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IFB : Q2 statistics for ‘Crash for Cash’ hot spots released
With the IFB’s analytical software, 128 million insurance records were analysed to identify and produce the league table of regional hotspots for ‘crash for...
Insurance Industry : moderate down fall
The insurance industry, continuing its downward trend since the recession, has dropped 1,300 jobs in the latest employment report of August numbers from...
The top 20 hotspots for home theft insurance claims revealed
People in London are the most likely in the UK to make a claim for theft on their home insurance policy, despite a Manchester...
U.S. – Frequency of hospital professional liability claims increasing after years of declines
After a decade marked by decreases in Hospital Professional Liability claims, the frequency of claims is on the rise and is expected to continue...
New record established for Irish international re/insurance market
DIMA, the representative body for the international re/insurance industry in Ireland, today announced another record year of premium income growth in its membership. The...
London: number one for uninsured drivers
More than one in 10 cars in London is thought to be uninsured, research has found.
According to The Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB), 13% of...
Tougher penalties to uninsured young motorists
With insurance premiums for younger drivers sky high, and one in five people getting behind the wheel without motor insurance, Brits believe young motorists...
Fire damage costs never been so high
Fire damage costs are at their highest since records began, says Insurer Aviva.
Statistics from the Association of British Insurers show that fire claims rose...
Brokers have to fight harder to get insurers to pay claims
Research from the British Insurance Brokers’ Association has revealed that insurance brokers have to fight harder during the recession to get insurers to pay...
Rear-end accidents cost the insurance industry over £500 million a year
Rear-end accidents are by far the most common type of accident on British roads. Car insurance 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.
The number of 4x4s has doubled in the last 10 years
Britain's roads now seem to be dominated by people driving 4x4s, whose idea of off-roading is driving through some mud on a dirty road,...
One claim every 30 mins !
British travellers made around 20,000 travel insurance claims in South Africa in 2008 totalling an estimated £5.51m, according to new research from travel...
3.8 million pet cats and dogs have gone missing in the last five years
New research from Sainsbury’s Finance indicates that 12% of people who own or have owned a cat during the past five years have suffered...
