Motor
Principal to boost motorcycle offering with Tansar deal
Principal Insurance has teamed up with non-standard motor underwriter Tansar to add to its motorcycle insurance offering in Ireland.
Ghost brokers have cost uninsured victims £11.5m
Police have carried out 89 investigations into ghost brokers, discovering fraud rings with a total value of £11.5m.
Tesla to fit all new vehicles with self-driving capability
Tesla will fit the hardware needed for full self-driving capability into all new vehicles it produces, including the Tesla Model 3.
Telematics data disproves fraudulent claim and saves £50,000 in costs
Insure The Box has used telematics data to disprove a fraudulent claim and saved £50,000 in costs.
Further action needed on Medco
Medco was created to change the way medical reports were sourced in soft tissue injury claims, offering up randomised but accredited experts.
ABI sets out plans to reduce motor insurance premiums
Insurers have outlined steps to reduce motor premiums in the wake of a "perfect storm" that has seen prices rise for car owners.
Blog: Whiplash reform requires unified push
The status quo on whiplash claims is detrimental to innocent motorists and the personal injury market needs to speak with one voice to push for reform.
ABI Motor Conference: Live
Live updates from the ABI Motor Conference.
Blog: Whiplash reforms must be based on evidence
Now the small claims reforms have been put on hold, it is time for an evidence-based review.
Legal Update: Use whiplash claims to pilot the Online Court
Keen to modernise the justice system, the government should use whiplash claims to trial the Online Court.
Digital Insurance Collective: Don't always start with the customer
When you think of digital transformation, it's tempting to only rework your customer-facing systems. But if you don't upgrade your back-end systems as well, your approach will fall short
Whiplash reforms 'have been shelved'
Whiplash reforms have been shelved by the Ministry of Justice, the Association of British Insurers has said.
Allianz's Jon Dye on taking a cautious approach to autonomous vehicles
National newspapers ran a story recently on autonomous driving based on research from the University of Michigan. The academics claimed that British drivers would trust autonomous vehicles less than drivers from other countries.
Blog: Government must publish whiplash consultation now
The government needs to publish the long-awaited consultation on its proposed reforms to remove general damages for whiplash and raise the small claims track limit to £5000.
'Smart contracts' could mean lower premiums and efficient claims management
'Smart contracts' could help insurers settle claims quicker and provide better services and potentially save $21bn (£17bn) worth of claims costs globally.
Blog: Whiplash - Only fools rush in
Insurers are pushing for a quicker settlement of whiplash claims but that may be to the detriment of injured parties.
Motor premiums have risen by a fifth in the past year
Average UK comprehensive motor premiums have risen £100, or 17.3%, over the past year.
Blog: Whiplash reforms - Last chance for collaboration?
In the old days, I had my own little names for the claims farming community – they weren't very complimentary. I remember getting severely reprimanded by our then chairman at one point, but when I explained the damage they were doing, I was quickly…
Insurers still open to Calais route for hauliers
Migrant activity on the Calais to Dover route has increased costs for hauliers but its insurance consequences are not clear: some observers are reporting premium rises, which others are denying.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2016
How have the top 100 insurers fared over the past year? What have been the highs and lows faced by the market?
Interview: Colm Holmes, Aviva
Six months into the job, Aviva UK’s newly appointed GI CEO talks to Martin Croucher about the challenges of succeeding Maurice Tulloch and further investment into digital
How the SSP outage had earthquake repercussions for brokers
Problems started with a power cut but left brokers offline for almost a month
UK motor insurers in 'false sense of security', could lose three quarters of revenue
The UK motor insurance market could see a 75% drop in premiums by the year 2040, falling from the current £18.5bn a year to just £4.6bn.
Ferraris and Porsches among uninsured luxury cars seized by police in 2016
Porsches, Ferraris, Bentleys and Maseratis are among the 22,000 uninsured vehicles seized by police in 2016, a new survey found.