Tag Archives: car insurance

Back on the road again…

I have just had my third and final hand and arm plaster removed after a car accident that happened just over 8 weeks ago. I’m feeling mighty relieved and ready to get on with the rest of my life now. … Continue reading

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Admirable Admiral insurance results

Is there such a thing as a poor rather than rich insurance company? One of the reasons I ask, if I heard this correctly in the first place, is because I distinctly remember reading that insurers hadn’t made money from … Continue reading

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The downside to a multiple vehicle insurance policy

I thought I knew all about multiple vehicle car insurance policies but I clearly didn’t. We are now unable to get our 18 year old son insured for less than £2500 per annum on a car worth c£1k. For many … Continue reading

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Men vs women drivers

Yes it’s that old chestnut again! We all know that men are more dangerous drivers than women ‘in general’ because insurance statistics tell us this time after time. But all that happens when we mention this is that too many … Continue reading

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Is it time for insurance brokers to fight back?

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has just published some best practice advice to act as guidance for insurance providers, brokers and insurance comparison websites who sell insurance products including car insurance for women drivers. This guidance states that customers … Continue reading

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Sisters can DIY car maintenance for themselves

A recent survey by Churchill Car Insurance confirms that few women drivers are very good at car maintenance. When asked about specific garage-type chores nearly half the women asked claimed not to know how to top up their oil or … Continue reading

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Unintended scrappage consequence (Part 1)

I am interested in the outcome of the industry scrappage scheme. Generally I am in favour of anything that can help UK dealers maintain employment levels even if this means their selling cars that were produced overseas and benefiting overseas … Continue reading

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Car insurance information for women drivers

Stats from the ABI (Association of British Insurers) show that 107,000 fraudulent insurance claims were detected and exposed in 2008 and that their value, £730m, was up by 30% over 2007 £360m of this referred to fraudulent motor claims, about … Continue reading

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Car insurance vs car sales best practice

I read in today’s Insurance Times that the FSA is concerned about insurance brokers failing to disclose financial relationships with insurers. Apparently this is having an adverse impact on consumers, as you might expect. For example, broker A could receive … Continue reading

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Poor bank

In a valiant attempt to create a new and increasingly topical oxymoron I can find no sympathy whatsoever for ‘poor’ banks like the Royal Bank of Scotland. Yes I think it’s fair that their shareholders are expected to contribute towards … Continue reading

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