There’s a change coming at the end of 2012, and it doesn’t bodes well for women drivers. From December 21st (uncannily coinciding with the supposed Mayan ‘end of the world’ prophecy). The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that gender will no longer be allowed to be considered when car insurance companies work out [...]

  When you need a new insurance quote you’re probably likely to visit one of the many price comparison websites that we see advertised on our TV screens. They promise to compare a wide range of financial services products for us, anything from home utility providers to pet insurance providers. These comparison sites have become [...]

  Peacock attacks, a puppy mistaken for a handbrake, hungry mice, and a series of small but distracting creepy crawlies are behind some of the UK’s strangest motor insurance claims. Car insurance specialists Admiral requested their employees to submit the oddest reasons they’ve encountered for making an insurance claim, and the winning list – released [...]

It has been estimated by the Association of British Insurers that damages caused in recent London riots could cost “well over £100m”. 

The brand agency Uffindel has researched how much brands are loved. The study claims to measure the success of a brand based on the quality of relationships that those brands have with their customers. The findings have been developed into the agencies BrandLove Index. It aims to reveal the depth of love that customers have [...]

We all have insurance on the things valuable to us – our homes, our cars our mobiles. We pay up every month happy with the peace mind that comes with the cover in case the worst should happen. There are other types of insurance out there of course – bunny insurance, anyone? – and most [...]

Phone insurance complaints have gone up by two thirds in the past year after people complained that they were miss-sold insurance in some way.

With inflation increasingly on the economic agenda in recent months, few will be surprised to learn that the cost of many services has gone up over the last year. But did you know that car insurance premiums have gone up by at least 15 per cent since 2010? Industry figures show that the average car [...]

The world of insurance is a confusing one, let’s face it. In the past there were just a handful of insurance types, namely car, home and life. There were a few other periferary types, like travel, but these didn’t really take off in quite the same way until people started travelling more. Now it seems [...]

An equality ruling by the European Court of Justice means that women will have to share the burden of higher insurance premiums with young men.