Insurance News - September 2007

28-09-2007  New Highway Code launched

The Highway Code has undergone its first revision in eight years to offer up-to-date road rules and advice, in news that may be of interest to car insurance customers.Also added ...View Full Details

28-09-2007  Home insurance consumers advised of "peak time for burglars"

With skies growing darker earlier and children back at school in the daytime, the next few months have been identified as "a peak time for burglars", according to the Guardian.It ...View Full Details

28-09-2007  Location and housing affects pet insurance premiums, says Allianz

A number of factors including age, breed, value, activity and location affect the cost of pet insurance premiums, according to a leading provider.Risk and underwriting manager for Allianz's Petplan programme ...View Full Details

28-09-2007  Brits 'keep £4.6 billion in their homes, risking home insurance claims'

Over three quarters of Britons admit to keeping quantities of cash in their house, which may lead to the need for costly home insurance claims, it has been reported.And while ...View Full Details

27-09-2007  Young drivers given chance to shine in car insurance driving scheme

Young motorists are often considered to be the bane of other road users, but 18 to 25-year-olds in Exmouth are being given the chance to prove naysayers wrong and lower ...View Full Details

27-09-2007  Pets can 'have positive mental effects on young people'

Research carried out for the chain store Pets at Home has indicated that pets can have a positive effect on the wellbeing of young people, it has been reported.The study ...View Full Details

26-09-2007  Home insurance cover rethink for ex-cons, says Biba

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has called for Britons with previous convictions to be fairly treated when applying for financial services such as home insurance cover, it has been ...View Full Details

26-09-2007  'Poor immigrant driving' increases crashes and car insurance claims

An offhand attitude towards drink-driving by some people who have moved to the UK from another country has resulted in a rise in road traffic accidents, potentially increasing the need ...View Full Details

26-09-2007  Runaway dog reunited with family

An Exeter family have been reunited with their pet dog after it went missing for almost two months, it has been reported.The Staffordshire bull terrier cross-breed disappeared from his family's ...View Full Details

26-09-2007  Kawasaki ZZ-R1400 released - with new changes

Kawasaki ZZ-R1400 released - with new changesKawasaki has released it 2008 ZZ-R1400 model and states it has made a number of changes to come into line with emissions rules, it ...View Full Details