Motor Insurance

New Thatcham Standards on Keyless Car Security in 2019, as Thefts Rise

Thatcham Research has announced updates to the New Vehicle Security Assessment (NVSA) programme, centred on securing cars against the growing threat of keyless car thefts in the UK. Thieves are targeting high value vehicles and […]

insurance marketing

O2 Drive Picks Up Road Safety Award for Young Driver Insurance

Insuring younger drivers has been a long standing problem within the motor insurance sector. The biggest advance of recent years has been telematics, the so-called `Black Box’ which records driver data and has proved invaluable […]

Insurance Brokers

PEX Insure Chooses SSP Pure Broking for its Motor Product

PEX Insure, the managing general agent (MGA) founded by Byron Shepherd, has chosen two separate SSP platforms to distribute its insurance products. Shepherd was formerly one of the heads of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB), […]

Motor Insurance

RAC Say Pothole Breakdowns at Highest Level Since 2006

The proportion of RAC breakdowns caused by potholes in the first quarter of 2018 was the third highest recorded since 2006 when tracking of such faults started. An analysis of RAC breakdown data has revealed […]

Insurance claims

JCT600 Continues Partnership with Accident Exchange

JCT600 has extended its long-standing partnership with prestige accident management provider, Accident Exchange to 2021. With a relationship that dates back over 12 years, Accident Exchange is now an intrinsic part of the family-owned dealer group’s successful sales and […]

Artificial Intelligence

LexisNexis Launches Attract for Motor: Offers Risk & Loss Prediction

The culmination of several years development and with support from motor insurance providers across the UK, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, the leading data and analytics provider for the insurance industry, has launched Attract™ for Motor, the […]

Insurance Regulation

RAC Rapped by FCA Over Renewals Compliance – Are We At a Turning Point?

The RAC has been reprimanded by FCA, (Financial Conduct Authority) over its failure to make previous breakdown costs prominent and crystal clear, when inviting customers to compare prices, and then take up insurance and breakdown […]

Motor Insurance

Road Deaths Up 19 Percent in Wealthy South East of The UK

People who live in London and the South East are more likely to lose their life in a road accident than those living in the north, statistics reveal. Data provided by Department for Transport says road […]