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		<title>Electrical retailers to launch extended warranty comparison site</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2012/02/08/electrical-retails-to-launch-extended-warranty-comparison-site/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Major electrical retailers have offered legal undertakings to improve the way the UK&#8217;s extended warranties market works, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) reports. Competition concerns in the £1 billion per year market prompted an OFT study and the promised measures include improving the information provided to shoppers and the launch of a comparison website. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ABI revisits summer riots</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six months on from the summer riots, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has issued an update on the progress insurers have made in settling claims. So far, eight in ten claims for damage under household policies have been settled and over seven in ten businesses have seen their claims for property damage settled, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ABI refutes flood &#8220;subsidy&#8221; claim</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Responding to Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman’s comments about insurers looking for a subsidy to insure against flooding, the Association of British Insurers&#8217; (ABI) director general, Otto Thoresen, says: “We are not arguing for a subsidy to benefit insurers. &#8220;We want a long term solution, negotiated constructively with the Government, that will help the insurance industry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ABI issues flood risk ultimatum</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has launched a political campaign highlighting the scale of flood risk faced by constituencies across England and Wales. Quoting the latest Environment Agency flood data, the ABI claims that unfulfilled Government pledges to tackle the rising flood threat have left thousands of homes with a greater than 1 in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Direct Line Sale offers discounts</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2012/01/04/direct-line-sale-offers-discounts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Kilner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of today homeowners can benefit from a 30% introductory discount, as part of the Direct Line Sale, with a further 20% discount for shopping online. Stuart Curson, head of home insurance at Direct Line, said that after the high spending of Christmas January was the month to get finances in order, including home insurance. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AXA warns of a &#8216;year of risk&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2012/01/03/axa-warns-of-a-year-of-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Kilner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home insurer AXA has warned Britons that a range of factors could make 2012 one of the riskiest on record for home insurance claims. Britain is poised for an eventful year, including occasions such as the Olympics, the Diamond Jubilee, the possible continuation of drought conditions and ongoing economic pressure. Thefts from homes increase by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Towergate warns of festive burglary</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2011/12/21/towergate-warns-of-festive-burglary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Kilner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The festive period of Christmas and New Year often sees home contents rise significantly, which can also attract burglars, according to Towergate Insurance. Retail CEO Michael Rea explained that thousands of pounds of gifts tempt thieves at this time of year, and urged homeowners to pay attention not only to locks and security but to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ABI offers advice to survive the theftive season</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2011/12/14/abi-offers-advice-to-survive-the-theftive-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Kilner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has dubbed the theft prone festive season the &#8216;theftive season&#8217;, as criminals target easy pickings during Christmas and the New Year. More than 10,000 burglary claims were handled by insurers over last Christmas with payouts totalling £15m. Many such cases involved the homeowners being away, on holiday or visiting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Storm damage advice from the ABI</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2011/12/09/storm-damage-advice-from-the-abi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is promising a speedy response from its members to policyholders who have suffered damage caused by the high winds hitting Scotland and other parts of the UK. The trade body confirms that storm damage, such as that caused by high winds, will be covered by home and business property [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government urged to address flood insurance</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancedaily.co.uk/2011/12/02/government-urged-to-address-flood-insurance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Kilner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Government is being urged to announce proposals to address the matter of flood insurance after June 2013, when the Statement of Principles expires. The Statement of Principles was made between the ABI and the Government, and commits insurers to providing flood insurance (in given circumstances). As insurance policies frequently last a year the matter [...]]]></description>
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