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Health insurer : British Insurance

British Insurance is a specialist payment protection provider.
Owned by Towergate Insurance group.
Has various trading names including Burgesses, Shelter and British Insurance.
Policies are underwritten by reputable insurance companies.

Individual Income Protection Insurance

Income Protection plans

Mortgage Payment Protection plans

Loan Payment Protection plans

Contact details

Company name	British Insurance Limited
Web site	www.bestinsurance.co.uk www.britishinsurance.com www.britishinsurance.co.uk
Address	PO Box 6164 Braintree Essex CM77 7ZW
Tel	0870 240 3946
Email	Best Insurance - mail@bestinsurance.co.uk Others - Online enquiry form

Last updated: 24 january 2008

British Insurance news

British Insurance urges consumers to hold their nerve with PPI

Consumers reeling from record food and fuel prices and a proposed 40% hike in utility costs are being urged by independent Payment Protection...
Persuasion not information triggers PPI sales

Greater commission and claims ratio disclosure within the Payment Protection Insurance sector will have little impact on consumers' decision-making,...
PPI is a financial lifeline during economic crisis

Despite its poor reputation, Payment Protection Insurance is a financial lifeline for those unable to keep up their mortgage or loan repayments due...
David must reject Goliath, says British Insurance

As the number of Payment Protection Insurance complaints to the Ombudsman soars to around 2000 a month and yet another firm is fined by the Financial...
Lenders to blame for plunging sales says British Insurance

Banks and building societies misselling and over-pricing Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance (MPPI) are responsible for a downturn in sales, says...
Take PPI away from lenders

The Competition Commission's latest report recommending measures to prevent consumers being ripped off by lenders selling Payment Protection...
PPI is a rescue package

Consumers shelling out more in mortgage and loan repayments because of less competitive deals should not reject Payment Protection Insurance (PPI)....
Towergate buys Britishinsurance.com

Britishinsurance.com has been bought by Towergate for an undisclosed sum. Britishinsurance.com managing director Simon Burgess says Towergate was the...
British Insurance launches another new income protection product

British Insurance has launched a new mortgage payment protection insurance product with 30, 60 or 90 day excess periods, in addition to its existing...
British Insurance teams up with Norwich Union to provide new and better MPPI for borrowers

British Insurance has launched a new low cost and flexible mortgage payment protection insurance policy in collaboration with Norwich Union. Sold by...
Cover for rental portion of shared ownership mortgages

Protection specialist British Insurance is now offering borrowers with a shared ownership mortgage the chance to cover the rental portion of their...
Payment protection provider British Insurance sale soon to be completed

Specialist payment protection provider British Insurance is looking to complete its sale by the end of August and narrow the five potential buyers to...
Loan protection at a twelfth of the cost of high street competitors

Britishinsurance.com has launched a new loan protection insurance policy, offering borrowers cover that they claim is at a fraction of the cost they...
British Insurance launches best buy income payment protection policy

British Insurance has brought another market leading product to market, offering income payment protection insurance at a fraction of the cost of...
Payment protection specialist British Insurance for sale

Payment protection specialist insurer British Insurance has confirmed it is seeking a buyer. Managing director Simon Burgess says: "The reason...
Banks unfair to payment protection insurance customers

“The mis-selling of Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) is one of the biggest consumer rip-offs ever seen in the UK “ says Simon...
Insurer welcomes payment protection insurance referral

Independent provider British Insurance has welcomed news that the Office of Fair Trading is referring the Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) market...
BIBA launches new payment protection insurance products

In a bid to encourage more brokers to include Payment Protection Insurance within their portfolios, the British Insurance Brokers’...
britishinsurance.com launch new income protection product

A new product launched by britishinsurance.com addresses one of the main weaknesses of income protection insurance, which pays out a regular income...
British Insurance welcomes FSA fines on rogue firms

Simon Burgess, managing director of independent payment protection insurance provider, British Insurance, welcomes the actions of the regulator, the...
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