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DLG motor claims dropped by 70% during Covid-19 pandemic peak

By 2020-07-30T12:35:00

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Direct Line Group’s managing director for claims Jessie Burrows said the insurer experienced a drop in motor claims “to about 70%” when the Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdown hit its peak.

Despite this sudden plummet, Burrows added that motor claims are now on the return to pre-coronavirus levels, correlating with prime minister Boris Johnson’s announcements that have eased lockdown restrictions over recent weeks.

In May, for example, Burrows said motor claims were “around about 60% down”, however in “the first couple of weeks in June, as lockdown’s been easing, it’s gone up a little bit more”.

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