Insurance News - April 2006

28-04-2006  Commercial insurance for "dangerous" business drivers

Business drivers pose a considerable danger to themselves by taking risks above and beyond those taken even by bad drivers, according to new research. A survey by AA Business ...View Full Details

28-04-2006  Join neighbourhood watch to cut home insurance cost

With recent Home Office statistics indicating a rise in violent crime over the last few months British homeowners are increasingly looking for ways to keep both their families and their ...View Full Details

26-04-2006  Owners reminded to insure their 'children'

Nearly half of all UK pet owners treat their furry friend like one of their own children, but remarkably only half of these have bothered to take out insurance to ...View Full Details

26-04-2006  North-west and London boats highest car insurance

Unfortunate motorists living in the north-west and London are paying the highest car insurance costs in the country, according to new research. Tesco's Car Insurance Checkout found that drivers ...View Full Details

25-04-2006  New roads increase car insurance need

Potholes and cracked roads may be a common excuse when explaining away a crash, but new research has revealed that in fact the opposite may be true. A new ...View Full Details

24-04-2006  Chinese imports inspire UK motorbike interest

A surge of interest in motorbikes among new riders is being fuelled by a flood of cheap Chinese imports, according to the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCI). The UK ...View Full Details

21-04-2006  Fraud pushes up insurance premiums

Insurance fraud in the UK is costing us £1.5 billion a year and is pushing up insurance premiums by up to five per cent. The Association of British Insurers ...View Full Details

21-04-2006  Car insurance premiums fall

Car insurance premiums have fallen in the six months between August 2005 and January 2006, according to the latest research. The Sainsbury's Bank Car Insurance Index revealed that the ...View Full Details

20-04-2006  Car insurance premiums rising

Higher premiums are encouraging more people to shop around for car insurance, according to a new report. Consumer watchdog Which? found growing numbers of uninsured drivers and the 'no-win, ...View Full Details

20-04-2006  Repeat burglaries 'common'

One in four burglary victims have had their home broken into more than once, new research has revealed. Over two-thirds of people were in their homes when the burglaries ...View Full Details