UK Insurance Trends

ABI Calls for IPT Cut in Budget – Stop Punishing Those Who Take Responsibility

The ABI is urging the Government to cut the rate of Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) in the forthcoming March Budget. The ABI made the same call last year but the government failed to listen, so […]

Motor Insurance

Electric Cars: Limited Edition Nissan LEAF Will Cost £32K

Nissan has confirmed the all-electric LEAF range will benefit from a new N-TEC limited edition, joining the cross car line N-TEC versions of Micra, Qashqai and X-Trail, which were launched in January. Priced at £32,795 […]

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ZITY Car Sharing Launched in Paris, Backed by Renault & Ferrovial

Groupe Renault and Ferrovial are launching a ZITY car-sharing service in Paris. In March 2020, a fleet of 500, 100% electric Renault ZOE cars, equipped with ZITY technology will be made available to Parisians on […]

Motor Insurance

Classic Insurance: H.R Owen Restore Barnfind Ferrari F355

H.R. Owen Ferrari has just completed one its most challenging projects yet: the full mechanical recommissioning of a ‘barnfind’ Ferrari F355. Found by its current owner in Macau covered by a sheet and left standing […]

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Storm Ciara Insurance Bill May Top $1.9 Billion

RMS, the world’s leading catastrophe risk modelling company, estimates that insured property losses from Windstorm Ciara, also known as Sabine, will likely fall between 1.1 and 1.8 billion Euro (US$1.2 and US$1.95 billion). Losses in […]

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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 […]

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 […]