-as-you-drive
Motorists say a sad farewell to 'fully comp' Insurers have been gradually stripping out sections from their policies, leaving drivers with cover that is comprehensive in name only
Insurance flood risk to ½m homes Around 500,000 homes could become uninsurable unless flood protection work is stepped up, according to a warning today
Flood risk: the victims who can't get cover One year after water surged into thousands of homes, policy excesses have soared and 95% of insurers are refusing to offer protection for those most at risk, writes Steven Womack in the Mail on Sunday
Courts under fire for lower fines on uninsured drivers Courts were accused of going soft on uninsured drivers yesterday after figures showed that the average fine has fallen by more than a fifth since Labour came to power
Justice at last for critical illness victim On the eve of life-threatening brain surgery a This is Money reader was told her insurance claim was invalid because she had not mentioned a bout of stress 10 years earlier
Pass Plus fails value test for young drivers Young drivers are better off shopping around for cheap car insurance rather than taking an advanced driving test, claim experts
Your PPI claim success stories The payment insurance reclaiming campaign is gathering pace. Tell us your PPI compensation victory stories
Is there a price on my head? My partner thinks that relatives may have taken out life insurance policies on him. How can he find out if this is the case?
Do we need special insurance for our dog? We plan to let our Scottish Terrier have one litter. Will a standard pet insurance policy cover us in case of complications?
Do named drivers have to use my car? If I add other drivers to my car insurance to cut the premiums do I have to show they have driven the car?
Halifax messed up my life insurance policy I requested that Halifax increase my life insurance premiums but they've mistakenly increased my shares and won't fix it. Can you help?
Insurance woe for double-crash family My husband crashed my car and my son crashed his. Whose no-claims discount will suffer as a result - the driver or the policyholder?
My husband is ill but needs life cover My husband has kidney disease but we need to find life cover for a new loan we have taken out. Are there any specialist insurance companies out there which would cover us?

On the road with the insurance agent
Stephen Womack joins a rural insurance agent on his rounds in Cumbria to finds a man whose working day includes visiting a brewery and saving sheep Lomax

Huge rise in PPI complaints prompts probe
The Financial Ombudsman Service has urged a crack down on loans insurance mis-selling after receiving 500 PPI complaints a week annoyed woman phone

How to make an insurance claim
Complaints about insurance policies have spiralled, so we've got some top tips on how to play the claim game Man using a Mobile Phone

Are you covered for a technology disaster?
The price of computers has fallen, but the value of what we store on them, such as music, films and games, has risen sharply. What if it all goes wrong? Stephanie Peter grooming a dog

Suppose YOU had to clear your desk?
Unemployment is rising and the dramatic events in the banking world could result in 40,000 HBOS staff and 5,000 more at Lehman losing their jobs Sad woman

Price rise is 'invitation to dodge' insurance
The number of uninsured drivers could rise in the wake of increases in motor premiums of an inflation-busting 6% Traffic jam

Insurer in fertility care row
A major medical insurer is refusing to allow women to be treated by some of the country's leading gynaecologists Woman with pelvic pain

Norwich Union quits comparison sites
Norwich union, Britain's biggest insurer, is the latest to withdraw from internet price comparison sites Norwich Union offices in Norwich

Insurers said I'm too old to go on a cruise
War veteran Kenneth Brown was repeatedly refused travel insurance for a cruise - despite the fact that he pilots his own cabin cruiser, Carlos III, on the Thames

Does insurance help if you lose your job?
Sales of insurance policies that cover your bills if you lose your job have soared in recent weeks as the credit crunch starts to hit jobs Sir Alan Sugar

Pet insurance saved us by a whisker
From a ferret with a tumour to a dog with a peanut stuck in its nose - you'd never guess when pet insurance can come to the rescue Antoneall Marsicano and her ferrets

Scrap thieves leave a scar
Village fury in Oxfordshire as a restored hall's lead is stolen. And tips on how to protect your property from commoditiy crooks Hilary Skaar

More Than: Keeping pay-as-you-drive
Car insurer More Than says it will not follow rival Norwich Union and scrap pay-as-you-drive Colin Hewitt, with son Tim, scored well for his green driving

Colin Hewitt, with son Tim, scored well for his green driving

Motorists say a sad farewell to 'fully comp'
Insurers have been gradually stripping out sections from their policies, leaving drivers with cover that is comprehensive in name only Amanda Smith

Insurance flood risk to ½m homes
Around 500,000 homes could become uninsurable unless flood protection work is stepped up, according to a warning today Half a million homes could be uninsurable unless flood defence is stepped up

Half a million homes could be uninsurable unless flood defence is stepped up

Flood risk: the victims who can't get cover
One year after water surged into thousands of homes, policy excesses have soared and 95% of insurers are refusing to offer protection for those most at risk, writes Steven Womack in the Mail on Sunday Back on track: Gerry Tyack in his Wellington Aviation Museum, which flooded last summer

Back on track: Gerry Tyack in his Wellington Aviation Museum, which flooded last summer

Courts under fire for lower fines on uninsured drivers
Courts were accused of going soft on uninsured drivers yesterday after figures showed that the average fine has fallen by more than a fifth since Labour came to power Car crash. Accident

Justice at last for critical illness victim
On the eve of life-threatening brain surgery a This is Money reader was told her insurance claim was invalid because she had not mentioned a bout of stress 10 years earlier Patient being rushed to intensive care

Pass Plus fails value test for young drivers
Young drivers are better off shopping around for cheap car insurance rather than taking an advanced driving test, claim experts Melanie Rendall

Your PPI claim success stories
The payment insurance reclaiming campaign is gathering pace. Tell us your PPI compensation victory stories A winner

Is there a price on my head?
My partner thinks that relatives may have taken out life insurance policies on him. How can he find out if this is the case? The great rates gap

Do we need special insurance for our dog?
We plan to let our Scottish Terrier have one litter. Will a standard pet insurance policy cover us in case of complications? Nessie

Do named drivers have to use my car?
If I add other drivers to my car insurance to cut the premiums do I have to show they have driven the car? Traffic jam

Halifax messed up my life insurance policy
I requested that Halifax increase my life insurance premiums but they've mistakenly increased my shares and won't fix it. Can you help? Halifax ad

Insurance woe for double-crash family
My husband crashed my car and my son crashed his. Whose no-claims discount will suffer as a result - the driver or the policyholder? Car crash

My husband is ill but needs life cover
My husband has kidney disease but we need to find life cover for a new loan we have taken out. Are there any specialist insurance companies out there which would cover us? Patient in hosptal with doctors