Insurance Regulation

EU Finally Sees Sense on Motorsport Insurance Rules

The EU Commission recently announced they would exclude all vehicles intended exclusively for motorsport from new Motor Insurance rules, known by some as the VNUK law. For seven years a European Court of Justice ruling […]

Conference report

BIBA 2021: Key Points of Vnuk Ruling on Motor Cover

One of the interest BIBA Fringe sessions for motor insurers was the Weightmans Law presentation on the Vnuk case and its long term implactions. Paul Ryman-Tubbs presented a brief history of Vnuk, Brexit and the […]

Insurance claims

Legal & Claims News: MIB Fund IS Liable for Incidents on Private Land

Here’s some interesting legal news we spotted on the Keoghs website recently; On 5th June 2019 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of Motor Insurers’ Bureau v Lewis [2019] EWCA Civ 909. […]

Opinion

Opinion: Compulsory Electric Bike Insurance Misses the Bigger Problems

From the Editor’s smokin’ laptop, comes this predictable grumble about compulsory insurance for electric bicycles, due to come into law across the UK, once some type of Danegeld deal is struck with the EU in […]

Motor Insurance

Opinion: Vnuk Judgement is a Double Edged Sword for Classic Insurers

Insurance Edge Editor Alastair takes a look at the EU Vnuk judgement, and the proposals to force all classic vehicle owners to take out third party insurance, including those used off-road at shows and sporting […]