Unemployed hit with higher home insurance premiums

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A report suggests that the unemployed may be getting a bad deal on home insurance, with Confused.com reporting that householders who are made unemployed can see their premiums rise unexpectedly:
Insurers exploit unemployed with higher premiums
Householders who are made redundant could be hit with a further blow of increased home insurance premiums, new research has found.
A [...]

Home insurance reviews

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It’s good to see different home insurance products get reviewed, rather than leaving consumers to buy on pot luck, so all the more interesting to see the following on Finance Markets:

Barclays Home Insurance
Churchill Home Insurance
Columbus Direct Home Insurance
Direct Line Home Insurance
LV Home Insurance
Nationwide Home Insurance
Norwich Union Home Insurance
Prudential Home Insurance

Most providers come out well, especially [...]

Flood strategy agreement reached

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The ABI and Defra have both reached an agreement on planning strategy for flood prevention:
Insurance Daily: ABI and Defra agree long-term flood strategy

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has reached an agreement with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs over a long-term flood plan.
Both organisations have made a commitment to improve understanding of [...]