MOTOR – Page 30
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Zurich Insurance UK signs three-year green parts deal with vehicle recycling company
The partnership aligns with Zurich’s ambition to ‘embed sustainability across our business’
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Features
October deadline for FCA GI pricing changes is ‘a rude awakening’ for brokers
The first batch of changes from the FCA’s pricing reforms are coming into effect at the end of this month, but industry commentators fear brokers won’t be ready
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‘Some just will not survive’ – message as FCA pricing deadline looms
BGL Group broker chief delivers message amid looming FCA changes on pricing and value
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Aviva and Darwin hit milestone with autonomous vehicle passenger shuttle registration
Aviva will use data from autonomous vehicle trials to inform its current insurance offering for this type of mobility
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Electric vehicles prompt drive for data as underwriters define approach
The appeal of electric vehicles is on the rise - as are the numbers of these cars on the roads – but a lack of data and expensive repair costs are testing the industry’s response
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Temporary motor insurance offers fraudsters ‘vast and immediate opportunities to exploit’
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a shift in different types of crash for cash fraud – Insurance Times finds out what this means for the insurance industry
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Ben Leech: Insurers must 'be on the forefront' as organised criminals exploit car finance plans
Change in crash for cash approaches and the newly launched whiplash reforms means it is ‘vital’ insurers adapt and ‘review their frontline defences’, adds fraud team partner
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LV= committed to working with customers ahead of FCA’s fair value deadline
LV= Broker’s distribution and underwriting director says ’there’s likely to be quite a high level of disruption to market pricing and propositions’ following the implementation of the FCA’s pricing reform changes
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Briefing: FCA must ‘up the ante’ on GI pricing reform to combat ‘very slow’ industry engagement
The regulator attempts to gee up insurance businesses ahead of its first GI pricing reform deadline with scathing multi-firm review – but will publishing ‘shortcomings’ galvanise industry action?
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Tesla Insurance could be worth more than Aviva
Elon Musk’s electronic vehicle firm saw sales topping £1.14bn last year in Britain
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More strategic cooperation between automotive insurers and supply chain needed – Sedgwick
Sector collaboration is vital as ’dealers and car distributors may lack the expertise to handle complex issues around electronics, telematics and sensors’, says loss adjusting firm
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FCA concerned that insurance firms unprepared for incoming product governance rules
The regulator’s executive director for supervision says ‘it’s worrying that some firms may not be ready’ for 1 October deadline
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New EU speed limiter tech could hit UK car insurance prices
Insurance premiums ’could be reduced’ if new technology succeeds in cutting down the amount of accidents on UK roads, says aggregator Confused
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FCA’s pricing reform ‘timeline is very aggressive’ – Axa
The insurer is ‘going helter skelter’ to meet the year-end deadline for pricing changes in the motor and home insurance markets says UK retail boss
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Clearer e-scooter rules needed for insurance policy development – More Than
More Than is ready to work alongside the ABI and government to further understand options for a legislative framework around e-scooters
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Irish competition authority secures commitment from six insurers to combat price signalling
Despite the end of the CCPC’s formal investigation, the authority ‘is in no way giving the industry a clean bill of health’ when it comes to organisations’ culture around compliance
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FCA updates GI pricing rules following stakeholder feedback
Changes include reporting requirements around commission-rebating and the definition of renewal business
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Features
Briefing: Highway Code changes could create claims cost uptick from ‘presumed liability’
Pedestrian and cyclist rule changes could also impact claims volumes – motor insurers will have a lot to juggle if they don’t prioritise customer education now
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Insurance premiums drop by 16.9% for the UK’s youngest van drivers – Consumer Intelligence
Average van insurance premiums have increased by 33.6% since April 2014
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Premium Credit inks telematics, van and home insurance deal with RAC
The premium finance provider looks forward to the partnership continuing for many years to come