Insurance News

• Bed tester's bottom 'worth £1m'
   A bed tester could lay claim to have the most valuable bottom in Britain - after bosses insured it for £1m.
• Students bring kit worth £6,000
   Students are going to university laden with computers and electrical equipment, claims an insurance survey.
• Financial report in the spotlight
   The publication of a report into life insurer Equitable Life is expected by the papers to criticise regulators.
• Life term for elderly US killers
   Two elderly women are jailed for life for murdering homeless men to collect life insurance payments.
• Insurers agree flood cover deal
   Millions of homes will continue to get flood cover under a deal struck by the government and the insurance industry.
• Zurich ends RBS insurance plans
   RBS's planned sale of its insurance arm is dealt a blow as one of the leading bidders pulls out of the running.
• Park costs threat to cricket club
   A cricket club in County Londonderry may be forced to close because of increased costs associated with a neighbouring play park.
• Irish FA announces new cup format
   This season's revamped Co-Operative Insurance Cup will be played on a knockout basis as opposed to a group format.
• Insurer reveals county job cuts
   Some 190 jobs will be axed at two of Zurich's general insurance offices in Hampshire, it is revealed.
• Car insurance fraud '£5m a week'
   Insurers uncovered £5m a week of fraudulent motor insurance claims last year, says the industry body.
• Project aims to change US healthcare
   A new healthcare scheme in Massachusetts aims to kick-start reforms in the US huge health care system, says Jill McGivering.
• Japan wrestles with ageing problem
   The Japanese authorities are starting to take tough decisions to deal with the growing burden of an ageing population.
• Canaries could cost Cullum £56m
   Norwich City give insurance billionaire Peter Cullum a £56m asking price to take over at Carrow Road.
• Third of Britons 'unable to save'
   A report by life insurer Scottish Widows shows one in three Britons cannot afford to put aside any savings for their retirement.
• Travellers warned over insurance
   A consumer watchdog claims British standards are being applied unfairly overseas as a basis for rejecting claims.
• Q&A: The new Equality Bill
   
• Spireites appoint vice chairman
   Insurance broker David Jones is appointed as Chesterfield's new vice chairman.
• Law 'will ban age discrimination'
   Ministers are set to unveil new laws to tackle age discrimination and the gender pay gap in Britain, the BBC learns.
• How to complain about private healthcare
   
• Insurance firm creates 400 jobs
   Admiral Insurance is opening a new office in south Wales creating 400 new jobs.