30/11/15 - 23:22 |
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ROBORACE - a global race series for driverless electric cars announced by FIA; first race next season
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30/11/15 - 23:08 |
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CCR Bodyworks - fire engulfs Leicester repair centre
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30/11/15 - 22:28 |
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RMI - welcome the government's £3 billion a year apprenticeship levy
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30/11/15 - 14:14 |
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Deloitte - cyber attacks leave a fifth of consumers out of pocket; data protection is number one concern for UK consumers
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30/11/15 - 14:07 |
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LV= - appoints Katie Wadey as New Member & Customer Director, formerly Customer Experience Director at Tesco
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30/11/15 - 13:59 |
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Allianz UK - new charity partnership with the Association of Air Ambulances (AAAC) for 2016
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30/11/15 - 13:52 |
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RAC - welcomes inquiry into all-lane running smart motorways
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30/11/15 - 13:12 |
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Ageas - two award wins: ‘Gold Standard for Insurance’ and IT Team of the Year Award at the Data and Technology Awards
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30/11/15 - 13:09 |
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HPI CrushWatch - recovery update data: 7,605 enquiries, 840 total finance hits with a value of £6,556,560
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30/11/15 - 12:53 |
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Standox - Standoflex stopper for refinishing plastic components
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30/11/15 - 12:51 |
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HMG Paints - win 2015 Coatings Care Award
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30/11/15 - 12:45 |
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Italy: Ferrari - signs €2.5 billion syndicated credit facility to "further step towards separation" from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles group
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30/11/15 - 12:40 |
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Honda UK - Announces Price Increase Across Car Range
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30/11/15 - 12:39 |
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Emissions Analytics - new vehicle NOx rating scheme to clear air quality confusion
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30/11/15 - 11:03 |
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Fitch Ratings - UK Insurers may be slow to pass on lower whiplash claims
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30/11/15 - 00:42 |
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Redde (new name for Helphire) - comment on Government consultations for hhiplash reform
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29/11/15 - 22:17 |
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Top Gear - returns with Chris Evans on Sunday 8 May
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28/11/15 - 16:50 |
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Daily Mail - VMs "refuse to sort out MPG scam for 5 years ... want to delay more accurate tests until 2020"
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28/11/15 - 16:07 |
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Slater & Gordon - Australian Herald Sun: "share fall has raised questions over company’s financial future"
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27/11/15 - 13:55 |
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Canada: Fix Auto - Ian Pugh, Fix Auto UK, welcomes new Fix Auto World board of directors
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27/11/15 - 13:33 |
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Covéa Insurance - launches new e-trade product for tradesmen and professionals; guaranteed thirty-minute referral response
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27/11/15 - 13:26 |
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Classics Restoration and Classic Car Show - organisers on the look out for outstanding restoration jobs
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27/11/15 - 13:19 |
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IAM and MoneySuperMarket - driving penalty points cost over £132 million a year in higher insurance premiums
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27/11/15 - 12:59 |
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BGL Group - new office digital, data, technology and media hub in London for brands such as comparethemarket.com
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27/11/15 - 12:43 |
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LKQ Corporation - Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia to investigate potential business development in India
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27/11/15 - 10:44 |
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NAHL (National Accident Helpline) - ready for Government's compensation culture reforms
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27/11/15 - 10:37 |
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - seeks views on its approach to small businesses
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27/11/15 - 10:35 |
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RAC - fleet reliability could hit deliveries during Black Friday rush
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27/11/15 - 10:22 |
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Thomson Reuters’ Top 100 Global Innovators - 3M, BASF, DuPont, Honda, Nissan, Saint-Gobain, Toyota and Valeo
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27/11/15 - 09:59 |
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Allianz (Germany) - no need for new liability regulations for autonomous cars
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27/11/15 - 09:36 |
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Post Office - new BISL car insurance product for the over 50s
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26/11/15 - 17:45 |
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ABP Club - new edition of Industry Yearbook and AudaStats analysis now available on-line
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26/11/15 - 15:35 |
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Takata (airbag supplier to Toyota and Honda)- manipulated test results as far back as 2000 says New York Times
