Opinion

2020 Will Be The Year Telematics Gets Smartphone Smarter

Insurance Edge is declaring December the month of predictions, and one big development next year will be the application of telematics, plus mobile payments and fuel cards replacing cash, and other payment methods, for fleets […]

News

Road Safety: Are Fridays in December Really the Riskiest Days to Travel?

It is one of the ancient sayings of the Christmas season; never drive on Fridays in December, as the traffic is absolute bedlam, but is it true? Admiral has published some research to highlight the […]

News

Car Thieves Using Whatsapp to Plan Blags & Chop-Shop Dispersal, Says AX

Are we looking at the return of the big yellow stick clamped to steering wheels? Quite possibly. Here’s the latest from AX on the rising threat of vehickle theft suffered by owners of keyless entry […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Joint Bank Accounts Dying Out, As People Lead Financially Separate Lives

In an era of no-fault divorce, co-habiting couples suing each other over rent or utility payments when they break up, is it any wonder that the traditional joint bank account is on the way out, […]

Insurance Brokers

Property Damaged Every Five Minutes, Says Direct Line

New analysis by Direct Line for Business reveals police forces across England and Wales investigate 283 incidents of criminal damage to properties every day, the equivalent of one every five minutes.  Criminal damage includes issues […]

Insurance Brokers

Most/Least Profitable Lines for Brokers Revealed in SchemeServe Index

Are you an insurance broker planning your 2020 marketing campaign, staffing levels and setting rates for events, cyber, caravans, excess of loss, public liability policies and more? You need to read this news, right now. […]

News

RAC Finds Scots Drivers Not Keen to Pay for HPI Check on Used Cars

Drivers in some of Scotland’s largest cities are the least likely to check whether cars they are looking to buy have shady histories, new figures from the RAC indicate. Glasgow is joined by Edinburgh and […]

News

High St Decline Means Bigger Risks for Property Insurers

Brits are shopping less on their local high street compared to just a year ago with expensive high street parking among the factors being blamed, according to new research by online parking portal YourParkingSpace.co.uk. Indeed, […]