News - Insurance: Your questions
Posted on October 29, 2007 - Filed Under Business insurance | Leave a Comment
BBC Radio 4’s Money Box Live was broadcast on Monday, 5 July, 2004 at 1502 BST.
On Monday’s Money Box Live, Paul Lewis took your questions on insurance and put them to the experts.
We were joined by:
Richard Mason, Insure Supermarket
Angela Darling, General Insurance Standards Council
Malcolm Tarling, Association of British Insurers
Producer: Sam Washington
Presenter: Paul Lewis
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News - Carphone Warehouse fined £245,000
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Carphone Warehouse has been fined 245,000 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for mis-selling insurance for mobile phones.
The company failed to give 118,000 customers important documents including policy summaries, the FSA said.
Carphone Warehouse continued selling the insurance for seven months last year, even though it knew its sales procedures were breaking FSA rules.
The company […]
News - What price fraud protection?
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Many people are afraid of having their identity stolen or becoming a victim of bank card fraud.
But is it worth paying for fraud protection offered by banks and card firms?
Money Box Listener Karen from Hampshire recently received an offer from a company called Style Financial Services.
Free trial
If you didn’t cancel within 30 […]
Read More...News - US black publishing magnate dies
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The founder of a black publishing firm in the US that helped to change cultural and racial stereotypes after World War II has died aged 87.
John Johnson used a $500 loan secured on his mother’s furniture to build a magazine empire that turned him into one of America’s richest men.
His magazines Ebony and Jet were […]
News - Pakistan airline chairman resigns
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The chairman of the state-owned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resigned after a period of crisis for the organisation.
Mr Tariq Kirmani handed in his resignation to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday.
Earlier in March, much of PIA’s fleet was banned from landing in the European Union because of safety concerns.
This […]
News - With-profits bonus cuts
Posted on October 28, 2007 - Filed Under Finance insurance | Leave a Comment
BBC Radio 4’s Money Box was broadcast on Saturday, 22 January, 2005, at 1204 GMT.
The programme was repeated on Sunday, 23 January, 2005, at 2102 GMT.
Read the programme transcript
The UK’s largest life insurer, Norwich Union, has announced bonus cuts for some of its with-profits policyholders, despite the recent stock market recovery.
Explaining the decision, the insurer […]
News - Pension Bill heralds long term changes
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Governments are often accused of thinking short term.
But a pensions reform Bill, included in the Queen’s Speech, is one of the most consciously long term bits of planning seen for some time.
Looking ahead to 2050, its main aim is to provide a higher level […]
Read More...News - London 2012 seeks more UK backers
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Organisers of the 2012 Olympics in London have announced two new top-tier sponsorship opportunities for major UK firms who want to back the games.
The London organising committee (LOCOG) already has six top sponsor categories: automotive, banking, utilities, telecoms, insurance, and oil and gas.
But at an Olympics financing seminar in London, LOCOG commercial director Chris Townsend […]
Read More...News - Minimum wage ‘not costing jobs’
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The national minimum wage is having a wider impact on wages than was foreseen when it was introduced in 1999, but has not cost jobs, a report says.
The hourly rate increases from 4.50 to 4.85 on Friday, and is setting the pay agenda for a range of […]
Read More...News - Reform stalls as Japan poll looms
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Japan’s economy could face difficulties in the run-up to a snap election, called by its prime minister after MPs threw out a key part of his reform agenda.
Junichiro Koizumi’s government has been trying to privatise Japan’s massive post office, which holds more than $3 […]
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