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Industry cautious about ALKS announcement

The government has announced that self-driving cars could be allowed on UK motorways by the end of the year. The Department for Transport has confirmed that automated lane-keeping systems (ALKS) […]

ABI calls for national cyber database

The ABI is today calling for a national, anonymised database recording details of cyber incidents at businesses to be established in order to help the UK become a world leader […]

ABI outlines effects of IPT increases

With less than a week to go until Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) increases on the 1 November 2015, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) is setting out the key facts […]

ABI calls for clampdown on rogue claims companies

The public continues to be plagued by nuisance calls or texts from companies encouraging them to claim for compensation, such as for personal injury, according to the ABI. Despite measures […]

Public fights back against insurance cheats

The UK public is being thanked by the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) for fighting back against insurance cheats and reporting valuable information they have about insurance fraud to the IFB’s […]

Insurers warn of ‘ghost brokers’

Motorists should steer clear of cheap insurance deals sold in pubs, clubs, campuses and on dubious websites, according to the ABI. So-called ‘ghost brokers’ sell cheap, but counterfeit, motor insurance […]

Motorists cutting corners with insurance

Thousands of motorists are paying a high price, in some cases driving illegally, by cutting corners when buying motor insurance according to latest figures out today from the ABI (Association […]

PI claims pushing premiums higher

The average price paid by motorists for an annual comprehensive motor insurance policy rose by 2.1% in the second quarter of 2015 compared with the previous quarter, according to figures […]

£1.32 billion saved in insurance fraud

Honest insurance customers were saved £1.32bn from frauds uncovered in 2014 according to figures released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The new figures also highlighted the fact that […]

Why age affects insurance premiums

The Association of British Insurers has published new data today which shows why age is an important factor in deciding premiums for motor insurance policies. The data shows the average […]

80 year old test needs updating

On the 80th anniversary of the driving test, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) is urging the Government to start the long overdue process of modernising the way young people […]

Young drivers need law change

Long overdue reform of the UK’s driver testing regime is required said the ABI today. The reform, in the form of graduated driving licencing, is required to help reduce the […]