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ASDA
ASDA has bagged the top spot again in this category for its home and contents insurance.
ASDA is one of the many supermarkets that have expanded into financial services in recent years and has been rewarded with phenomenal success for its efforts. Our judges cited value for money and impeccable call centre service standards as the […]
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ASDA
ASDA’s online home and contents insurance provision deserved the top spot at this year’s Your Money Direct Awards, according to our judges
For those who are happy taking a self-service approach to their finances, the Internet has proved to be a revolution in terms of financial services. Millions of consumers now log on to find the […]
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Churchill
Churchill is a reliable performer and has come up trumps again here as joint winner in the Best Online Travel Insurance Provider category.
Churchill is a familiar name in the insurance world, thanks to its TV advertising featuring the eponymous and much-loved British Bulldog.
The provider, which became part of The Royal Bank of Scotland group in […]
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Marks & Spencer Money
Marks & Spencer Money has scooped the award for Best Online Travel Insurance. Provider for the second year running, this time as joint winner.
If you want to sell insurance online your website must be both attractive and functional and, of course, you should have top-quality products to offer at fair prices.
Marks & […]
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The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has said that it is to install 300 free cash machines in some of the poorest parts of the country, making them accessible to the lower paid and those on benefits.
The move comes in the wake of a warning by Citizens Advice that many poorer parts of the […]
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Royal Dutch Shell has reported a 36% jump in profits on the strength of soaring crude oil prices in the past three months. The price of a single barrel is now about $78.
The Anglo-Dutch firm said that net profits came in at £3.4bn for the quarter – representing earnings of about $3m per hour […]
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The Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) has warned that rising household bills are forcing increasing numbers of people into debt.
It said that the average client is spending £32 a month more on utility and council tax bills than in 2003 and that the situation is set to get worse as recent wholesale gas and […]
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One in 10 people in the UK have fallen out with a family member over an inheritance, a survey conducted by finance company Scottish Widows has found.
Most of the arguments are between brother and sister, with 42% never speaking to each other again after the dispute, and with money being the prime cause of any […]