UK Insurance News

Last year the family owned insurance broker Caravan Guard was winner of the ‘Customer Service Provider of the Year‘, in the UK Broker Awards 2008, and this year the company has announced that it has raised £1,000 for the charity, Heart Research UK.
The specialist Caravan and Motor Home insurer is making a £1 donation to [...]

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The government minister for Road Safety has announced plans make it an offence to keep an uninsured vehicle, with similar penalties as driving without insurance. The new system will work in partnership with the DVLA and insurers to identify uninsured vehicles.
The minister Jim Fitzpatrick, blames the selfish minority, who refuse to insure their vehicles, for [...]

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The Economist magazine has predicted that Insurance companies will thrive during the recession as other industries struggle to stay in business. The magazine says that fewer claims and lower claims costs will see insurance companies buck the trend during the current crisis for the following reasons.
Recession pushes down motor accidents as people drive less.
Industrial injury [...]

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An AA spokesman has suggested that footballer Cristiano Ronaldo may find it extremely difficult to get motor insurance following his recent accident when he wrote off his Ferrari in Manchester.
It’s not particularly about the cars the footballer owns and drives, or the value of them, explains the man from the AA.  It is more about [...]

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Motor insurance premiums rose at an average 1% a month during the last quarter of 2008 says an AA report, with the annual increase put at 8.7%. The average premium for annual comprehensive cover is put at £741.66.
Despite the financial crisis forcing prices down in most sectors, motor insurance and probably all other forms of [...]

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