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Huge rises in car insurance premiums for city motorists
Car insurance premiums have seen a steep 14% increase in the past year according to the AA British Insurance Premium Index. This is the highest rate increase on record and average premiums for comprehensive motor cover jumped by 5.6% in the third quarter of the year, the biggest quarterly increase since the AA first started monitoring the market in 1994. A City Car Club survey showed that mostly this increase in premiums had been felt by city mot... [more]
Drivers struggle to understand the terms used in their car insurance policy
According to research by swiftcover.com, almost one in five drivers (18%) think car insurance policies are purposely designed to confuse them. The survey found that 42% of Brits struggle to understand the terms used in their car policy, leaving them uncertain over what they are actually covered for. Nearly a quarter of people (23%) have no idea what voluntary excess means, despite the fact that many people increase their voluntary excess as a ... [more]
Carole Nash enters military vehicle market
Carole Nash has entered the military vehicle market pledging to repeat the success it achieved in the highly specialist motorcycle insurance sector where it is market leader. And it says its new policies have been directly influenced by feedback from military vehicle owners themselves. “Prior to launch we conducted extensive research which included taking our draft proposals out to enthusiasts. Their feedback was instrumental in shaping the fi... [more]
Get £30 off your car insurance when you buy at least 30 litres of TOTAL EXCELLIUM
TOTAL has partnered with swiftcover.com to give away £30 off car insurance when you buy at least 30 litres or more of its advanced fuel TOTAL EXCELLIUM (unleaded or diesel fuel). From now until 3rd November 2009, customers will be given a voucher when they buy 30 litres or more of fuel at selected TOTAL forecourts. This voucher can then be redeemed online when purchasing car insurance with swiftcover.com. TOTAL EXCELLIUM is a range of ad... [more]
Motorcycle insurance company expands in the motorhome insurance market
Carole Nash was ranked as the UK’s 38th biggest UK insurance broker in August 2009 and employs over 300 staff in the UK and Ireland. It provides insurance for some 300,000 classic, vintage, modern, custom and off road motorcycles – around 20 percent of all licensed machines. It is also a leading player in the classic car sector. Carole Nash has now hooked up to the motorhome insurance market, pledging to repeat the success it achieved in the ... [more]
£100,000 Mercedes car seized in Nelson in insurance crackdown (Burnley Today)
A MERCEDES car valued around £100,000 was among vehicles seized by Police as part of a crackdown on uninsured drivers. (10/03/2010 11:53:57)
Ontario auto insurance changes hit pedestrians, cyclists (Spacing Wire)
Anyone who doesn’t own a car, and the insurance that goes with it, is going to have fewer resources to deal with injuries if they are hit by a car, as a result of changes to auto insurance just introduced by the Province of Ontario. In an effort to reduce auto insurance costs, the Province has [...]
Surprising Ways to Save Money With Insurance (ABC News)
Your homeowner's and auto insurance coverage could help you save on legal fees, pet injuries and more. Insurance - Vehicle insurance - Business - Financial services - Agents and Marketers
Everyone Pays When Some Commit Insurance Fraud (WCMH Columbus)
According to insurance investigators, more and more people are trying to make up lost ground by defrauding insurance companies out of money.
Barack Obama comes to town hoping to sell health insurance overhaul (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
March 8, 2010 - President Barack Obama speaks about health care reform at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pa. (Charles Dharapak/AP) WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will try to rally a skeptical public behind his health insurance overhaul in a speech in St. Charles today that may remind Missourians of Obama's days as a hard-charging candidate.
Man accused of stealing car, faking mental slowness (Johnson City Press)
On Friday, March 5, Gallatin police arrested a local man for allegedly driving a car away from an auto dealer without permission. When confronted, the man allegedly pretended to be mentally slow and have a speech impediment, according to affidavits filed in Sumner County General Sessions Court.
Should You Buy ID Theft Insurance? (KOLR - KSFX Ozarks)
(Springfield, MO) -- These days most people are interested in cutting out any unnecessary expenses. But sometimes it's hard to tell what's important to buy. More and more insurance companies are coming out with identity theft insurance policies.
China passenger car sales up 55 pct in February (AP via Yahoo! News)
China's passenger car sales climbed 55 percent from a year earlier in February, despite a long national holiday, on strong demand for smaller cars and sport utility vehicles, an industry group reported Tuesday.
Jury to hear dispute over injuries in sports car crash (The Daily Telegram)
A jury should decide if an Onsted-area man was injured badly enough in a car crash to be compensated under Michigan’s strict lawsuit limits, a judge ruled Monday in Lenawee County Circuit Court. An attorney for the driver in the 2006 crash of a replica Ford GT40 sports car argued for dismissal of the suit. Injured passenger Chad Fox was able to return to work and his back injuries interfere only ...
£2.85m insurance bill for pothole-damage cars in UK (Times of Malta)
A car dodging a pothole on Broomhill Road, Bristol. Photo: Ben Birchall/PA Wire Insurers in Britain paid out an estimated £2.85 million (€3.15 million) in claims last month to people whose cars were damaged by potholes, research showed yesterday.
