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Dealers miss out on £450m

BTC’s annual autoVHC report highlights lost sales opportunities for franchised dealers and customer safety concerns. Franchised dealers are missing out on more than £450m worth of revenue by failing to […]

Profitable start for Ageas UK

Ageas UK has revealed a net profit of £12 million and an overall combined ratio of 99.4% for the first quarter of 2015. Total income for the period was £459.1 […]

Aviva ‘on track’

Mark Wilson, group chief executive officer, said, ‘Aviva’s turnaround is on track and ahead of schedule. It’s been a busy quarter. We have completed the acquisition of Friends Life and […]

Solera lines-up ‘Digital Garage’

‘We posted total revenue growth of 17.2% on a constant currency basis and the highest third quarter revenue in our history of $281 million on a GAAP basis,’ said Tony […]

esure motor book on rise

eSure Group plc has reported a 5.8% gross written premium increase to £130.7m with motor up 7.2% to £110.1m. The insurer’s Interim Management Statement for the three months to 31 […]

April registrations hit 10-year high

Figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on the morning the UK heads to the polls underline a robust new car market, with registrations up for […]

Telematics drives RSA performance

RSA has reported a positive start to 2015 with a 14% growth in net written motor premiums mainly driven by a strong performance in its telematics offering. In a statement, […]

Roofspace initiative

Parkway Prestige accident repair centre, Manchester is renting out its roof space for a solar array with investors ensuring it pays no more than 5p per kilowatt hour for its […]

Service King launches hiring initiative

Service King Collision Repair Centers, a multi-state operator of collision repair services, has announced the launch of an aggressive long-term veterans hiring initiative under the title Mission 2 Hire. The […]

Soberdrive has skills for the future

Soberdrive from Cirencester College were recently awarded first place in Hyundai Motor UK’s third annual ‘Skills for the Future’ competition, held at its Training Academy in High Wycombe. Of the […]

New appointment at Farécla

Farécla has announced the appointment of Jonathan Kent who joins the company as marketing assistant. Reporting to the marketing manager, David Stokes, Jonathan’s wide-ranging duties will include helping organise product […]

Foreign HGV accidents increase

Collisions on motorways involving foreign lorries have increased by 14% since 2012, Accident Exchange statistics have revealed. Lorries from Poland and Germany were found to be the most accident-prone by […]