Motor – Page 106
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MCE launches motor insurance website
Broker, MCE, has launched a new fully interactive e-commerce site for private car and motorcycle insurance...
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Costs of motoring on the rise
British motorists are revving up over £51bn pounds a year just to keep their vehicles on the road, according to new research by Zurich. More than 9 in 10 (91 %) say car-running costs have increased over the last 5 years. Three quarters (74 %) say that owning a ...
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Curbing young driver deaths
Despite soaring young driver deaths, the insurance industry and politicians disagree on how it should be tackled. Tom Flack reports
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Third of teens think they're safer motorists than others
Young drivers are under the impression that they are safer motorists than others despite being more likely to up their car insurance premiums through risky behaviour...
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New push by insurers to use recycled parts
Persuading insurers to use car repair scheme an 'uphill battle'
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Fiat opts for PPI and GAP from Sterling
Sterling Insurance Group will provide payment protection and Guaranteed Asset Protection services across the Fiat and Alfa Romeo dealer network...
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Primary General launches motor trade combined policy
Primary General has launched a new motor trade combined policy, covering a broad range of motor trade risks.The policy will be available to selected broker partners across the UK.Simon taylor, marketing director, commented: “Motor trade risks can be a complex and specialist area of the market, where a comprehensive policy ...
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Friday 13th unlucky for motorists
More motor-related claims made on Friday 13th than any other days...
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Day the luck runs out
It is official: Friday the 13th is the unluckiest day of all. And Backchat thinks underwriters will soon be factoring it in when calculating motor premiums.Research from Norwich Union (NU) suggests there are more reasons to be extra cautious on Friday the 13th than it was originally thought. Apparently, more ...
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Private motor market 'softening'
The private motor market's efforts to return to profit-ability suffered a blow this week with figures showing rates had begun to soften in the first quarter of 2007. According to the AA British Insurance Premium Index, the average quoted premium for an annual comprehensive policy fell marginally to £802. This ...
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Softening motor rates threaten recovery
Aggregator websites blamed for suppressing rate increases