Sainsbury Motor Insurance Sainsbury’s Motor Insurance is urging parents not to buy second-hand child car seats because it is impossible to know if they are safe or whether they have been damaged in an accident. Latest research reveals that some 713,000 child car seats (around 14 per cent) currently in use are given by a friend […]

An article which appeared in today’s Daily Mail shows that drivers are 23 times more likely to crash when they text at the wheel. The study has revealed that dialling a mobile, or using or reaching for an electronic device increased risk of an accident sixfold. Experts used cameras to continuously monitor drivers and truckers […]

The vast majority (89%) of British consumers do not believe that paying more for their car insurance results in the delivery of a better product or service from their insurance provider according to a market survey conducted by Datamonitor. “These findings are extremely worrying for UK insurers,” said Liz Hartley Datamonitor’s Principal Consultant for Financial […]

A new partnership between stolen vehicle recovery firm Tracker and the police could help car insurance companies save thousands of pounds. The recovery company has joined forces with the Association of Chief Police Officers Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service allowing the police to track and recover vehicles once they have been taken, following a two month […]

This is the first time for several years that there has been a first-quarter increase in car insurance premiums. The average quoted premium, based on data from over 80 insurance providers on a basket of 1,000 customers, rose by 1.3% to £751.60. The Shoparound index, an average of lowest three premiums for each customer and […]

The U.S unemployment rate is at a 26 year high of 9.7%, according to the most recent update by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Last month, there were 216,000 nonfarm payrolls lost, marking the 20th straight month of decline. As more Americans lose their jobs, it’s important for them to remember not to cancel their […]

Does the thought of tying the knot give you cold feet? Has that pesky “seven year itch” come a few years early? If so, divorce insurance may be just what you need. The Safeguard Guaranty Corporation plans to offer divorce insurance–or marriage insurance, as some people like to think of it–to dubious lovebirds in early […]

With the state of California ablaze with wildfires, it is a sad reminder to all homeowners to update or purchase home insurance. At the time of writing this blog, the Station wildfire in the Los Angeles mountains has grown to 190 square miles and has destroyed 53 homes. A state of emergency has been declared […]