Archived Insurance News from January 2008
Published: 22/01/2008
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has issued a warning to consumers not to be blinded by the headline quote on insurance price comparison websites. In a statement, it says that althoug...
Read More: Comparison sites warning by BIBA >Published: 21/01/2008
Although some types of insurance may at times be unnecessary, others, such as buildings and contents, are must-haves, according to a consumer watchdog magazine.As well as home insurance, Which? says, ...
Read More: Some insurance is a 'must-have' >Published: 21/01/2008
Insurance giant Zurich has announced that it wants to adapt its products and services to take account of any potential impact global climate changes may have on its business.It launched its 'global in...
Read More: Zurich wants to adapt products >Published: 21/01/2008
Troubled property services group Erinaceous has been rocked by the defection of Simon Millar from its insurance arm to Lockton's real estate and construction division.Mr Millar was a key member of the...
Read More: Troubled Erinaceous rocked by defection >Published: 18/01/2008
Car insurance claims can sometimes be quite bizarre.That is the verdict of AA insurance after a study of some 180,000 claims it had received since 2007, revealed more than the bog-standard claim for d...
Read More: Car insurance claims can be bizarre >Published: 18/01/2008
Car insurance premiums have started accelerating in the wrong direction as far as motorists are concerned.According to AA's benchmark British Insurance Premium Index, over the past quarter, third-part...
Read More: Car premiums accelerating >Published: 17/01/2008
Police are now in the driving seat in the battle to get uninsured vehicles off Britain's streets.That is the message from the British Insurance Brokers' Association (BBIA) as new figures just released...
Read More: Police now in driving seat >Published: 17/01/2008
Motor warranty and insurance specialist Car Care Plan (CCP) moved into overdrive last year and va-va-voomed past the one million policies sold in one year mark.It is the first time the company has sol...
Read More: Car Care va-va-vooms past one million >Published: 16/01/2008
Crash fraud is costing the insurance industry a staggering £16 billion a year, according to a lawyer.Howard Dean, from law firm Beachcroft LLP, who has just been appointed as head of its claims v...
Read More: Crash fraud costing industry £16 billion >Published: 16/01/2008
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has reiterated previous campaign commitments in its first-ever manifesto.Among the issues highlighted is the call for the government to take decisive ...
Read More: Manifesto commitments by BIBA >