Insurance

American Express (Amex) customers who currently have, or have had, its My Essentials and Back on Track policies with additional card protection in the past, will be refunded the premiums paid for the worthless add-on cover. 

People buying home and car insurance online are not being given clear information about the different payment options available, meaning they may struggle to compare costs, the financial regulator has announced today.

Pet insurance premium hikes of as much as £2,000 a year are forcing many former AXA customers to look elsewhere for cover, even when this means their pet's pre-existing medical conditions are unlikely to be covered.

Car insurance costs fell in the first three months of the year, according to the AA, but it warns premiums could 'spiral' unless there is a crackdown on fraudulent claims.

Life insurance holders with policies taken out before March 1984 may find their premiums increase or the linked benefits they get reduce from 6 April, as the Government's stopping a long-standing subsidy it pays to providers.

Affinion customers flogged worthless card protection are one step closer to getting their money back as the High Court of Justice has this week given approval for a creditors meeting on setting up a redress scheme to go ahead in June.

New rules to protect savers, which include increasing the amount you can reclaim when a bank fails from £85,000 to £1million in certain circumstances, have been confirmed by the Bank of England today.

Firms may be banned from automatically opting customers in to add-on insurance products if plans announced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today get the go-ahead.

Mobile phone users will be protected from massive bills when their handsets are stolen both in the UK and abroad under measures announced by the Government.

Giant credit reference agency Experian is finally paying out to customers who claimed money back for unfairly sold ID fraud expenses insurance, in a massive victory for our reclaiming campaign.