Insurance News - November 2004

15-11-2004  Drivers "must take more responsibility"

A new report has revealed that 60 per cent of cars have inadequate protection from whiplash.In what could be bad news for insurance premiums, Thatcham motor research centre found that ...View Full Details

12-11-2004  Motor vehicles sold with extended warranty "an insurance product"

New rules are to be applied to motor cars and motorcycles sold with extended warranties which will mean they are to be treated as insurance products.That is the decision of ...View Full Details

11-11-2004  EU rejects equality laws in motor insurance

The European Union has blocked moves to make it illegal for insurance companies to offer women cheaper car insurance.In a move that is set to benefit women across the continent, ...View Full Details

10-11-2004  Insurance firm looks to India to cut costs

High-street bank Lloyds TSB has confirmed that it is planning to offshore an additional 1,000 positions.Many of the jobs being transferred are from the company's insurance arm, Cheltenham and Gloucester ...View Full Details

09-11-2004  Insurance policies leave homeowners out of pocket

Borrowers who accept payment protection insurance (PPI) from their lender could be paying hundreds of pounds for commission-inflated policies, which may never r pay out, brokers claim.The warning comes in ...View Full Details

08-11-2004  Dog owners urged to get insured

Dog owners could be sued by drivers who hit their pets, according to a survey by Direct Line Pet Insurance (DPLI).Costs of around £100 million have been extracted from pet ...View Full Details

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