Motor insurance prices see first annual increase since 2023
Motor insurance prices have risen by 2.7% over the past year, marking the first annual increase since 2023, according to Defaqto.
The latest Defaqto Market Pricing Motor Insurance Price Index, released today (8 October), found that competitive quoted motor insurance premiums were higher at the end of Q3, between July and
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