We’ve all been there–pulled off on the side of the road, staring at the back bumper with the huge, fresh dent, wondering who’s at fault (them, of course) and if the car insurance company will honor your claim. Filing a car insurance claim doesn’t have to be intimidating, and with these tips, you’ll get the […]

I’ll admit, I have one speeding ticket on my record. I got pulled over on a cross country road trip when I was moving from California to North Carolina for college. I got pulled over in the middle of Wyoming for going 92 in a 75. My mom was in the car with me so […]

Fraudulent car insurance claims happen more often than the industry is aware, with a million UK drivers admitting they would consider “crashing for cash” because of recession-induced financial hardship. Research by Money Supermarket also reveals that 340,000 motorists across the country have already successfully claimed on their car insurance after “staging” an accident. Steve Sweeney, […]

The Business Sale Report reports that Insurance Australia Group Ltd, the car and home insurer, has (IAG) has put three of its UK insurance businesses up for sale. The businesses on the block include the broking division of Equity Insurance, Advantage Insurance and Hastings Insurance. This comes as a surprise to many as […]

Direct Line car insurance has won a hearing at the Court of Appeal against eSure, who used a similar mark – a mouse with wheels – to Direct Line in a series of advertisements run in 2004. Direct Line had been using a telephone on wheels in its advertising since 1990. Just a few days […]

This year UK motorists could face significant increases in their car insurance premiums, according to leading brokers and insurers. Estimates of the increase range between 10 and 20%, as insurers are being forced to increase revenues to offset the rising costs of personal injury claims and fraud. AA Insurance have already said that they expect […]

Increasing financial pressures are not a reason to avoid renewing your car insurance policy. That’s the message coming from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) as its ‘Stay Insured’ initiative kicks off across the UK. According to the organisation, three out of four drivers are currently looking for ways to bring down their car insurance costs, […]

Older motorists in the UK should be given more assistance in finding the most appropriate and affordable car insurance policy, says industry body the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA). It is calling on the government to support “signposting” for older customers who are turned down by car insurance providers based on their age. Signposting refers […]

We have a note in from Halifax car insurance that they are now offering a five year guarantee on repairs if a customer uses one of the recommended repairers. If you’ve had trouble in the past with shoddy repairers, as I had last year after someone pranged the back of my Mercedes ML270i, this could […]