Emerging Risk

Those `Green’ Lithium Batteries Are a Major Shipping Fire Risk

Some insights on Marine risk from Allianz Global; Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are increasingly impacting shipping safety as demonstrated by a number of fires on vessels such as roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) car carriers and container ships. Given the many […]

News

EV Buyers Are Mostly Public Sector, Based In Wealthy SE England

With Electric Vehicle (EV) ownership increasing as the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles gets closer, new research reveals that EVs are most popular amongst drivers in Reading. The research from MoneySuperMarket reveals the Berkshire-based town […]

Motor Insurance

Sensible4 Doing Some Autonomous Testing in The Arctic Circle

The latest from Sensible 4; Sensible 4, Mobility Forus, Boreal, Nordland County Municipality and Bodø Municipality collaborates to carry out the world’s first long-term autonomous driving service North of the Arctic Circle in Norway. The […]

Motor Insurance

Buying an EV To Save Cash? It Can Take 300K Miles To See The Difference

Motoring analysts at Forbes Advisor, the price comparison and financial guidance platform, have found that interest in electric vehicles (EVs) among Brits has more than doubled since the beginning of June. This spike in searches […]

Motor Insurance

Transport of Used Cars Up by 25% Says Shiply

The semiconductor chip shortage caused a 25% rise in the transport of second-hand cars from 2019 to 2020, increasing to 54% when compared to 2019 according to data studied by Shiply (http://www.shiply.com/). As everyone in […]

Insurance claims

D-RISK Research Suggests Autonomous Cars Are Getting Smarter

Autonomous vehicles trained using extreme one-in-a-million accident data and ‘near-miss’ scenarios can achieve a six-fold improvement on the detection of a collision risk posed by other road users, compared to vehicles being trained using traditional […]

Motor Insurance

Custodian App is Aimed at Classic Car Fans

Custodian has launched a platform and app for car enthusiasts, built to simplify the automotive ownership experience by combining cutting-edge technology with clear thinking. The Custodian platform and progressive web application relieves users of the […]