Samsung Phone Insurance UK: Care+ vs Third-Party Cover
Samsung Care+ starts from £5.99 a month but covers no loss at all. Third-party loss cover for a Galaxy S24 Ultra runs £8 to £11 a month, closing the single gap Care+ leaves open.
iPhone Insurance UK: AppleCare+ vs Standalone Compared
AppleCare+ with Theft and Loss costs around £13.49 a month for a Pro Max. Standalone specialist policies with loss cover included often run £9 to £12 a month, but the two products protect against different risks.
NatWest Launches New Life Insurance and Critical Illness Cover
NatWest has overhauled its protection insurance range for retail and mortgage customers, expanding critical illness cover to 52 conditions and building life insurance into its digital mortgage journey. Underwritten by Aviva.
Mazda Launches Subscription Car Insurance With Wrisk
Mazda has appointed insurtech Wrisk to offer monthly rolling car insurance subscriptions for new, used and existing owners, with no fees to change, renew or cancel. What's included and who can use it.
Asda and Allianz to Launch Home and Motor Insurance This Summer
Asda is expanding into home insurance and relaunching its motor cover, underwritten by Allianz UK, from summer 2026. What's confirmed, and how it fits Asda's wider financial services push.
Phone Insurance for Refurbished Phones UK: Who Covers Them
Most mainstream insurers exclude refurbished phones or demand a retailer receipt. So-Sure covers handsets up to 3 years old, with up to 40% no-claims cashback for refurbished buyers.
Phone Insurance Claim Rejected: 42% Overturned at FOS
Phone insurance claims get rejected for negligence, late reporting or missing crime references. The Financial Ombudsman Service received over 4,000 phone insurance complaints in 2023/24 and upheld 42% of them in the customer's favour. Escalation is free after eight weeks.
NHS Bowel Cancer Screening: Full 2024-25 Data and Private Insurance Options
Complete NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme data for England, 2024-25: coverage, uptake, regional and deprivation gaps, and diagnostic test delays, plus what private health insurance actually covers if you want screening outside the NHS programme.
Paying UK National Insurance From Abroad: Class 2 and Class 3 Changes
From 6 April 2026, voluntary Class 2 National Insurance for periods spent abroad is abolished, and the eligibility bar to pay voluntary Class 3 from overseas rises from 3 years to 10. Here is what that means for your State Pension.
What Consular Assistance Actually Covers for British Travellers Abroad
Lost passport, arrested, hospitalised abroad: what UK embassies and consulates will actually help with, what they won't, and exactly what to do in each situation. Real FCDO figures, not guesswork.
John Lewis Money becomes a car insurance broker
John Lewis Money has relaunched its car insurance as a broker proposition, comparing quotes from Ageas, AXA and Covea. It follows a home insurance broker relaunch that the firm says produced cheaper quotes for 70% of existing customers.
Denza Z9 GT: BYD's £100k UK launch, price not yet fixed
Denza, BYD's premium sub-brand, has opened UK order books for the Z9 GT shooting brake, anchored at around £100,000 against the Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo. The exact UK on-the-road price is not yet confirmed.
Mazda 6e UK costs: the only rival that avoids VED supplement
The Mazda 6e launches in the UK from £38,995 with a single 78kWh battery, correcting earlier reports of a two-battery lineup. Unlike the BMW iX3 and Volvo EX60, both trims sit under £50,000, avoiding the expensive car VED supplement entirely.
Volvo EX60 UK cost to own: £640 VED, insurance group TBC
The Volvo EX60 starts from £56,860, rising to £64,860 for the range-topping P12. All three trims exceed the £50,000 EV VED threshold, adding £440 a year in supplement, while the insurance group has not yet been published.
BMW iX3 UK cost to own: £640 VED, group 43-44 insurance
The BMW iX3 starts from £58,755, or £53,250 for the newer entry variant. Both exceed the £50,000 EV VED threshold, adding £640 a year in road tax from year two, and the car sits in insurance group 43-44 of 50.
BYD Care launches: Ageas becomes lead insurer for EV cover
BYD's embedded insurance platform, BYD Care, is live online and in dealerships, with Ageas UK confirmed as lead panel insurer from June 2026. BYD Care is not itself an insurance product; it is a comparison platform built with bolttech and Car Care Plan.
SunLife launches travel insurance: Standard vs Plus limits
SunLife has entered travel insurance with two tiers, Standard and Plus, underwritten by Inter Partner Assistance S.A. and sold via Rock Insurance Services. Plus cover doubles the medical limit to £20m and cuts the excess from £100 to £50.
One Call launches Zen Insurance: no-phone car cover
One Call launched Zen Insurance on 11 May 2026, a fully digital car insurance brand with no call centre layer. Customers quote, buy and manage policies entirely online, comprehensive cover only, built on Verisk and Applied Systems technology.
Allianz launches Slick Cover: digital car insurance MGA
Allianz has launched Slick Cover, a digital-first car insurance brand that went from concept to first policy in under six months. It holds a Defaqto 5-star rating on tightened 2026 criteria and is underwritten by LV=, not sold under the Allianz name.
Charter Fishing in the UK: Permits, Insurance and Risks
The UK's bluefin tuna charter quota has doubled for 2026, but many standard travel policies exclude deep-sea fishing. What permits are needed, and what participants and operators should check on insurance.
Travel Insurance and Your Medicines: What to Declare
MHRA guidance on medicines and summer routines has a direct link to travel insurance. What UK travellers need to declare, the FCA's new £200 signposting threshold, and what GHIC and EHIC do not cover before you go abroad.
GHIC Explained: Free UK Healthcare Cover Abroad
The GHIC gives UK travellers free state healthcare cover in the EU and beyond. Here's what it covers, how to apply for free via the NHS, and the scam sites to avoid.
Vet Fee Reforms 2026: What's Changing for Pet Owners
Defra's White Paper proposes a £21 cap on prescription fees, mandatory price lists and a new vet ombudsman -- the biggest shake-up of UK vet regulation since 1966.
UK EV Car Registrations: Latest Monthly Data
Zero-emission cars made up 29.1% of new UK car registrations in June 2026, official DfT and DVLA data shows, the highest monthly share since December's quarter-end spike.
Public Liability Insurance for Painters and Decorators UK
What public liability insurance covers for UK painters and decorators, typical cover levels for domestic and commercial work, and how it differs from employers' liability insurance.
Public Liability Insurance for Gas Engineers UK
Gas Safe Register does not check or require public liability insurance for registration. What UK gas engineers need to know about cover levels, employers' liability, and what landlords and local authorities actually expect.
Smart Pet Tech UK: Trackers, Insurance and Privacy Explained
A complete guide to smart pet technology in the UK: what GPS trackers and health monitors actually do, what is confirmed (and not confirmed) about insurance discounts, data privacy, and product safety recalls.
OBR Warns UK Debt Could Reach 300% of GDP by 2075-76 Without Policy Change
The OBR's latest fiscal sustainability report projects UK public debt rising from around 95% of GDP in 2030-31 to roughly 300% by 2075-76 on current policy.
UK Heat-Health Alerts and Home Insurance: What Amber and Yellow Warnings Mean for Your Cover
UKHSA has escalated heat-health alerts to amber for six English regions and yellow for three more until 12 July. UK subsidence payouts hit a record £307 million in 2025, and insurers say repeated heatwaves are now a permanent feature of home claims risk.
Getting Help With an Unexpected Vet Bill You Cannot Afford
Where to get genuine help with an unaffordable UK vet bill, including charity vet services, payment plans, and how eligibility for free or reduced-cost care works.