Age UK insurance under fire as couple suffer 600 per cent increase
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Age UK insurance under fire as couple suffer 600 per cent increase

29 Jul 2010 | Finance | Niki May Young

An elderly couple has raised concerns over the Age UK insurance scheme which increased their travel insurance costs by 600 per cent following the Help the Aged and Age Concern merger.

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