UK Insurance News

The latest research from travel specialists P J Hayman suggests that over one in four of UK travellers failed to purchase travel insurance for their last holiday.
In a survey of 1,300 people 28% admitted to not purchasing travel insurance for their last holiday, with 35% of males, 43% of under 20s and 27% of Londoners [...]

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Motor insurance has risen at it’s fastest pace in 15 years according to a report from the AA, with the rising cost of personal injury claims and insurance fraud having a major effect on the premiums that we pay.
The average premium quoted for comprehensive motor insurance rose by 5.6% in the last quarter up to [...]

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A 24 year old man from Manchester has been jailed for his part in a massive ‘crash for cash‘ scam involving at least 93 car crashes in a period of three years.
Mohammed Patel charged other vehicle owners £500 a time to stage an accident which enabled the owners to claim for bogus damage from insurers [...]

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Research from motor insurer LV= reveals that the number of drivers who have had their vehicles clamped in the last year has risen by 64% on the same period in the previous twelve months.
While the legality of Private Clamping firms is currently in dispute, municipal clampers employed by local authorities are legal and represent a [...]

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TV celebrity Richard ‘The Hamster’ Hammond who presents BBC2’s Top Gear knows a few things about crashing cars and expensive accidents, so you would assume he knows a bit about motor insurance.
That’s what Young Marmalade will be hoping for as Hammond has given the innovative insurance company his celebrity backing, saying “It’s a clever idea.”
Young [...]

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