Legal

Lockdown Showdown? Couples Keen to Draft Formal Asset Agreements

`Why should you have half my stuff? I bought it.’ That’s a common phrase heard around wine o’clock, after a co-habiting couple fractiously split up, following a hoo-ha over text messages from a work colleague. […]

News

Covid HAS Changed The World of Work: WFH Replaces Commuter Hell

IE Comment; At the start of the lockdown many speculated that once employees – especially those based in London – tried working from home full-time, they would love it. Instead of spending three hours a […]

News

Ireland’s Drivers To Get Car Insurance Refunds – Will UK Insurers Follow?

According to Irish media outlets, some five insurers in Ireland intend to refund car drivers after Corona. AXA has stated it will pay out 33 euros each to their car insurance policyholders. The move will […]

News

By Miles Highlights Rising Car Insurance Costs vs Lower Miles, During Corona

The average cost of car insurance has risen by 6% to £809 per year, according to new data from the Confused.com car insurance index. Pay-by-mile car insurer By Miles is calling for insurers to stop overcharging customers, at […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Guidance on Debt Could Affect DD/Monthly Insurance Policies

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today proposed a range of targeted temporary measures designed as a stop-gap to quickly support users of certain consumer credit products who are facing a financial impact because of […]

Opinion

Hastings Profit Drop Highlights Car & Motorbike Insurance Transformation

Disclaimer: Your IE editor was once a happy Hastings customer, with a Triumph motorcycle covered at a fair price, via a call centre chat once a year. That was over a decade ago however, and […]

News

Broker Direct Launches Proficient, New Outsourcing Brand

Broker Direct Plc, the leading UK provider of insurance solutions, announces that it has brought together its existing outsourcing business under a new brand, Proficient, to further increase its presence in this fast-growing part of […]