Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Can's Insurance". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article... Read Full Story
For anyone trying to plan their finances for old age and beyond, the news that an American hotel tycoon has left £6 million to her pet dog and nothing to her two of her grandchildren is sure to have got the blood boiling. But Leona Helmsley, also known as the Queen of Mean, is by no means the first mega-rich person to echo George Orwell’s famous line from Animal Farm – four legs good, two legs bad. Indeed, Ms Helmsley’s bequest might be considered parsimonious when compared with that of... Read Full Story
Stereotypical views of how the two sexes cope with driving may be not too far from the truth, a new study of motor insurance claims suggests. Conducted by price comparison website Elephant.co.uk, the research found that men tend to be involved in more dangerous high-speed crashes, while women are more likely to make smaller mistakes such as bumping into parked cars, forgetting where they left their keys and having difficulty at traffic lights. "It seems that generally men drive faster and... Read Full Story
As insurers pick up the £3.3 billion cost of the flooding in Britain earlier this year, industry experts warn that this is likely to mean an increase in motor insurance costs. Premiums already shot up to record levels in July, but a leading actuarial firm suggests they could rise by a further ten per cent as a result of the floods which hit areas such as Sheffield, Oxford, Hull and Tewkesbury. EMB, Europe''s largest firm of non-life actuaries, told Reuters that insurance companies had... Read Full Story
While many drivers have come to rely on their satellite navigation (sat-nav) systems to help them find their way when at the wheel, they have been reminded to lock the device safely away to not encourage thieves. A police operation in Grimsby and Cleethorpes found 14 sat-nav devices on show in unattended cars in one area over the space of a day, according to the Grimsby Telegraph. Responding to the lack of security, detective chief inspector Rick Proctor of Humberside police warned drivers... Read Full Story
