Lloyd's/London Market

Risk Of Shipping Fire Is On The Rise

Although shipping losses have halved over the past decade, fires on board vessels remain among the biggest safety issues for the maritime industry, as demonstrated by incidents this week involving the Felicity Ace cargo/RoRo ship, which caught […]

News

Used Car Prices Climbing Faster Than Katie Price’s Overdraft

The demand for used cars in good, low mileage condition continues unabated, according to Auto Trader. But even high miles vehicles are fetching big money as the new petrol/diesel car supply gets ever more scarce. […]

Motor Insurance

GP/Medical Staff Face High Premiums For Electric Cars

A new study has revealed that doctors and GPs pay the most for electric car insurance in the UK. The research was conducted by automotive experts, Vanarama, who used a consistent average driver criteria to analyse insurance […]

Global insurance trends

State Farm Partners With Ford on Data Driven Cover

Can a manufacturer branded insurance offer work? In some cases yes, Tesla being a very good example. Here’s some news from State Farm in the US, who have partnered with Ford. One crucial detail as […]

News

No Excuse For Poor Record Keeping on Gas Safety

Latest update from the HSE; Northern Gas Networks Ltd were sentenced recently for safety breaches after a fire and gas explosion at residential premises in Mirfield resulted in the death of the homeowner. Leeds Crown […]

Motor Insurance

Hills Group Expands Green Car Parts Coverage

One year after expanding into Scotland the Hills Group continue to increase their strategic coverage. This time in the South West with the acquisition of a new parts delivery hub in Gloucestershire. Located near the […]

Insurance Brokers

Wiser Academy Responds to Graduate Demand

Wiser Academy, the UK’s leading training and development business for the insurance sector, has relaunched its graduate programme in light of increased demand from young people seeking qualifications while they hold down a job. Insurance […]