Analysis: Motor insurers report up to 50% reduction in claims due to coronavirus lockdown
It is now just over a week since the Prime Minister locked down the UK on 23 March to help slow down the coronavirus pandemic, strict measures which have seen traffic significantly reduced on the UK’s roads. Post content director Jonathan Swift spoke to a number of major insurers to see the impact on claims, how they are managing repairs and breakdown recovery, and what fears they have over an uptick in fraud.
What are you seeing in terms of motor claims numbers over recent weeks?AA head of roads policy Jack Cousens: Claims are reducing as traffic volumes have fallen, but we are still receiving new cases
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