Motor
Affinity: Creating perfect partnerships
Despite the public outcry over the affinity partnership between Age UK and Ageas, a clear objective and strategy can reap rewards for both halves of a deal.
Staysure to create 120 jobs in 2016
UK insurance and travel provider Staysure is creating 120 new jobs across its business this year.
Volvo CEO calls for more government help as it outlines autonomous driving trial in London
The Association of British Insurers’ has hailed Volvo’s autonomous driving trial in London next year as “really exciting” and potentially “transformational,” while the motor manufacturer itself has called for more government help to speed up adoption.
Google teams up with Uber and Ford to challenge autonomous car laws
Technology giant Google is partnering with taxi-hailing app maker Uber and US carmaker Ford to lobby the US government over driverless car regulations.
Faking injuries for insurance deemed as unacceptable as driving drunk
Lying about injuries to make a claim is unacceptable to 87% of people, second only to driving over the limit, according to a survey of 2000 people by Aviva.
Fix Auto seals sixth central contract with Axa deal
Fix Auto UK has signed a new national agreement to provide motor repair services to Axa Insurance.
Road Haulage Association launches insurance for members with Aviva, Griffiths & Armour
The Road Haulage Association has launched FR8, an insurance service for its member organisations.
Blog: Recall insurance must address car hacking
Vehicles are increasingly connected and far more software-reliant than they used to be. Unfortunately, most insurers offering product recall solutions are unprepared for this new reality.
Blog: How to deal with diminution in value claims
A vehicle suffers a reduction in value the instant it sustains accident damage. The value of that reduction is usually the repair cost
Drones and Vnuk in the news; David Marock interviewed
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Italian insurance sees stable outlook for 2016
Ratings agency Fitch Ratings has forecast a stable 2016 for non-life insurers in the Italian market.
Uninsurance, 'panic' key reasons why young drivers ‘hit and run’
While rates of uninsurance have halved since 2005, the Motor Insurers’ Bureau has raised concerns the level of ‘hit and run’ incidents has not fallen by a similar scale.
Motor: Manufacturers and insurers – joining up the data
With a raft of new technology being installed in motor vehicles, the debate has started over who owns the data it produces – insurers or manufacturers?
Ping An buys 48% of major Chinese online car retailer
Ping An has bought 47.7% of the shares of Beijing-based retail car website Autohome from Australia-based Telstra for $1.6bn (£1.1bn).
Aviva claims head points to resistance from “two major players” as subrogation portal targets 70% take up by 2017
Aviva hopes to have two fifths of the UK motor insurance market signed up to use the subrogation portal it launched last year by the summer - and 60-70% by the end of the year.
Car insurance premium prices static in Q1 2016
The average price for comprehensive car insurance premium stood unchanged at £671 in the first quarter of 2016, according to the latest Confused.com Car Insurance Price Index in association with Willis Towers Watson.
Allianz UK direct home and motor exit a ‘good sign’ for brokers
Allianz UK’s proposed withdrawal from the direct home and motor markets was welcomed by brokers as it will go towards reducing competition in an overcrowded market.
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Bristol contact centre to be hit by majority of Allianz job cuts
The majority of the 170 Allianz roles put at risk due to its proposal to exit direct home and motor insurance are Bristol contact centre jobs, Allianz UK CEO Jon Dye said, with the potential withdrawal impacting 187,000 policies.
Blog: 1980s classic car revival creates hot targets
From the Vauxhall Nova to the Ford Escort MkII, the 1980s classic car market is booming.
170 roles at risk at Allianz as direct motor and home exit proposed
Allianz UK could withdraw from the direct home and motor markets and has entered union discussions due to approximately 170 roles that would be impacted by the move.
Europe: Join the caravan
Caravans and motorhomes are increasingly popular and many vacationers are choosing to take them to Europe. What insurance challenges does this pose?
Blog: Driverless cars - picturing the road ahead
While the government is gung-ho about the development of autonomous vehicles, insurers may seek to temper that enthusiasm if there are too many risk uncertainties
CJCA s57 fundamentally dishonest ruling sends 'strong message' to fraudsters
The first fundamentally dishonest ruling under section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 will act as a significant deterrent to potential fraudsters, according to the Association of British Insurers and law firm Horwich Farrelly.