Topic: United Kingdom

Confused.com Reveals the Careers Driving Crashes

com research has revealed that, despite the fact they should be the most savvy of all professions when it comes to accidents and injuries, GPs are actually the most hazardous drivers in the UK. psychologists (30%), district nurses (30%), hospital doctors (29%) ...
If you've failed to comply with the terms of past credit agreements during the last 7-years, your history of bad credit will be revealed by a simple credit check by the issuing bank. The provision of collateral or a cash deposit reduces ...

Women and pensions

A new survey from Scottish Widows suggests that women are not as prepared for retirement as their male counterparts. Promote auto enrolment into company pension programmes Scottish Widow believes auto enrolment is a vital step to improving pension provisions across the UK ...
Loans for low income earners are usually rejected by the banks. The UK government has recently introduced its own loans for low income earners due to a desire to stop people turning to a loan shark. Regardless of whether you live in ...
You've defaulted on past credit agreements so mainstream lenders are rejecting your credit card applications. This shows on your credit report for 24-months in America and 12-months in the UK. You can still get unsecured easy to get credit cards with bad ...

World comparison shows U.S. healthcare lacking

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A third of Americans say they have gone without medical care or skipped filling a prescription because of cost, compared to 5 percent in the Netherlands, according to study released on Thursday.The study is the latest in a series ...
11/18/2010 Print E-mail Patients in the United States are more likely to forgo medical care because of cost than residents of other developed countries, a new international survey finds.. In the United States, 33 percent of adults went without recommended care or ...

Chaucer Holdings into energy and cars

Lloyd's of London insurance broker Chaucer Holdings said it plans to raise its UK motor and energy business by around 10% next year after seeing premiums in this country soar 17%. The broker's total premium income for the first nine months of ...

Average Health Insurance Cost by Country

United States In the United States, the average health insurance cost per month is $440 for individuals and $1,100 for families, or $5,280 and $13,200 respectively per year. Spending in the United Kingdom on a per capita basis is $2,992, versus $7,290 ...
According to a 2006 Gallup Poll, citizens of the United States, Canada and Britain describe their healthcare programs as being excellent as good. In the United States, 52 percent of the population felt that their insurance was excellent and in Canada, the ...
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