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Vodafone Calls For £80 Telematics Grant, to Fund Safer Driving Habits

Interesting that Vodafone has now taken an interest in telematics. Of course with semi-autonomous cars now being manufactured and developed, the question of who gets the in-car data becomes more important for everyone involved. In […]

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Drone Insurance; Test Areas Urgently Needed, Says Industry Group

One of the UK’s leading drone experts today urged British property owners and business leaders to leverage the opportunity of their under-used land for drone testing, to help accelerate the rate of growth of the […]

Insurance Brokers

MetLife Pays Out a Record £11m on Accident/Sickness Claims

MetLife UK’s innovative MultiProtect policy continues to provide value for money for customers as 2019 claim figures hit a record high, new data shows. MetLife UK paid on average 56 protection claims every working day […]

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Fancy a Snickers? Don’t Drive `Hangry,’ Says New Research From Admiral

New research from Admiral car insurance is warning motorists about the danger of driving while hungry as its latest investigation finds that almost a quarter of drivers (24%) skip one meal per day during any […]

Conference report

ABI Calls For Reduction in IPT, As Govt Rakes In £6.3bn From Consumers

The ABI’s latest Motor Insurance Premium Tracker out today highlights that the average price paid for comprehensive motor insurance in the last quarter 2019 rose to its third highest quarterly level since ABI started collecting […]

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CoronaVirus Latest: Riskline Offers Advice to Business Travellers

This is the latest advice for UK business trvaellers, wondering if it is safe to visit China, or the Far East in general, until the outbreak is contained. What is the 2019-nCoV? Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) – […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Reinsurance: Willis Towers Says Catastrophe Costs Down 18% in 2019

Insured losses from major natural catastrophes in 2019 totalled roughly $53.0 billion, about 18% lower than the annual average since 2011. This continues a relative period of calm compared to 2017, when the total loss […]

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Latest RAC Stats Show More Pothole Breakdowns & Vehicle Damage

The RAC’s orange patrols attended more than 2,000 breakdowns that are likely to be attributed to potholes in the three months to the end of 2019 – 300 more than during the same period in 2018, new […]