This segment was broadcast on 17 December 2015. Some information may be out of date.
Insurance
- Why it’s best to be “ripped off” by insurance
- Key info on life and disability insurance (who needs it? how much?)
- Other types of insurance: Income protection; house and contents; car; travel; health (what they are, and how much?)
- Which company?
- Cost cutting tips
- What to do after a car crash
- A comment on insurance fraud
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Mary Holm is a freelance journalist, a director of Financial Services Complaints Ltd (FSCL), a seminar presenter and a bestselling author on personal finance. From 2011 to 2019 she was a founding director of the Financial Markets Authority. Her opinions are personal, and do not reflect the position of any organisation in which she holds office. Mary’s advice is of a general nature, and she is not responsible for any loss that any reader may suffer from following it.