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But does it? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20091128114101/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/may/23/payment-protection-insurance-redundancy#start-of-comments" name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{When peace of mind is made redundant}&lpos={trail}{3}" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline comment-count-id-347767068 commenting-closed pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="pickable-content-combiner" class="pickablecontenttype"> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> // <![CDATA[ if (true) { insertStyleSheet('styles/wide/pluck-on.css'); } // ]]> </script> <h2 class="first">Most recent</h2> <ul id="auto-trail-block" class="auto-trail-block trailblock"> <li class="live first image"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20091128114101/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/nov/28/home-insurance-customers-shop-around" name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{Loyal home insurance customers reminded to shop around}&lpos={trail}{1}" class="link-text">Loyal home insurance customers reminded to shop around</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20091128114101/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/nov/28/home-insurance-customers-shop-around" name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{Loyal home insurance customers reminded to shop around}&lpos={trail}{2}" class="small mask"> <img alt="Monopoly board properties" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20091128114101im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Society/Pix/pictures/2008/02/14/houses2.jpg" width="140" height="84" class="image-in-trail "/> </a> <span class="date">28 Nov 2009: </span> Maurice Henderson has loyally stayed with Royal Sun Alliance since 1951. 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class="link-text">Equitable Life exposes ombudsman's limitations</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <span class="date">18 Nov 2009: </span> <p><strong>Richard Alcock</strong>: The ombudsman's recommendations on compensation for victims of the insurer's collapse are being snuffed out</p> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20091128114101/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/blog/2009/nov/16/equitable-life-ombudsman-limitations#start-of-comments" name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{Equitable Life exposes ombudsmans limitations}&lpos={trail}{2}" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline comment-count-id-355660937 commenting-closed pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="live"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20091128114101/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/nov/15/car-crash-insurance-premium" name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{I was cleared over the crash but my premium took a hit}&lpos={trail}{1}" class="link-text">I was cleared over the crash but my premium took a hit</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <span class="date">15 Nov 2009: </span> <p>My car insurance quote has doubled after a crash that wasn't my responsibility, even though my broker said once the claim was settled my no claims discount would be reinstated</p> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20091128114101/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/nov/15/car-crash-insurance-premium#start-of-comments" name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{I was cleared over the crash but my premium took a hit}&lpos={trail}{2}" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline comment-count-id-355571163 commenting-closed pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="live image"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> 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risk could rise by 60% by 2035, warns the agency in its five-year strategy </div> </div> </li> <li class="live"> <div class="trail-caption"> <div class="linktext"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20091128114101/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/nov/08/flood-victims-insurance-costs-rise" name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{Flood victims suffer as insurance costs rise}&lpos={trail}{1}" class="link-text">Flood victims suffer as insurance costs rise</a> </h3> </div> <div class="trailtext"> <span class="date">8 Nov 2009: </span> The steep rise in insurance costs since 2007 has left many homeowners unable to get cover or move house <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20091128114101/http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/nov/08/flood-victims-insurance-costs-rise#start-of-comments" name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{Flood victims suffer as insurance costs rise}&lpos={trail}{2}" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline comment-count-id-355158344 commenting-closed 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