About Insurance
Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss. An entity which provides insurance is known as an insurer, insurance company, insurance carrier or underwriter.
Autumn Statement: Jeremy Hunt cuts National Insurance but tax burden still rises
...By Brian WheelerPolitical reporterChancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced a bigger than expected cut in National Insurance in his Autumn Statement...
How much do junior doctors really get paid in England?
... Plus there is the cost of personal indemnity Insurance - just under £700 a year - to protect her in case she is sued for medical negligence...
Where people have to choose between food or home insurance
...By Natalie Sherman & Brandon DrenonBBC NewsAs extreme weather events multiply, home Insurance providers in the US are rapidly raising rates - or quitting the business altogether - forcing many into severe financial distress...
Tom Kerridge: Hospitality strain like 'walking uphill, on glass, barefoot'
... These include energy bills, rent and mortgage repayments, food and Insurance - even cleaning materials...
Freeports: What are they and will they help the economy?
... Firms also benefit from lower rates of national Insurance - a tax paid on employees wages - if they take on new staff...
Rishi Sunak to review leadership campaign pledges
... 25p in the pound rise to National Insurance - currently in the wake of Ms Truss s mini-budget in September...
Patients paying for private ops to avoid NHS waits
... The figures do not include those who have private Insurance - instead they are the people paying the full cost of treatment themselves, leaving them liable for huge bills...
Roe v Wade: Inside an Arkansas abortion clinic on its last day
... The state has no paid family leave, and Medicaid - publicly funded health Insurance - only covers low-income mothers for 60 days after they give birth...