Archived Insurance News from July 2008
Published: 23/07/2008
A man who made more than £500,000 from fraudulent car insurance claims has been sent to jail.Razi Kreedy and his gang staged 57 crashes involving expensive cars which had already been written off...
Read More: Car insurance fraudster jailed >Published: 23/07/2008
The cost of car insurance cover is the most important factor for motorists when shopping for a policy, new research has found.According to a study by Fairinvestment.co.uk, 57 per cent of consumers nam...
Read More: Car insurance cost is consumers' main concern >Published: 23/07/2008
Consumers who fit extra security such as locks to their properties and vehicles are unlikely to benefit from lower car and home insurance premiums, new research has found.People who invest in alarms f...
Read More: Extra security 'does not mean lower insurance premiums' >Published: 21/07/2008
Homeowners considering making structural improvements to their properties could invalidate their home insurance cover if they make mistakes, an industry figure has claimed.Ashton Berkhauer, from uSwit...
Read More: Improvements could invalidate home insurance >Published: 21/07/2008
The Highways Agency is launching a trial of new smart signs designed to encourage safe driving on the A12 London-bound carriageway in Essex, something which may have an impact on car insurance costs.N...
Read More: Safe driving smart signs piloted >Published: 18/07/2008
Consumers looking to save money in the difficult economic climate should consider buying home insurance to protect against burglaries as they could be left facing a large bill otherwise, one industry ...
Read More: Home insurance an 'absolute necessity' >Published: 17/07/2008
A £6 billion investment package to make improvements to motorways and other important roads, which could lead to fewer accidents and in turn, cheaper car insurance costs, has been announced by th...
Read More: Transport secretary plans motorway improvements >Published: 17/07/2008
Home and car insurance customers who used a price comparison site to look at different quotes made savings by doing so, which could prove beneficial in the current difficult economic conditions.Accord...
Read More: Consumers make insurance cover savings by shopping around >Published: 16/07/2008
Consumers who are looking to reduce monthly outgoings as their personal finances come under more pressure could consider shopping around for home and car insurance cover, one industry figure has claim...
Read More: Brits 'locked into higher premiums' >Published: 16/07/2008
A price comparison site is urging customers looking to save money in the current economic climate to shop around for their car and home insurance following news premiums have risen above the rate of i...
Read More: Consumers urged to shop around for car insurance >