A guide and comparison to insurance in the UK

There are many different types of insurance available to suit different people. You may need insurance to cover your home or to drive your car or motorcycle. If you are travelling abroad then you will need insurance that will cover you for accidents and theft.

Use the different sections within the site to compare the best providers for the insurance you are looking for.

Motor Insurance

Because car insurance is compulsory and a legal requirement to protect other road users and yourself in the event of an accident, you must obtain adequate insurance to cover you before you drive on public roads. Whether you need car insurance, motorcycle insurance, young driver insurance, female car insurance, senior car insurance, van insurance or caravan insurance, we've listed some of the most popular car insurance companies in an easy to follow format below.

Home Insurance

When people talk about home insurance or house insurance they are covering two different types of home insurance. House contents insurance will give you cover against your possesions in and around the home. More often than not the cover will extend to personal item carried by you outside of your home like jewelery and cash. Buildings insurance covers the cost of reconstruction in the event that your building is destroyed. This could be through fire for example and in that case you'd have to claim through two separate insurers. Home insurance companies are aware of this and will often offer discounts to place both policies with the same insurer. We've listed some of the most popular house insurance companies in an easy to follow format below.

Travel Insurance

Travel insurance is just as an important part of your trip as packing the clothes. Nobody can predict when we will become victims of crime or involved in an accident and sensible travel insurance will give you peace of mind should your trip be unexpectedly cut short.

Travel insurance will also cover your lost luggage and pets abroad. With annual travel insurance you'll also have the opportunity to build a no claims bonus to make future travel insurance premiums cheaper We've listed some of the most popular travel insurance companies in an easy to follow format below.

Pet Insurance

With vet's bills on the increase pet insurance can offer a realistic and afforable solution to being presented with a bill that breaks the bank following treatment. If your pet is run over and is not covered by pet insurance you could be facing a vet's bill running into £1000's of pounds. Did you know that 1 in 3 pets require veterinary treatment each year following injury, illness or accident. In our table below we've listed some of the most popular pet insurance companies in an easy to follow format.

Personal Insurance

Personal insurance falls into a number of areas but the two that apply to most people are life insurance and private health insurance. If you work, and provide for your family, what happens if that income stops? Life insurance provides a way of continuing to pay that income in the event of your death. Having to suffer a loss in the family is bad enough without having to endure financial struggle that could lead to the loss of a family home.

Private health insurance gives your more options and greater control in the event you become ill. The levels of cover vary but if you need to have an operation you will be able to select a date to suit you in a hospital that's convenient for you and for your family to visit. The hospitals rooms availalbe with private health insurance are more like hotel rooms with televisions and en-suite bathrooms. In our table below we've listed some of the most popular private health insurance companies for life insurance and private health insurance in an easy to follow format.