Transport Committee blamed referral fees for spiralling insurance.

MPs have demanded that car insurers end "sharp practices" which have pushed up the cost of motor cover.

Consumers are flocking online to take out insurance and other financial products, according to Moneysupermarket.com, which yesterday said it expected a 20 per cent surge in annual revenues to £178m.

Policy exclusions could lead to storm claims being turned down.

The problem of mis-sold payment protection policies is still growing, says Neasa MacErlean

Hitting the slopes this festive season? Don't forget your travel cover – or count the cost, say Chiara Cavaglieri and Julian Knight

A winter crime spree that could increase the number of burglaries across the country by 26 per cent is due to start at dusk on Monday, research suggests.

"Crash for cash" fraudsters are shifting their focus to faking accidents in rural locations in a bid to escape detection, according to Direct Line.

Water damage is the "silent threat" to British homes, and a bigger threat to homes than burglary, Legal and General has warned, after a week of torrential rainfall across England and Wales.

With the expectation of another harsh winter, the cost of buildings insurance premiums have shot up. In the past 12 months the average cost of buildings cover has rocketed 14.3 per cent according to the AA Insurance Premium Index.

Complaints made to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) about payment protection insurance (PPI) have tailed off by more than half, figures showed today.

The bid battle for Lloyd's of London insurer Omega Insurance heated up yesterday as Barbican Insurance increased its takeover offer.

IoS finds that novice motorists are being forced out of the insurance market. Chiara Cavaglieri reports