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You and Yours: Flood Insurance; White Collar Boxing; In-Flight Movies

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22/09/2014

Flood Insurance; White Collar Boxing; In-Flight Movies

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Flood Insurance; White Collar Boxing; In-Flight Movies

Why would one woman's flood insurance treble ahead of a new deal to keep the cost down?

One woman's worry that her flood insurance deal is being affected by Flood Re, the impending deal between insurers and the government. Plus the rise of white collar boxing.

A plan called Flood Re is designed to cap the premiums of people who live in areas prone to flooding. But until it comes into effect there are no rules limiting how much insurers can charge. We'll speak to a woman whose found her premiums soaring ahead of the new deal.
And the Chancellor surprised the world of finance when he announced that the over 55s will soon be able to access the entirety of their pension funds. There were worries they'd be buying Lamborghinis - but the real concern is fraudsters using their confusion over the change to leave them penniless. And do you ever wonder how a store can sell a kitchen at 80% off? The answer is Yo Yo Pricing - Samantha Fenwick has been finding out why one big name says it's ready to change its ways.
And Bob Walker reports on the rise of White Collar Boxing. Also, the iPhones which are refurbished and given out by insurance companies - only to be utterly disowned by Apple. Speaking of which, why our love of gadgets could be spelling the end of the in-flight movie.

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