Car and home insurance rates both fall despite uncertainty: AA
The average shop-around premium for annual comprehensive car insurance dropped 3.9% over the third quarter of 2018, while home premiums also decreased by 1.2%, according to the AA British Insurance Premium Index.
The fall in the price of car insurance continues a downward trend in prices beginning in the second quarter of 2017, when premiums hit £733.47 – an all-time high. The average quote now stands at £628
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