Motor & Fleet

Pothole claim costs climb 41% as road conditions worsen

Pothole claim costs climb 41% as road conditions worsen

Claim severity is outpacing frequency - a pattern motor and fleet brokers need to factor into renewals

Mark Rosanes Aug 06, 2026
Hagerty exits fronting arrangement with Markel, retains full underwriting control

Hagerty exits fronting arrangement with Markel, retains full underwriting control

A structural shift away from fee-based fronting lands as company reveals financial results

Crash for cash fraud now targets driver identity data, IFED warns

Crash for cash fraud now targets driver identity data, IFED warns

Roadside licence image has already produced more than 1,100 fraudulent policies from stolen victim data - here's what brokers should be telling clients, and watching for on their own book

Ed Sheeran conviction exposes classic car insurance gap for brokers

Ed Sheeran conviction exposes classic car insurance gap for brokers

The star's £666 fine for an uninsured restoration vehicle is a reminder that motor trade policies do not satisfy a registered keeper's CIE obligation

Stolen vehicle data gap puts brokers' provenance checks under scrutiny

Stolen vehicle data gap puts brokers' provenance checks under scrutiny

New research shows up to a quarter of reported vehicle thefts never reach DVLA records, raising fraud, recovery and underwriting risks across motor

Forest e-bike operator to introduce insurance after crash victims left without compensation

Forest e-bike operator to introduce insurance after crash victims left without compensation

The move exposes a protection gap that runs across the entire micro-mobility sector - and a policy structure with enough exclusions to leave some injured pedestrians no better off

Birmingham tops UK theft rankings - but the real risk is what happens after recovery

Birmingham tops UK theft rankings - but the real risk is what happens after recovery

New data shows the UK's highest-theft cities, and a specialist warns comprehensive cover often doesn't address the permanent value hit a stolen-recovered vehicle carries

UK motor insurance switching hits three-year low as vehicle values keep falling – LexisNexis

UK motor insurance switching hits three-year low as vehicle values keep falling – LexisNexis

Weaker switching activity means fewer clients are actively shopping the market - here's what that means for how brokers should be generating motor business right now

Insurers announce record car insurance payouts - but many clients are scared to claim

Insurers announce record car insurance payouts - but many clients are scared to claim

A record £3.2 billion went out the door to motorists last quarter. More than a third of policyholders still won't pick up the phone

IB TALK

How commercial property risks are changing in the UK

AXA's Matt Briggs discusses the emerging risks reshaping commercial property insurance, from lithium-ion batteries and net zero retrofits to climate change and what underwriters look for in a well-managed risk

Has construction insurance moved from paying claims to preventing them?

Prevention, collaboration and changing expectations are reshaping construction insurance. AXA's Andrew Hogg shares where the market is heading

Inside the rise of drone insurance

Coverdrone's Phil Heath and Richard Webb discuss the growth of drone insurance and what it reveals about insuring emerging technologies.

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