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Nov 7, 2024 | 
comparethemarket.com.au | Phillip Portman |Noemi Hadnagy
While most people watch their household budget like a hawk, new Compare the Market research has revealed that Australians are still on the hunt for a bargain this Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. Unfortunately, it’s not for grudge expenses like insurance or utility bills, but rather for small luxuries.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
comparethemarket.com.au | Noemi Hadnagy |Adrian Taylor
Reviewed by Executive General Manager of Car Insurance, Adrian Taylor You’d expect that certain bills will cost the same no matter if you pay them monthly, quarterly or even annually. Yet the latest Compare the Market research has found that there are instances where people may be forking out more for the same service by paying monthly.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
comparethemarket.com.au | Noemi Hadnagy |Adrian Taylor
Reviewed by Executive General Manager of General Insurance, Adrian Taylor Australians are used to summers filled with bushfires, cyclones and torrential rain.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
comparethemarket.com.au | Noemi Hadnagy |Adrian Taylor
Despite insurance premium increases hitting sky-high levels in recent years, new research from Compare the Market has found that over one in three home and/or contents policyholders could be shutting the door on potential savings by auto-renewing their policy. It continues a worrying trend from last year, when the home and contents insurance comparison site found that almost one in four contents policyholders were auto-renewing their policy.
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Sep 22, 2024 | 
comparethemarket.com.au | Noemi Hadnagy |Adrian Taylor
Reviewed by Executive General Manager of Car Insurance, Adrian Taylor For most of us, cars are a way to get from A to B with no real consideration given to the upkeep of them, besides regular maintenance. However, Compare the Market is urging motorists to consider where they park their cars for the night, as it may affect their comprehensive car insurance premium.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
comparethemarket.com.au | Noemi Hadnagy |Adrian Taylor
Reviewed by Executive General Manager of General Insurance, Adrian Taylor Anyone who’s ever travelled through one of Australia’s airports knows that items are usually inflated when you pass through security, but alarming new research from travel insurance comparison site, Compare the Market has revealed just how much more we’re being stung for snacks, drinks, hand sanitiser and medication at the terminal.* According to the new analysis of 10 common items bought for a snack packed flight...
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
comparethemarket.com.au | Noemi Hadnagy |Adrian Taylor
In the current cost-of-living crisis, households are counting every cent, yet new research from car insurance comparison site Compare the Market has found that over a third of car owners could be driving away from potential savings by letting their car insurance auto-renew.* What’s even more surprising is that research is showing a continuing trend from the year before, where almost one in four drivers said they would stay with their current car insurer when their renewal notice came around.+...
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
comparethemarket.com.au | David Koch |Noemi Hadnagy
Australian motorists could save thousands of dollars on running costs and loan repayments by making their next car purchase electric, according to new research from Compare the Market. The insurance comparison site crunched the numbers and found that EV owners in Sydney and Brisbane spent between $897 – $1,536 less a year on car running costs compared to petrol car owners.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
comparethemarket.com.au | Noemi Hadnagy |Adrian Taylor
A third of home and/or contents policyholders could be underinsured, according to alarming new research from Compare the Market. The study found that almost a third of policyholders for home and/or contents insurance have guessed their sum insured value. Guessing the sum insured for any policy can be a risky game, given that , meaning that if anything were to happen, insurers would not be able to completely rebuild, repair or replace homes or contents to the exact value.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
comparethemarket.com.au | Noemi Hadnagy |Adrian Taylor
To celebrate International Dog Day on the 26th of August, Compare the Market analysed the most common star signs for the top dog breeds. Capricorn dogs are the most common in Australia, while Aquarius and Gemini pups follow closely behind. Pisces and Aries doggos are the least common.
