Press releases
This section contains our up-to-date news releases.
- 18/02/08 - A dog is for life - and will cost you more than £13,000
- Protect your pet with a 20% online discount from Tesco Pet Insurance from 10 January.
- 08/02/08 - Tesco Home Insurance throws in 10% extra cover for gifts
- Tesco Home Insurance is helping out over Christmas by giving customers an automatic 10% increase in their contents cover for the festive season.
- 21/01/08 - Tesco Home Insurance offers £75 discount on Hotpoint products
- Tesco Home Insurance is offering new customers who buy home insurance a £75 discount on Hotpoint appliances ordered from Tesco Direct.
- 18/01/08 - Tesco Car Insurance offers customers £100 saving on Navmans sat nav set
- Tesco Car Insurance is offering customers who purchase car insurance a £100 discount on a Navman in-car satellite navigation system at Tesco Direct. The offer is available until 6 February, 2008.
- 09/01/08 - Tesco offers free winter sports cover
- For a limited time only, Tesco is offering free winter sports cover when you purchase any policy of 8 days and over, including annual policies.
- 21/12/07 - Homeowners find a better mortgage deal with Tesco - or get £100
- Until 9 January, homeowners can claim £100 if they can't find a better mortgage deal through the Tesco Mortgage Finder.
- 13/12/07 - Families across the UK missing out on more than £12.5 million by not investing Child Trust Fund Vouchers
- Tesco launches Child Trust Fund in drive to encourage eligible parents to cash their vouchers
- 12/11/07 - Tesco offers 50% winter discount on home insurance
- For a limited time only, Tesco Home Insurance is offering a discount of 50% off the first year's premium for buildings and contents insurance. The deal is available to new customers who get a quote before the 11th December and buy the policy within 90 days.
- 11/11/07 - Protect your family this Christmas with two months FREE breakdown cover
- Tesco Car Breakdown Cover is giving two months' free cover to new customers who buy a policy before on or before 11 December 2007.
- 26/10/07 - S.A.D cats and dogs can be protected with a 50% online discount from Tesco Pet Insurance
- Until 13 November Tesco Pet Insurance is offering a massive 50% discount to customers who buy online. Prices start from £2.40 per month for cats and £4.20 for dogs.
- 29/10/07 - TescoCompare.com gets thumbs up from Defaqto
- TescoCompare.com has been rated best car insurance comparison site by Defaqto, an independent product research company.
- 11/10/07 - Bag a last-minute bargain in the Tesco Instant Travel Insurance Sale
- With half term round the corner, Tesco Instant Travel Insurance reminds all those sun seekers disappointed with the British summer that they have until the 16 October, 2007 to take advantage of a 20% discount on all Instant policies
- 01/10/07 - Tesco offers guaranteed 20% saving to health cover customers who switch
- Tesco launched health insurance in January to open up the market by offering quality private medical cover at low prices and in an independent price check, Tesco Health Insurance has proved cheaper than other major providers.
- 01/08/07 - Tesco to offer free dental accident cover
- Tesco Personal Finance is to shake up the dental insurance market by offering customers a free dental accident plan alongside two new dental insurance products. These will give customers peace of mind and help protect them against the cost of dental check-ups as well as planned and unplanned treatment. The move follows the launch of Tesco Health Insurance in January.
- 11/07/07 - Tesco Personal Finance extends euro cash machine trial - in time for summer holidays
- Tesco Personal Finance is extending its trial of Euro ATMs in time for the summer holidays. The six month trial of four euro ATM's has proved popular with customers and the decision has been made to extend the trial to twenty.
- 09/07/07 - Savers lose confidence after reaction to rate rises
- Millions of instant access savers are losing confidence in their chosen provider to pass on the benefits of Bank of England rate rises, according to a new study released today by Tesco Savings.
- 25/06/07 - Tesco Launches Online Used Car Checker
- Tesco Personal Finance is offering motorists the opportunity to check the status of a used car online before buying, for half the price compared to other providers. The on-line checker, powered by Experian, the global information solutions company, helps motorists to check to see if a car.
- 13/06/07 - UK homeowners leaving policy documents unread
- Over a third (34%) of UK homeowners admit to leaving their insurance documents languishing in a drawer unread instead of going through them to familiarise themselves with the level and terms and conditions of their policy according to a study by leading insurer, Tesco Home Insurance.
- 06/06/07 - Two months' free cover with Tesco Instant Car Breakdown Cover
- Tesco Instant Car Breakdown Cover is giving two months' free cover to new customers who buy a policy before 19 June 2007.
- 23/05/07 - Summer sale starts early with Tesco Instant Travel Insurance
- To celebrate the official start of summer next month, Tesco Travel Insurance, one of the UK's top 10 travel insurers, is cutting 20% off the cost of all Instant annual travel insurance policies bought online.
- 11/05/07 - Tesco Savings continue to increase rates
- Britain's biggest supermarket bank, Tesco Personal Finance is continuing to pass on the benefits of the Bank of England interest rate rise to savers, with yet another rate increase of 0.25%.
- 25/04/07 - Buy Tesco Car Insurance get 50% off Tesco Home Insurance
- For a limited time only, customers who buy Tesco Car Insurance and then go on to purchase a new Tesco Home Insurance policy will receive a 50% discount off their first year's premium.
- 25/04/07 - Tesco Savings offers 1,000 Clubcard points
- For a limited time only, Tesco Savings is rewarding new customers with 1,000 free Clubcard points when they open an Instant Access Savings Account.
- 11/04/07 - Kids get free Health Insurance when parents take out a policy with Tesco Personal Finance
- For a limited time, Tesco Personal Finance is offering customers who buy health insurance free cover for their children for the first year. The offer is valid for all policies taken out between 28th March and 19th June 2007 and applies to all children under 18 named on the policy. This offer is valid for both Premium and Core cover insurance options.
- 29/01/07 - New mums mean new business
- Becoming a mum is likely to be the most common incentive for women who start up their own business this year, research reveals.
- 10/01/07 - Tesco to offer health insurance
- Tesco Personal Finance is to shake up the private medical insurance market, with new products offering prices at up to 32 per cent lower than comparable providers.