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26/11/15 - 15:18 |
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Quindell plc - name changes to Watchstone Group plc from today
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26/11/15 - 13:43 |
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China: Allianz, Baidu (IT) and Hillhouse (Capital Group) - agree joint venture to create innovative digital insurance solutions in China
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26/11/15 - 13:40 |
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Allianz - climate protection will become part of core business
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26/11/15 - 13:34 |
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ABI - insurance leaders join forces to call for global agreement on 2°C in Paris
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26/11/15 - 13:20 |
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RAC - reacts to new official data showing number of untaxed vehicles has more than doubled since 2013
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26/11/15 - 13:16 |
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Zurich - takes the lead to ensure gender equality
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26/11/15 - 13:12 |
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Sigerson Associates / Cooke & Mason - health & safety experts comment on the recent Alton Towers accident investigation
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26/11/15 - 13:11 |
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Sigerson Associates / Cooke & Mason - health & safety experts comment on the recent Alton Towers accident investigation
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26/11/15 - 12:59 |
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Admiral Young Driver - early driver education programme campaigns to get driving on the school curriculum
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26/11/15 - 11:42 |
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Allianz Insurance - receives regulatory approval of Solvency II internal model
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26/11/15 - 11:22 |
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - fines Barclays £72 million for failing to check a number of "ultra-high-net-worth" clients
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26/11/15 - 11:16 |
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Ireland: FBD Insurance - staged car crash duo who claimed to be strangers convicted of fraud after being spotted together on Facebook
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26/11/15 - 10:43 |
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The Netherlands: LeasePlan Corporation NV - confirms global market leadership with 1.5 million vehicle landmark
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26/11/15 - 10:39 |
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Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - consults on changes to PPI complaint handling rules
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26/11/15 - 10:36 |
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LeasePlan UK - happy to see the Government’s continued commitment to Ultra Low Emission Vehicles in the UK
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26/11/15 - 10:05 |
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Slater & Gordon - ABC News Australia asks "Is the law firm going broke"
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26/11/15 - 09:45 |
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Canada - repairers and insurers work together to streamline the FNOL process to improve customer experience
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26/11/15 - 02:45 |
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Glenn Allen Car Body Repairs - owner died at roadside whilst apprentice was winning Gold at Skill Auto final
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26/11/15 - 02:27 |
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Corsa (and Astra) Cannibals - move from Bedfordshire up to Teeside; cars stripped of accident repair parts
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26/11/15 - 02:19 |
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Slater & Gordon - Australian law firm that bought Quindell's Professional Services Division saw shares fall 44% today
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25/11/15 - 23:51 |
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Government compensation culture reforms - APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers criticises changes
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25/11/15 - 22:01 |
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Government compensation culture reforms - welcomed by AA, RAC, MoneySuperMarket, comparethemarket and uSwitch
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25/11/15 - 21:39 |
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Government compensation culture reforms - welcomed by ABI plus comment from Ageas, Aviva, Axa, RSA,
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25/11/15 - 16:38 |
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VW emissions scandal - details published on how VW will solve the NOx exhaust emissions issue in Europe
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25/11/15 - 14:08 |
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"Compensation culture reform" - no right to cash compensation; upper limit for small claims rises to £5,000
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25/11/15 - 13:56 |
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Government - autumn statement gives more details on apprenticeship funding and levy from April 2017
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25/11/15 - 13:48 |
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Government - Autumn Statement; the key points
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25/11/15 - 13:33 |
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Chancellor - to "bring forward reforms to the compensation culture around minor motor accident injuries"
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25/11/15 - 13:10 |
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Repair & Refinish Review magazine - publication to end as of 2016
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25/11/15 - 13:10 |
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CAP - Tesla is "ultimate green motoring choice"; has luxury price tag but holds value better than any other car
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25/11/15 - 12:57 |
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AXA - David Williams asks, can "sensors and telematics can accurately record when the driver hands over control to the car?"
