Motor Insurance

Half of All Theory Candidates Fail Test: Solution? Scrap The Difficult Road Signs

Half of potential new drivers are failing their theory test – just as thousands of road signs around the country are facing the axe after they were labelled “humiliating”. A report by Department for Transport […]

Motor Insurance

Brexit: No Change on Car Insurance Rules For UK Drivers on EU Holidays

Government sets out approach on motor insurance for drivers post Brexit In its 2018 Manifesto, the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) called for a practical approach to enable more than 2.5 million private and commercial motorists to […]

Motor Insurance

Coverbox Research Finds Telematics Can Help All Drivers Get Cheaper Insurance

New customer research from blackbox car insurance specialist, Coverbox, has revealed the wide-reaching benefits of telematics policies for female, married, older, and even previously convicted drivers. Blackbox technology records and analyses individuals’ driving styles to […]

InsureTech

Talking Telematics: Savings Ahead for Drivers and Car Insurers

Telematics is rapidly changing from being a basic black box tracking device, to something altogether more versatile. The extra functions that new AI-powered tech offers is also broadening the appeal of the black box from […]

Motor Insurance

Lost Your Car Keys? That’ll be £176 for a Replacement Set

New research suggests that while millions of drivers waste hours every year searching for missing keys, those unfortunate enough to lose them for good have spent an eye-watering £181m replacing them. An RAC survey found […]

Insurance claims

Direct Line Post First Quarter 2018 Trading Statement

Direct Line has released details of its trading for the first quarter of 2018. Motor premiums continue to make up the core business, with £404m generated in 2018’s opening three months, compared to £392.7 in […]

Investment

Honcho Secures FCA Approval and Staffs Up for Launch in Autumn 2018

THE UK’S first online reverse auction marketplace for financial services, honcho, which recently secured £830,000 of investment, is undergoing a new stage of growth and has received formal authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Due to […]

InsureTech

The Disruptors: Penny Searles from Smart Driver Club

The Disruptors is a series of features looking at new ideas within insurance, and talking to the movers and shakers bringing them to market. Car insurance is undergoing a rapid transformation. People are no longer […]