Motor
OFT to give evidence in new motor insurance inquiry
The Office of Fair Trading has been called to give evidence into the cost of motor insurance inquiry.
Allianz: motor clients were assaulted during riots
Allianz motor insurance clients were car-jacked, threatened at knife point and, in some cases, assaulted when their vehicles were targeted by rioters last month.
Interview - Jon Hancock: Getting under the skin
As UK commercial managing director for RSA, Jon Hancock is on a mission to find out what brokers really think of the insurer
Customers happy to buy car insurance online
Around 86% of consumers are comfortable with researching and buying motor insurance online without professional advice, according to a financial research company.
Bikers cancel insurance in cold weather
Groupama, owner of specialist biker broker Carole Nash, has warned that motorbike insurance cancellations typically rise by up to 60% in autumn and winter compared to the spring and summer.
QBE sponsors Brake road safety week
Commercial motor insurer QBE is to sponsor Road Safety Week 2011, organised by Brake, the road safety charity.
Insure The Box cuts renewal prices
Insurethebox, the telematics-based on-line motor insurer, has released its first renewal statistics since going live last summer which show that around two thirds of its policyholders who received renewal notices in July and August were offered cuts in…
ABI calls for an end to the “have a go” compensation culture
Leading retailers and business groups join forces with the Association of British Insurers in calling for an end to the “have a go” compensation culture.
Generali Deutschland expected to grow above market average
Generali Deutschland Holding AG and its main subsidiaries have received financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings of “aa-”.
Insurance Insight Q&A: Paul Lindeboom
Broker THB recently made the news with its expansion plans for its Amsterdam office. Insurance Insight caught up with Paul Lindeboom, executive director of THB’s Amsterdam operation, to find out all the news on the new appointments and what the plans are…
Embracing the mobile technology boom
Recent research suggests that with consumer demand for mobile devices on the increase insurance cover is set to grow. Jakki May reports on whether insurers are taking full advantage of this in emerging Europe.
Brit warns about untrained lorry drivers
Brit Insurance has issued a stark warning that shop shelves could be left bare and consumers will struggle to buy essentials such as bread and milk if truck drivers fail to comply with incoming EU driver training rules.
Post history - five years ago: Young driver scheme needs shaking up
Looking back through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this article from five years ago reveals.
Axa blames injury claims for motor reserve top-ups
Axa has denied its need to top-up motor claims reserves for the last five years is because of its acquisition of Swiftcover, blaming instead high claims costs.
Editor's comment: The fall of angels
Many might argue the day was an inevitable one for a motor insurance giant where UK car cover accounts for 90% of group turnover, but the market evidently hoped otherwise. Admiral’s radiant stock market halo has finally lost some of its shine.
Bank holiday breakdowns
Unsettled weather meant the AA only reported 35 000 breakdowns between 26 August and 29 August, 1000 lower than the August bank holiday 2010 but 1000 higher than for the same period in 2009.
Admiral battens down the hatches
Admiral has been the darling of the stock market for a number of years but, despite record pre-tax profits, its share price took a tumble last week. Chinwe Akomah finds out why.
Takaful insurance: A future full of potential
Despite the failure of the first domestic Shariah compliant insurer, the Takaful market is predicted to have a great future. Sam Barrett looks at its potential for growth.
Fraud - pet insurance: Vetting animal claims
Animal-related fraud is on the increase, with exaggerated claims for treatment a common cause. Claire Laver and Carys Clarke examine ways to combat the problem.
Brit motor boss warns haulage firms over EU regulation
Haulage companies in the UK have been warned they must increase uptake levels in the new EU-wide regime of driver certification of professional competence or else face "devastating ramifications”.
Phoney insurer stopped after Gibraltar regulator warning
The website of the alleged phoney car insurer Unique Car Insurance has been disabled after the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission warned the public the firm was not regulated as claimed.
Government applauds insurance initiative over charity driver rules
Charities expect to see a rise in volunteer drivers after insurers agreed to clarify their rules and post the data online, in a move welcomed by the government.
View from the top: A multi-channel world
Many brokers will have read the recent update around Zurich’s personal lines strategy, following the announcement that we’re re-entering the direct channel later this year via an outsourced arrangement with Endsleigh, where the majority of new business…
MP calls for ban on referral fees
A Yorkshire MP based in a city with the fastest rising rates of comprehensive motor insurance is calling for parliament to ban referral fees after his report found high personal injury claims are driving premiums up in that area.