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Over 50s specialist SunLife launches car insurance

Over 50s specialist, SunLife, has launched a new car insurance service which will be available through their website, aggregators and telephone channels.

The cost of fame: entertainers and sportspeople pay highest car insurance premiums

New data from comparethemarket.com has revealed how the cost of a year’s car insurance could increase by nearly double, based solely on a chosen career path, with entertainers and sportspeople topping a new league table for the highest costs.

Motorists urged to drive safely abroad this summer as car insurer sees huge rise in claims

British motorists who drive their cars abroad are being urged take care, as Admiral reveals the number of overseas insurance claims it has dealt with has risen 160% in the last five years.

More than half of parents consider ‘fronting’ to reduce children’s car insurance premiums

New research from Gocompare.com Car Insurance has found that more than half (54%) of parents of young drivers have ‘fronted’, or would consider ‘fronting’, a car insurance policy for their children in order to get them lower car insurance premiums.

Co-op Young Driver Insurance has rewarded policyholders over £11.8m since it launched in 2011

Since it launched in 2011, Co-op Insurance has given back over £11.8m to its Young Driver policyholders for driving well over the average policy lifetime.

Insurance company says no? How to challenge a car insurance write off

The Financial Ombudsman regularly deals with complaints from people who believe that their insurer has not properly valued their car after it has been damaged to the extent that its insurer decides it is a ‘write-off’ and uneconomical to repair.

Car premiums jump £35 over three months

Quotes for car insurance jumped by 5.8% over the last quarter of 2016 according to the AA’s latest benchmark British Insurance Premium Index.

Drivers burn £1.5 billion a year paying monthly for car insurance

Drivers who pay for their car insurance monthly could save £73 a year, or £1.5bn collectively, by switching to a one-off annual payment, new insight by MoneySuperMarket reveals.

How to beat rising car insurance premiums

According to the latest data from the Association of British Insurers, the average comprehensive car insurance premium currently stands at £434 – a 10% increase on the same period last year.

Slash the cost of your car insurance with these seven secret industry tricks

With new car registrations soon rolling off forecourts and renewal season in full swing, Gocompare.com Car Insurance is pulling back the curtain to unveil the seven easy ways customers can cut the cost of their cover.

Motorists see car insurance costs driven through the roof

Car insurance premiums rose by an average of 14 per cent during the second quarter of 2016, compared to the same period a year ago, according to new analysis from MoneySuperMarket.

Car insurance myths put motorists at risk

Millions of motorists could be putting themselves at risk of being under insured and unable to claim following an accident or theft, according to new research by high street insurance broker Swinton.

Car premiums start rising again

Car insurance premiums have started to rise again with a small increase in the average quoted premium for an annual comprehensive car insurance policy over the second quarter, according to the AA’s latest benchmark British Insurance Premium Index.

East London tops UK's uninsured driving hotspots

New analysis from Churchill Car Insurance reveals the East of London comes top in the list of the UK’s uninsured vehicle hotspots.

Motorists feeling the heat as insurance costs set to rise this summer

Motorists will be feeling the heat as competition amongst motor insurance providers looks set to buck the seasonal trend by decreasing premium prices rather than rising this summer, according to the latest findings from comparethemarket.com’s motor insurance index, Premium Drivers.