Home insurance is an “important consideration”
April 19, 2008 by admin
Filed under News, News-Insurance
Home insurance may seem expensive for low-income households, however it should be an “important consideration,” according to insurance comparison website Confused.com.
Weekly payment schemes such as the one recently launched by Zurich Municipal can make home insurance more accessible to those on a low income, Debra Williams, managing director at the website commented.
Zurich Municipal launched a new scheme to help increase access to home contents insurance for social housing residents by helping them to insure based on what they need rather than what they can afford.
“We would hope the ability to spread the cost will encourage people to consider home contents insurance as a way of protecting their treasured possessions,” Ms Williams said.
The latest AA British Insurance Premium Index reveals that the widely-predicted price increases in home insurance following last year’s flooding are not being realised.
Andrew Strong of the AA said this could be explained by a rise in the number of risks not being quoted by some insurers, indicating a sensitivity to the risk of floods.
Posh given $5 million credit card
August 18, 2007 by admin
Filed under News, News-Credit-Cards
What to give to the woman who has everything?
If you are Victoria Beckham, also known as Posh Spice, the answer just might be a $5 million credit card.
That is the amazing gift given to the part-time pop star by high-end US boutique Nieman Marcus, US celebrity magazine InTouch Weekly claims.
The astronomically high credit limit might seem excessive to many, but some of Posh’s recent retail exploits suggest otherwise.
InTouch adds that she “spent $3,670 on a Goyard cosmetics case, $5,745 on an Azzedine Alaia mini-dress and $4,995 on a purple Dolce and Gabbana dress” on a single trip to rival retailer Barney’s last week.
The Spice Girl also wrote on her blog this week that her three sons – Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz – were soon to start at school in LA, which had of course necessitated another few trips to the shops.
“We’ve got to make sure they are all kitted out with new schoolbags and pencil cases,” she wrote. “You remember what it’s like going back to school, you’ve got to have a new EVERYTHING!”
