Car Insurance
Motorists snub additional car cover
According to esure's in-house figures, there has been over a seven per cent fall in take up (7.2 per cent) of no claim discount protection since the start of the recession in autumn 2008.
esure boosts fraud team to tackle rise in insurance fraud
With ABI figures showing a 24 per cent increase in insurance fraud over the last two years, esure has responded to this upward trend by boosting its in-house fraud and claims verification team by almost a third.
Parking mad - 80 per cent of parked cars bashed
Eight out of 10 say their car has been damaged in a car park and nearly 1,000 of over 8,800 drivers quizzed in the latest AA/Populus poll would just drive away, if they hit an unattended parked car. Applied nationally, this equates to over 4 million unreported car park bashes, says AA Insurance.
Santa Pod launches insurance service for car enthusiasts
For fifty years Santa Pod has been home to extreme motorsports. Now the raceway has launched a specialist insurance division aimed at motoring enthusiasts.
Rear-end bumps prove pain in the neck for motorists
Admiral has calculated there are over 420,000 rear-end bumps in the UK each year, and they account for one in four of all road accidents.
Confused.com launches ‘gap' insurance product
Confused.com has launched a new ‘gap' car insurance policy for drivers, which will protect them against depreciating car values. Until now gap insurance has been the domain of car dealerships, but Confused.com - in association with the Future45ltd - has cracked the market wide open.
Car deprecation insurance
Unless you’ve visited a car sales garage recently, you’ve probably never heard of Gap Insurance (Guaranteed Asset Protection). Well your not alone, it’s a smart policy that the car industry has held very close to it’s chest as its also one of their strongest commercial ‘add-ons’ when selling a car.
A new comparethemarket.com advert – Simples
Following the cult success of its recent television campaign featuring meerkat, Aleksandr Orlov, comparethemarket.com has launched another new TV advert.
Sainsbury's offers 12 months car insurance for price of 10
Sainsbury's Finance is offering motorists 12 months' car insurance for the price of 10 months if they purchase a policy between the 30th June and the 31st August 2009.
Male drivers pay more for car insurance
Male drivers will fork out almost £17,000 more for their car insurance on average, compared to their female counter-parts, according to latest research from moneysupermarket.com.
Don't blame the consumer for being disloyal
Car insurance comparison site Gocompare.com has commented on Mintel findings that drivers are more cost conscious and less loyal when it comes to car insurance.
Avoid driving abroad uninsured
With the start of the school summer holidays less than four weeks away and a boost for holidaymakers as the pound rises against the euro, nearly 3.4 million motorists (10 per cent) plan to drive their car to Europe this summer.
Compare 112 motor insurance prices from 100 providers
Market leading price comparison site moneysupermarket.com now has 100 motor insurance companies available to compare live in its motor insurance channel, and returns a comparison of up to 112 different prices for its customers.
ibuyeco enhances green offering
Eco car insurance provider ibuyeco, has enhanced its offering to allow policyholders to support a broader range of environmental projects when purchasing their car insurance.
Don't rely on car insurance to protect valuables at Glastonbury
As 177,500 music revellers head for the Glastonbury festival on Friday 26th June, new research from uSwitch.com reveals that 62% of car insurance providers will offer as little as £100 cover for all valuables left in the car.