Members of the former Liverpool Victoria vote this week on a deal that may be the last gasp of a more equitable eraAfter 178 years of history, mutual insurer LV= faces a crunch moment this week, when its members decide whether to sell to US private equ…
The Guardian view on LV’s buyout: stop this terrible backroom deal | Editorial
In agreeing this private equity deal and keeping most of its details from their own members, LV= directors have shown a striking combination of high-handedness and cack-handednessIt was founded shortly after Victoria ascended the throne, and over the i…
Gove looks at cutting insurance costs to tackle building safety crisis
Housing secretary may also push developers to pay for repairs in signs of renewed push to fix problemAnalysis: bolder moves required as Gove tackles crisisMichael Gove is exploring how to cut soaring insurance premiums for homeowners hit by the buildin…
More Than’s refusal of our flooding insurance claim doesn’t hold water
Our home was damaged after torrential rain in July but the company says we are not coveredOne Sunday at the end of July our home, along with most of our neighbours’, was flooded after torrential rain. There was a foot of water in our kitchen. We were a…
Cyclist run over by partially sighted motorist still battling with insurers
Joanna Davies was dragged along the road for 20 metres but has been offered less than half the £11,000 she has claimedA Hampshire cyclist who was driven over by a partially sighted motorist has described her struggle to get the driver’s insurer, Aviva,…
Prudential won’t pay up on our paid-up policy
To pay out on my father’s policy the company wanted information no one could hope to provideWay back in 1955, my parents both took out life insurance policies with the Prudential. In 1993 they were told by the company that the policies were “paid-up”, …