Motor Insurance

Kwik-Fit Warns on MoT Extension – Are More Dangerous Cars on The Roads?

New research by the nation’s largest MOT tester reveals that almost 1.1 million unroadworthy vehicles are set to return to the UK’s streets as the lockdown begins to ease and people increasingly take to their […]

Insurance Regulation

Food Safety Association Offers Guidance on Covid-19 Hygeine

BRCGS, the organisation behind the world’s leading food safety standard, has issued new guidance to food manufacturers amid concerns about the impact of Covid-19 on food production. According to the World Health Organisation it is […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Is There an App That Disables Smartphones When Driving? Yep

There are quite a few apps on the market that automatically disable a smartphone when driving above a certain speed. Bit like the classic Father Ted episode, but without the explosives under the milk float. […]

InsureTech

Connected Cars: Little Theo is a Green, Lean, Telematics Machine

In one of the first examples of the application of green energy in insurance, a solar-powered telematics device that sticks discreetly to the windscreen of the car and speaks to the driver to expedite support […]

News

Want to Track COVID-19 Cases Globally? Safety Wing Has a Solution

Today the company launches ‘Flatten The Curve’ (www.flattenthecurve.global): an online resource for travellers, expats, and digital nomads (and their family members) in the form of an interactive world map providing verified country-specific COVID-19 information, such […]

Motor Insurance

In-Car Infotainment is Addictive as Skunk, New Research Says

Worrying results from recent IAM RoadSmart research show that the latest in-vehicle infotainment systems impair reactions times behind the wheel more than alcohol and cannabis use. Among the shocking results, the study – undertaken by TRL on behalf […]

Technology

Ford’s Road Edge Detection Camera Will Make Rural Roads Driving Safer

Driving in rural areas can be tricky when unmarked road edges become ragged and give way to open land, muddy ditches and sheer drops. Driving at night – in unlit areas especially – can be […]