Car Insurance
Petrol companies give back, and insurance companies take away
Hayley Parsons, Chief Executive of leading insurance comparison website Gocompare.com, comments on increases in car insurance premiums highlighted by the AA's premium index: "Sadly, for motorists today it is a case of; ‘what the petrol companies are giving back with one hand, the insurance companies are taking away with the other'!"
Car insurance premiums continue to rise
The latest figures from the AA's benchmark British Insurance Premium Index offer little relief for car owners as the upward trend in the cost of car insurance premiums continues.
Wolfrace Insurance - Win free cover for a year
Wolfrace Insurance are offering one lucky driver the chance to be fully covered for one year - and for free - just by getting a quote!
Professions speeding towards pricey premiums
Adventurous army officers appear the hastiest behind the wheel with more than a quarter admitting to speeding in the last five years when they applied for car insurance through moneysupermarket.com.
Tescocompare.com celebrates with launch of further channels
Tescocompare.com, the comparison site, is celebrating its first anniversary with the launch of further new channels.
Price comparison gets cheaper still
MoneyExpert.com has launched the first ever market wide cashback deal from a price comparison site. The offer allows customers to take out car insurance using MoneyExpert's extensive comparison service and benefit from a further £20 cashback on any policy selected.
The hidden cost of crime
People in the UK are facing rising car insurance premiums, possibly as a result of a rising crime rate, according to research by comparethemarket.com.
Norwich Union offers unique service to policyholders
Norwich Union is helping policyholders get back on the road quicker by offering a unique used vehicle replacement service after they have agreed their cash settlement for a written-off vehicle claim.
Gender gap widens for young drivers' premiums
Young men can expect their first year's car insurance premium, following the euphoria of passing their test, to be twice that of their female counterpart, according to figures from AA Insurance.
Hagerty soothes with new recovery package
Hagerty International, the UK’s only classic and collector car insurance specialist, now includes complete Breakdown and Recovery Insurance throughout the UK as an additional benefit in their standard policy.
Drivers and mobile-phone convictions
Following on from recent findings that texting when driving is more dangerous than drinking, research from comparethemarket.com, reveals that 1 in 2 drivers are not declaring their mobile-phone convictions as they think it will push their premium up.
Insurancewide: Norwich Union's ‘half-hearted' website
James Harrison, CEO of Insurancewide.com, commented: "Norwich Union's new initiative offering customers the chance to 'compare' Norwich Union car insurance quotes with other insurers is ill-conceived.
Insurer shows competitors' car quotes as well as their own
The UK's largest insurer has launched a brand new web and phone service that gives customers the prices and products of its rivals - even if they're cheaper.
Norwich Union price check service
Hayley Parsons, Chief Executive, Gocompare.com, says consumers are unlikely to be quoted happy by Norwich Union's new price check service: "In the main, consumers won't be disadvantaged by Norwich Union's withdrawal from comparison sites.
Norwich Union says au revoir to comparison sites
Peter Ablett, commercial director at Confused.com says: "We were surprised when we heard that Norwich Union had decided to stop using comparison sites, however, customers will still be able to compare their policies on Confused.com through several well known brokers.