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Eight million ‘suffer in silence’

One in four people have taken time off work for stress and blamed it on a physical illness – that suggests about eight million employees in the UK alone are […]

Speed risks revealed by telematics insurer

Insure the Box has found that drivers who speed 20% of the time increase their chance of being involved in an accident by 87%. It’s analysed more than three billion […]

Industry heads back to school

Managing director of Rye Street Group, Bill Duffy and AutoRaise CEO Bob Linwood went back to school recently as part of their partnership to encourage young people into the collision […]

Brake urges handset crackdown

Brake has found that 62.1% of fleet operators have not implemented a company-wide policy banning the use of phones while driving. Its annual Fleet Safety Survey drew responses from more […]

Motorists continue online search

Motorists are increasingly turning to the web to speed up their search for reputable automotive services according to new findings. The research from MyCarNeedsA.com, an automotive service provider price comparison […]

Aviva launches mental wellness app

Aviva has partnered with Care first to offer policyholders access to an app that is clinically proven to fight against stress and anxiety. The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) app will […]

Facebook blocks personality-driven premiums

Admiral’s plans to view young drivers’ profiles on Facebook to help it assess individual risk and premiums has been blocked by the social media platform. In an effort to offer […]

Innovation firms earn top industry gongs

The Royal Automobile Club has named Gordon Murray Design and Riversimple as winners of its prestigious Dewar Trophy and Simms Medal for 2016. Both honours are only handed out when […]

Get head-smart with SHARP

It’s estimated that motorcyclist fatalities have dropped 38% since 2007 as a result of a government scheme of testing helmets. The award-winning Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme has since […]

Fleets being driven to electric

Rising pump prices for petrol and diesel in recent months could help to speed the adoption of plug-in vehicles by fleets according to Arval. Petrol and diesel prices have risen […]

China becomes Volvo global hub

Volvo Cars has unveiled a new manufacturing strategy for China in which production capacity will be increased and China will be developed into a global manufacturing and export hub, servicing […]

PPG continues ILC partnership

PPG has confirmed its continued partnership with I Love Claims for the sixth consecutive year. PPG has sponsored ILC since the business was launched in 2010 and claims the renewed […]