Archived Insurance News from November 2007
Published: 13/11/2007
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has rewarded two trainers from Chaucer Insurance with accreditations. Nemesia Willis and Mathew Holden proved they had the necessary training skills and technic...
Read More: Accreditations for trainers >Published: 13/11/2007
Warnings are being issued to drivers as December approaches.Moneysupermarket.com, a price comparison website, has done a study revealing figures showing casualty rates 29 per cent higher in December t...
Read More: December warning to drivers >Published: 13/11/2007
There was further evidence this morning that house prices are slowing.The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said its members registered a negative sentiment for the third consecutive month...
Read More: House prices continue to cool >Published: 12/11/2007
Mobile phone owners have been urged to shop around for insurance.While most network operators sell insurance policies to protect against loss, theft or accidental damage, the British Insurance Brokers...
Read More: Mobile phone owners urged to 'shop around' >Published: 09/11/2007
Insurance companies are breathing a collective sigh of relief as the flooding predicted down the east coast of Britain turned out to be far less devastating than originally thought.A combination of ti...
Read More: Relief for insurers after flood scare >Published: 09/11/2007
The fastest speeding drivers are heading for double trouble.New measures by the government mean anyone going over a 20 miles per hour (mph) limit by 12mph or more would incur a six-point penalty - dou...
Read More: Drivers accelerate towards more points >Published: 08/11/2007
The Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) today voted to leave the base rate of interest on hold.Despite some suggestion of a possible cut, the MPC followed most analysts' predictions and ...
Read More: Interest rates on hold >Published: 08/11/2007
Homeowners with larger-than-average gardens could be sitting on a small fortune, according to experts.With developers eyeing up any available bit of land, homeowners are being lured into exchanging th...
Read More: Gardens could be worth a fortune >Published: 06/11/2007
Employers are under renewed pressure to ensure that their staff do not break traffic laws while on company business.With more and more people working on the move, offences such as driving while using ...
Read More: Employers urged to clamp down on mobiles >Published: 06/11/2007
The government has been told to strengthen its climate change bill in order to prepare the country for freak weather events.Insurers are unhappy with the government's response to this summer's floods,...
Read More: Insurers call for tougher stance climate change >