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• Ageism isn’t a driving force behind sky high car insurance premiums. Older people just ‘have more accidents’

  04-07-2015 08:00
  
  The Association of British Insurers wades into the debate sparked by actor Sheila HancockPeople in their 80s and 90s tend to pay substantially more for their car insurance because they are more likely to have accidents and make expensive claims. That is one of the findings of research which appears to have been issued in response to a recent Guardian article highlighting the experience of actor Sheila Hancock.On 26 June we reported that Admiral, the insurer Hancock had been with for three years,
  
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• InsureandGo and the critically ill traveller faced with a Vietnamese emergency

  04-07-2015 07:59
  
  The insurer promises 24-hour help for holidaymakers in distress. But when Joe Greensmith needed urgent care he couldn’t get itWhat happens if you have a medical emergency on holiday? Like other travel insurers, InsureandGo promises a “24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week” helpline for distressed holidaymakers. But when Guardian Money reader Joe Greensmith fell ill in Vietnam his medical drama turned into a crisis after he alleges InsureandGo virtually abandoned him as he struggled to find urg
  
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