More than 3 million pets joined British households during the Covid pandemic and inevitably some of them will have been among the record 1.03m claims made on insurance in 2021. From treating a tortoise’s digestive disorder (£560) to surgery for a cat’s broken tibia (£2000), pets’ illnesses and injuries can put severe strain on the…
In recent weeks we have received enquiries regarding a sharp increase in the premiums for building insurance policies for flats. At present it is mainly flat renewals that are affected but this could spread to any other buildings insurance and it is worth taking time to understand what is happening and why. Most people would…
A new law on the use of mobile phones while driving has come into effect with an offence being triggered whenever a driver holds and uses a device, regardless of why they are holding it. The law covers any device which is capable of interactive communication even if the functionality is not enabled at the…
The good news is that last year saw premiums fall to their lowest level for six years according to the ABI’s latest Motor Insurance Premium Tracker. The not so good news is that they may be on their way back up. The latest Tracker survey, the only one that looks at the price consumers pay…
When the latest edition of the Highway Code is published on Saturday 29 January 2022 all road users will find their place in the ‘hierarchy of the road’ has changed. Where ‘the motorist is king’ has long been the accepted mantra, drivers now find themselves relegated to fifth place or lower, while pedestrians jump to…