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25/11/15 - 12:49 |
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Saga - 2/5 shoppers over the age of 50 either walk or catch the bus rather than drive and pay to park to shop on the high street
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25/11/15 - 12:22 |
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This is Money (Daily Mail) – damning report on PI “claims sharks… preying on consumers in hospital car parks" and "bribing" insurers
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25/11/15 - 11:46 |
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General Medical Council (GMC) - disclose to the DVLA if a patient should not be driving, doctors told
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25/11/15 - 11:14 |
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LexisNexis Risk Solutions - 8.4m UK motor insurance policies at risk of application fraud; more than 3m "comfortable" with claims fraud
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25/11/15 - 10:36 |
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Consumer Intelligence - motor insurance customers complain about phone rage
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25/11/15 - 09:49 |
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RAC - Motorists NOT put off diesel but VW emissions scandal HAS damaged motorists’ trust in all vehicle manufacturers’ environmental claims
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25/11/15 - 09:37 |
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SMMT - Driverless pods win sixth SMMT Automotive Award for Innovation
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24/11/15 - 13:56 |
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IMI Skill Auto 2015 competition - IMI's official press release
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24/11/15 - 13:50 |
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VW emissions scandal - German prosecutors investigate five VW employees in connection with suspected tax evasion
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24/11/15 - 11:46 |
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AW Repair Group - well-wishers raise £1,079 for the British Heart Foundation
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24/11/15 - 11:09 |
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Allianz - to significantly grow its portfolio across casualty lines to address growth of PI claims in the UK
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24/11/15 - 11:02 |
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FCA - Call for Inputs on the use of Big Data in the retail general insurance sector
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24/11/15 - 10:58 |
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RAC - issues pleas to Chancellor ahead of Spending Review and Autumn Statement
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24/11/15 - 10:52 |
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Gothenburg, Sweden: Volvo - teams up with PostNord for the world’s first commercially available in-car delivery service
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24/11/15 - 10:43 |
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PSA Peugeot Citroën and Transport & Environment - cooperate to publish real-world fuel economy data
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24/11/15 - 10:32 |
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Next Green Car Awards 2015 - winners include Volkswagen Passat GTE, Fiat 500 0.9 TwinAir and Peugeot 208 1.6 BlueHDi
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24/11/15 - 10:19 |
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Jaguar Land Rover - to double the size of its engine plant
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24/11/15 - 07:29 |
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Cambria - results for y/e Aug 2015; profits up 45% on turnover up 16%; well placed to continue growth
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23/11/15 - 23:08 |
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Copart - worldwide Q1 results; turnover and profit down 0.5%; offer to repurchase shares; appoint new CFO
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23/11/15 - 21:03 |
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VW emissions scandal - BBC Panorama shows European VW cars have cheat software fitted and working
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23/11/15 - 14:57 |
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SmartWitness - six out of ten motorists support raising the driving age to 18
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23/11/15 - 13:56 |
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Aviva - typical motorist has owned seven different cars
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23/11/15 - 13:47 |
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WhoCanFixMyCar.com – annual trends data reveals peak times for aftersales services
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23/11/15 - 13:08 |
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IAM - 12,445 accidents took place on built up roads that were either flooded or wet in the dark in 2014 – a 19% increase since 2010
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23/11/15 - 13:02 |
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Newport Caravans – South Wales motorhome business invests half a million pounds in new bodyshop facility
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23/11/15 - 12:45 |
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Vertu Motors - Robert Forrester CEO of Gateshead-based Vertu Motors back Northern Powerhouse
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23/11/15 - 12:28 |
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Plunkys All Stars CF match - time to dust off those boots for the Alzheimer’s Society
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23/11/15 - 11:46 |
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Xchanging - nearly half of insurers "underprepared" for major, TalkTalk style cyber attack
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23/11/15 - 11:32 |
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Germany: Volkswagen - rolls out 3D smart glasses as standard equipment for order picking
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23/11/15 - 11:25 |
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ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights - £2,800 raised for BEN and the Rainbow Trust Children's Charity
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23/11/15 - 11:05 |
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H Samson (Bolton) Ltd - Bolton bodyshop receives RBS funding package to boost expansion plans and take on new staff
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23/11/15 - 10:35 |
