Motor Insurance

How Many Vans Are on UK Roads? Over 3.9 Million, As Online Delivery Soars

There has been a 19 per cent increase in new registrations of licensed light goods vehicles over five years, according to new analysis of Department of Transport data by Direct Line for Business. There are […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker Survey Finds More Credit Use is Likely This Year

New research reveals the insurance intermediary market expects clients to make greater use of credit this year when it comes to buying their cover. The findings are from Premium Credit, the UK’s leading premium finance […]

Insurance claims

Fraud: Cifas Data Shows Fake Insurance Claims Scammers Are Still Bang At It

Cifas, the UK’s leading fraud prevention service with over 450 members, has released new figures showing a marked increase in the number of individuals committing insurance fraud with false claims. Between 2017 and 2018, there […]

Insurance claims

Claims Update: Stolen BMW Recovered Using AX Intelligent Monitoring

A BMW that was stolen by thieves who hacked into the car’s keyless system has been returned to its driver less than an hour after he reported its disappearance. The prestige motor was stolen from […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker News; GRP Buying Spree Continues as Shearwater Snapped Up

Global Risk Partners (GRP) has acquired Shearwater Insurance Services (Shearwater), the insurance broker based in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire. The deal has been approved by the regulator and the consideration is undisclosed. Shearwater, which was founded […]

News

Unemployment/Sickness Cover: ABI Launches Income Gap Calculator

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has launched a beta version of an online calculator, which works out consumers’ likely financial entitlements if they are unable to work due to illness or injury. ‘Percy The […]

News

PolicyBee Finds One Third of Brits Admit to Pulling a Sickie

Research by a leading Suffolk-based digital insurance broker reveals that one third of people admitted to ‘pulling a sickie’ last year. PolicyBee’s research found that the most common cover story for ‘pulling a sickie’ was […]