Distracted UK residents cause £62m worth of damage a year
Homes across the UK are under threat from their distracted owners with £62 million of damage caused last year alone, according to new research. A survey by LV shows that British homeowners are spending nearly as much time online as they do sleeping in bed - and are multi-tasking more [...]
Insurance Premium Tax increase from 1st November
With just days to go until Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) increases on 1st November, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has set out the key facts about who will be affected by the change. The standard rate of IPT - the tax paid each time an insurance policy is purchased [...]
Quarter of a million motorists caught driving without insurance
More than a quarter of a million motorists (256,045) across England and Wales were handed penalty points for driving without insurance between January 2013 and June 2015, according to new analysis from Churchill Car Insurance. The data reveals that 47,873 motorists have been convicted in the first six months of [...]
More than five million UK motorists lend their car to someone without insurance
More than five million Brits have loaned their car to someone who isn’t on their insurance policy in the last 12 months. The survey by Churchill Car Insurance revealed that 650,000 of these did not even bother to check that the driver was covered to drive the vehicle. Car owners [...]
Lexelle brokernet users: Notification of changes to UKG policy wordings
The following policy wordings will be updated on the Lexelle Brokernet system by close of business Friday 9th October. Policy Scheme Current Policy Master Certificate Numbers New Policy Master Certificate Numbers Family Legal Expenses [...]
Lexelle team raise more than £500 for Yorkshire Air Ambulance
The Lexelle team has raised more than £500 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) service after hosting a charity cake bake and fancy dress walk on Friday. As part of our support for BIBA Yorkshire and Northern Region’s ‘Walk Around the World’ event for the YAA, Lexelle team members baked up [...]
New Section 21 Notices for Terminating Assured Shorthold Tenancies
New legislation from the beginning of this month means it is now harder for landlords to evict tenants. As of 1st October, landlords need to provide tenants with an energy performance certificate (EPC) and gas safety certificate, as well as a special government-written booklet. Failure to do so will make [...]
Motorists warned over new insurance scam
Criminal gangs are deliberately causing car accidents so they can threaten and intimidate drivers into handing over cash at the scene of the crash. Insurers have warned of a startling rise in a new type of crime that involves conmen smashing their car into innocent drivers. It is a terrifying [...]
Broker survey results 2015
Thank you to everyone who took the time to return our 2015 Broker Survey. It was great to receive such positive feedback from so many of you. Having our brokers engaged and willing to help us further improve the quality of our services is fantastic. The results have given us [...]