Archived Insurance News from May 2008
Published: 14/05/2008
Car manufacturer Volvo is in talks with car insurance companies in a bid to secure reduced premiums for drivers of its vehicles which feature its City Safety technology.The safety system uses laser se...
Read More: Volvo seeks lower insurance premiums for City Safety vehicles >Published: 14/05/2008
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has claimed that the number of drivers on the UK's roads without car insurance is a huge problem.Graeme Trudgill, technical and corporate affairs exec...
Read More: Uninsured drivers a "massive problem" >Published: 13/05/2008
Volvo is aiming to launch a car that is virtually crash proof by 2020, in a move which could have an effect on car insurance.The Swedish automotive company is looking at developing technology that pre...
Read More: Vision Zero could make crashes a thing of the past >Published: 13/05/2008
The safety questions asked of driving test pupils before they embark on their practical tests are to be revised, which could have an effect on car insurance.Included in the bank of questions will be t...
Read More: Revised safety questions in the pipeline >Published: 13/05/2008
The number of people purchasing online car insurance has increased, new research has found.According to a survey by comScore, the number of people buying their insurance cover online since the third w...
Read More: Online shopping for car insurance increases >Published: 12/05/2008
A new survey has found that over 1.15 million people in Britain have driven without car insurance over the last 12 months.Research by Sainsbury's Bank has revealed that those aged between 17 and 24-ye...
Read More: Brits admit to driving without insurance >Published: 09/05/2008
A new report has claimed that the increase in personal injury claims could see car insurance companies' claims costs rise by as much as 28 per cent over the next five years, which could affect the cos...
Read More: Personal injury claims look set to cost insurers >Published: 08/05/2008
Some police constables could be inadvertently inflating criminal damage figures while trying to help people claim on their insurance.A leaked memo sent by a Norwich-based inspector said officers were ...
Read More: Officers inflate criminal damage figures to help insurance claims >Published: 08/05/2008
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called on the government to follow up its planned reforms of the driving test with further action to reduce the number of road casualties, in a move which...
Read More: ABI: Government needs to do more >Published: 08/05/2008
New research has found that more than 11 million drivers would lie to their car insurance provider in order to ensure a payout.A survey by price comparison site Moneysupermarket.com asked motorists wh...
Read More: 11 million would lie in order to ensure a payout >