Motor – Page 9
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News AnalysisMotor repair network must accelerate EV focus to support Labour’s 2030 vision
Upon election, the new government may move to reintroduce the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel car sales – but how will this impact the insurance industry?
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NewsBrokers raise concerns over accident management companies
’Our findings highlight a pressing need for greater openness and accountability,’ says deputy chief executive
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NewsBroker network secures new member
’We’re delighted to be supporting Brokerbiity members and their clients with our groundbreaking technology,’ says sales director
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NewsCar insurance premiums ‘starting to stabilise’
Q2 2024 showed a continued decrease in pricing despite insurers facing ongoing challenges
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NewsKwik Fit to offer motor insurance through its website
’We have worked to make the process of getting a quote and confirming cover via our website as simple as possible,’ says marketing director
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NewsMotor insurers record major losses in 2023 – but profitability expected to return
’High inflation and rising costs have resulted in an extremely difficult couple of years for the UK motor insurance sector,’ says UK insurance partner
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NewsLabour urged to deliver on motor insurance pledge as injury claims drop
Executive director says figures contradict claims that cost of insurance premiums are being driven by claims costs
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NewsAxa UK boss among executives to issue road safety plea to Labour
’We’re calling on the government to adopt the vehicle general safety regulations to help significantly improve safety for drivers,’ says chief executive
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NewsCar insurance premiums begin to drop despite yearly surge
’The escalation of car insurance premiums may finally be at an end,’ says insurance insight manager
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News AnalysisOpinion: Has brand stacking replaced the loyalty penalty?
Research foundation feels some insurers are ‘committing the sin of omission’ when promoting tiered products
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NewsEuropcar expands EV fleet for insurers
’The big conundrum for insurers stepping into the EV marketplace is how to handle customer expectations,’ says head
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News AnalysisBriefing: Ifed adopts a partnership approach to moped crash for cash scams
Detective inspector Marek Coghill of the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department outlines how the unit is seeking to disrupt moped linked staged collisions
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News AnalysisDoes premium finance need fixing?
Are premium finance products fighting underinsurance or providing ‘pain’ for ‘customers who are the least financially resilient’? Insurance Times takes a closer look…
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NewsIndustry’s ‘pursuit of a perfect price’ penalising certain groups in society – Fairer Finance
’If insurers want people to trust them, then we need to have some clarity about what’s going into their [pricing] models and how that’s being used,’ says managing director
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Sponsored ContentVan insurance not seeing same softening as motor sector – Pearson Ham
Sponsored content: Frances Leury, product manager at Pearson Ham, zeroes in on the van insurance sector
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News AnalysisData is the key for driving autonomous vehicle launch on UK roads
Industry commentators agree that there are still a number of question marks to be addressed before the insurance of self-driving cars can become a reality
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Industry responds to Labour’s promises on car insurance
As the Labour party vows to tackle ’out of control’ premiums, industry experts respond to politicians’ pledges
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NewsSome motor insurers burying their heads in the sand over self driving vehicles – By Miles
’It’s a whole new category of insurance and it’s going to be huge,’ says chief operating officer
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News AnalysisIn Focus: How can insurance firms address pricing and reputational challenges arising from the ethnicity penalty?
Citizens Advice coined the term ‘ethnicity penalty’ in 2022 to describe when people of colour pay higher insurance premiums than white people – how is the sector ensuring that ethnicity is not influencing pricing?
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NewsChanges to personal injury system causing legal access problems – Tomlinson
’People cannot access the legal support and we see when people use the portal it is a very difficult system to navigate,’ says chairman
