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UK Automotive Sector is Entering a Stressful Period

Insurers need to watch the automotive sector carefully, as the initial middle class enthusiasm for electric cars wanes and dealers are left with lots of rapidly depreciating stock. Add on anti-car legislation, ULEZ taxation/toll zones, […]

Legal

McClaren Fined 650K After Fall From Height

The latest case from the HSE; Automotive group McLaren has been fined £650,000 after a father-of-five from Portsmouth fell to his death carrying out an inspection. David Oldham’s widow, Patricia, says she has been “robbed” […]

Motor Insurance

Somerset Bridge Extends Partnership With AX Automotive

Somerset Bridge Group has extended its partnership with AX Automotive three years after the accident management specialist gained exclusivity for its entire non-fault outsourced requirements. Delivering an innovative insurance provision focussed on underwriting, broker and claims handling […]

Global insurance trends

MAPFRE Looks At Economic Indicators for 2022

MAPFRE Economics, MAPFRE’s Economic Research department, warns in its latest report, ‘Economic and Sectoral Outlook 2022’, that the second half of 2021 saw less intense growth rates that will continue during the current fiscal year, […]

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VW Plans Robot Charger Army, To Boldly Go & Seek Out Low Juice Vehicles

This is not a drill; VW plan to send out charging robots to help power up your electric car in the future. Seriously. Volkswagen say that this idea shortcuts the search for charging stations for […]