Activate Group to invest £15 million to expand vehicle repair division
Activate Group is investing £15 million to expand its body shop division, Activate Accident Repair, and has appointed a new CEO to lead it
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Ageas and Road Safety Foundation call for investment
Investment of £1.2 billion on 5,267km of roads across Britain could prevent more than 8,000 deaths and serious injuries over the next 20 years, according to the Road Safety Foundation and Ageas
The Floow and Direct Line Group release app-only telematics product
Telematics company The Floow and Direct Line Group have launched an app-only telematics insurance initiative in the UK market
Lockdown leads to significant fall in motor claims
A drop in car journeys during lockdown resulted in a significant fall in claims during Q2 2020, according to the Association of British Insurers
Freedom Brokers selects Theo for new telematics product
London-based insurtech ThingCo has secured a contract with Freedom Brokers to provide Theo for the new telematics product Freedom to Drive
Couple sentenced for several fraudulent claims for made up car crashes
A couple who worked together to make a series of false claims for car crashes that never really happened have been sentenced
Claims culture?
The figures simply don’t support ‘claims culture’ idea that British society is blighted by ‘epidemic levels’ of whiplash claims
Car insurance claims for cyclists and pedestrians double, finds More Than
The proportion of car insurance claims that insurer More Than has received for bodily injury involving cyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists has doubled in recent months
Sampo and RMI to acquire Hastings Group for £1.66 billion
Finnish insurer Sampo and South African investment firm RMI have bid £1.66 billion to acquire Hastings Group
E-scooters: a balancing act
The risks associated with e-scooters mean that getting them on the road is something of a balancing act