Archived Insurance News from May 2008
Published: 23/05/2008
A new report has claimed that motor insurance aggregator sites need to improve the way they operate.Research by Defaqto examined where the industry is headed and looked at 41 aggregators including Con...
Read More: Motor insurance aggregators told to improve >Published: 22/05/2008
The British International Motor Show is to showcase an array of electric cars at this year's exhibition.More than 20 zero-emissions vehicles, powered solely by battery power, will be on display in the...
Read More: Motor show to showcase electric cars >Published: 21/05/2008
An industry figure is urging those planning on going on holiday to check how far their home insurance covers them in terms of their gardens and their contents.Peter Gerrard, head of insurance at money...
Read More: Check garden cover, consumers warned >Published: 21/05/2008
An information technology (IT) expert has claimed that the introduction of wireless connectivity in road vehicles will eventually lead to a reduction in cost of car insurance premiums.The technology w...
Read More: Technology could lead to lower motor insurance costs >Published: 21/05/2008
An industry figure has claimed that motorists who are caught committing anti-social driving offences, such as not wearing seatbelts, could face higher car insurance premiums.Steve Grainger, head of co...
Read More: Anti-social driving could see premiums increase >Published: 20/05/2008
New research has found that almost nine out of ten people have some form of home insurance cover.According to Fool.co.uk, home insurance is the most popular form of cover on the market, while motor in...
Read More: Nine out of ten people have home insurance >Published: 20/05/2008
A new study has found that males with the name James or William are more likely to have a driving conviction which could result in higher car insurance premiums.Research from Confused.com found that J...
Read More: James and William could pay more for car insurance >Published: 19/05/2008
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) is advising motorists whose car insurance premiums have been increased to shop around for a better deal.According to Graeme Trudgill, technical and co...
Read More: "Don't just accept" increased premiums >Published: 19/05/2008
The government is planning on introducing 20 mph speed limits on residential roads in a bid to cut the number of accidents, which could also affect car insurance costs.Digital signs are to be employed...
Read More: Government plans to cut accidents by introducing residential speed limits >Published: 19/05/2008
Parents have been told that giving their children supervised practice in addition to them receiving formal driving lessons will help them become more rounded drivers, which in turn could result in few...
Read More: Practice with supervision is encouraged >