UK Insurance News

The UK Government is considering making it compulsory for dog owners to take out insurance against injuries to third parties and damage that their pet may cause, as the number of dangerous breeds continues to escalate across the country.
Under the proposed law changes owners will also be required to micro-chip their dogs and are considering [...]

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One of the UK’s leading motor insurers are to set up an Anti Fraud Team that plans to reduce premiums being paid by honest customers by weeding out customers who are likely to make fraudulent claims.
Hastings Direct and sister brands, Renew, Insure and Likewise are investing in state of the art technology that will help [...]

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The recession is being blamed for an alarming increase in the number of arson attacks in the UK, causing a record level of insurance payouts for fire damage during the first half of this year.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) say that £639 million was paid out over the course of the first six months [...]

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According to a report in the Sunday Telegraph, British Gas has ambitious plans to enter into the UK insurance market and become a leading player within a two to three year time scale.
British Gas, which is owned by Centrica, has won approval from the Financial Services Authority to underwrite its own household and warranty products [...]

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As any driver from the UK who has driven abroad can testify, Britons are generally among the most law abiding and safety conscious of motorists in Europe.  I guess we all knew that already, but research from AXA insurance in its annual survey of driver behaviour across ten European countries has confirmed the UK as [...]

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