Motor Insurance

Thatcham Highlights Confusing Driverless Car Marketing Claims

Research launched today shows that 71% of drivers around the world believe they can purchase a self-driving car right now. The astonishing finding is just one of many worrying perceptions uncovered by the study, which […]

Motor Insurance

MIB Says Thousands Are Driving Uninsured on UK Roads

MIB (The Motor Insurers’ Bureau) has revealed that thousands of people are unwittingly breaking the law by driving other people’s cars without insurance, resulting in over 3,000 vehicles being seized between July 2016 and June […]

Insurance claims

MIB Data Shows Estimated 25,000 Uninsured Learner Drivers on UK Roads

Data from MIB’s Police Helpline has revealed an estimated 25,000 unqualified drivers are using Britain’s roads without valid car insurance. In the past 12 months MIB received thousands of enquiries from police officers at the […]

Motor Insurance

Govt Stats Show Rising UK Traffic Levels – Internet Shopping is a Key Cause

Recently the UK government published a report on road traffic levels in 2017. It’s important to note that the Department for Transport stats are based on manual traffic counts on selected routes, counted on weekdays […]

Insurance claims

Broker News: Are Claims Handling Firms Bumping Up Fleet Hire Costs?

Claims management companies are forcing up insurance premiums for businesses with vehicle fleets, experts have claimed. Fleet specialists ConstructionInsure.co.uk have warned that premiums have rocketed due to claims management companies putting in big bills for hire vehicles. […]

Global insurance trends

Uber Self-Driving Car Accident Will Force a Re-Think, Says Clyde & Co

Responding to the news that an Uber self-driving vehicle has been involved in a collision which is reported to have led to the death of a pedestrian in Arizona, Nigel Brook, partner with global law […]

Global insurance trends

Direct Line CEO Sees a Driverless Future

Driverless car technology is rapidly advancing. The UK government has committed around £51 million in research funds and in the USA, companies like Google and Apple are well along the road in terms of testing […]