Car insurance premiums set to SKYROCKET to record high in 2018

GETTY Car inusrance premiums expected to skyrocket to £900 on average in 2018 Car insurance premiums are expected to hit a record high in 2018 with average prices expected to reach £900.  Currently drivers are paying £827 on average, according to Confused.com’s latest car insurance price index (Q4 2017), powered by Willis Towers Watson, which […]

Car insurance RISE – You could face higher premiums and here’s why

Car insurance premium costs increased in the UK during the final quarter of 2017, seeing yet more price hikes for drivers.  The new data released by MoneySuperMarket, revealed that drivers were stung with a four per cent increase to full comprehensive payments during the final three months of last year. This took average premium costs […]

Car insurance premiums hit new high – Are you most at risk from shock price rise?

Car insurance bills are rising five times faster than inflation, which has seen the average annual bill hit £755, according to new research from Consumer Intelligence.  According to the research, average premiums rose by 14.6 per cent in the past year, which is five times the rate of inflation at 2.9 per cent.  Despite this, […]

EU emission tests: British drivers could pay THOUSANDS more in premiums on new cars

As of September 1, all new cars sold in British showrooms have to pass a new set of lab tests and regulations before they can hit the road. The new Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) and Real Driving Emissions (RDE) tests aim to reduce the emissions of NOx and other pollutants harmful to […]

CAR INSURANCE WARNING: Motorists paying 'RECORD premiums with WORSE on the way'

Between 2015 and 2016 all age groups except those under 21 faced increases in their average premium, said the Association of British Insurers. Premiums ranged from £260 for those aged 66-70 to £973 for 18 to 20-year-olds. The average premium is £462, up by 8 per cent since the first quarter of 2016 and adding […]

There’s a huge gap in auto-insurance premiums — but the industry is ignoring it

Thomson Reuters Earlier this week, we published an investigation with Consumer Reports in which we found that many minority neighborhoods pay higher car insurance premiums than white areas with the same risk. Our findings were based on analysis of insurance premiums and payouts in California, Illinois, Texas and Missouri. We found insurers such as Allstate, […]

Aetna beats on higher premiums (AET)

Thomson Reuters (Reuters) – Health insurer Aetna Inc, whose $ 34 billion deal for Humana Inc was blocked last week, reported quarterly profit ahead of estimates on Tuesday, helped by higher premiums for its plans and lower-than-expected medical costs. Aetna’s results come nearly two weeks after Republican President Donald Trump signed his first executive order, […]