UK Insurance News

Research from LV= Car Insurance has found that many motorists admit to acting erratically when they see a speed camera at the side of the road, thousands of drivers have admitted to either slamming on their brakes or taking their eyes of the road to closely inspect the speedo as soon as a camera comes [...]

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August is National Road Victims Month and this year attention is being drawn towards trying to save young lives.
Every year 1.2million people die on the UK roads in traffic accidents and one third of these are young people under the age of 25.
An AA spokesman said: “Government figures show eight out of 10 accidental deaths, [...]

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Ecclesiastical, the niche insurer of churches and specialist buildings such as schools in the UK, have reported that in the first five months of 2010 they have received 722 claims for metal theft, costing the insurer £1.6million in pay outs.
This has led the insurer to predict that 2010 will be the second worst on record [...]

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For us mere armchair spectators sat at home watching the World Cup from South Africa, it is difficult to even think about the consequences of the what might happen if the World Cup had to be cancelled.
From TV screens going blank during the game, to volcanic ash disrupting travel, terrorist attacks and freak weather conditions, [...]

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Research from Insurance provider LV= has come up with the startling statistic that a third of all mugging victims in the UK fall into the age group of 11 to 16 year olds.
This group are easy prey for thieves says the study, because 92% of the victims carry a mobile phone while out with friends, [...]

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