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USA: Valspar Automotive - showcases products and brands at 2015 SEMA Show
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23/11/15 - 10:27 |
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Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) - contacts 1,000 companies who buy and sell customer data in crackdown on nuisance calls
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23/11/15 - 10:18 |
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Co-op Insurance - 5% reduction in the number of accidents, collisions and thefts on ‘Black Friday’ (27 November 2015) between 2013 and 2014
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23/11/15 - 10:04 |
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RAC - air quality targets must include "heavily-polluting" bus and taxi fleets, as well as incentivising motorists
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23/11/15 - 09:12 |
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Brake - ‘Drive less, live more’ campaign launched by Brake
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23/11/15 - 02:25 |
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HBC - UK salvage business owned by the American firm KAR Auction Services; Q3 results
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22/11/15 - 15:31 |
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WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 - Car Painting and Auto Body Repair members of Squad UK announced
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22/11/15 - 15:08 |
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Skill Auto competition - winners announced of refinishing and body repair competitions
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22/11/15 - 12:40 |
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Slater Gordon Solutions (SGS) - former Quindell Professional Services Division (inc Ai Claims)changes strategy
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22/11/15 - 00:07 |
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EY (Ernst & Young) - motorists face 8% price hike for insurance in 2016; biggest rise in premiums since 2011
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20/11/15 - 23:38 |
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Canada: Fix Auto - appoint new board of directors; Guy Bessette and Manon Duplantie no longer involved
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20/11/15 - 14:10 |
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Volkswagen Group - reduces level of capex, planned 2016 investment capped at approximately EUR 12 billion
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20/11/15 - 14:03 |
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PPG - launches new responsive website optimised for smart devices
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20/11/15 - 13:44 |
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Lloyd's - London insurance market was “leading the way” in embracing FinTech opportunities
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20/11/15 - 13:37 |
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Government - should consider a diesel scrappage scheme and ensure that Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) changes tackle harmful NO2 pollution
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20/11/15 - 12:43 |
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Axalta - Standox VOC Nonstop Primer Surfacer U7580 ready to use from the spray can
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20/11/15 - 12:35 |
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AXA, IFC and the World Bank - panel discuss the role of insurance in promoting Road Safety
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20/11/15 - 12:23 |
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Karl McCartney MP / LV= - PI claims debated at Westminster after MP spends a day with LV='s fraud claims team
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20/11/15 - 11:54 |
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MoneySuperMarket - Crewe is the UK drink-drive capital with a rate of 1.74 per 1,000 drivers with convictions
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20/11/15 - 11:51 |
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Direct Line - Anxiety, panic and £135: the real cost of being without a car
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20/11/15 - 11:29 |
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comparethemarket.com (Budget BGL Group) - hires former Walmart VP, Bora Arslan, as its new Customer Analytics and Decision Science Director
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20/11/15 - 11:22 |
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Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) and the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) - multi-tasking at the wheel a potentially fatal myth
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20/11/15 - 11:18 |
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Volvo Cars - developing next-generation automotive technologies with Microsoft; autonomous driving &predictive analytics to improve safety
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20/11/15 - 10:54 |
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H. R. Owen - launches luxury full-service insurance concierge for high-net-worth clients
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20/11/15 - 10:40 |
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Ford - new Ford Mondeo Vignale prototype grille was 3D printed; technology can be used to print templates for 1,000 models at home
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20/11/15 - 01:09 |
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Data, Analytics & Technology Awards (DATA) - newest insurance awards from Post mag; winners and short list
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19/11/15 - 14:10 |
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Berg Insight - telematics to be fitted to 8.9 million commercial vehicles by 2019; TomTom Telematics no.1 in Europe
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19/11/15 - 13:58 |
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Axalta - Global Automotive 2015 Color Popularity Report reveals white is worldwide number one
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19/11/15 - 13:42 |
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Glasurit - Porsche Driving experience raises more cash for BEN!
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19/11/15 - 13:28 |
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UK cyber security - a top priority for UK Government
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19/11/15 - 13:25 |
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The Met Office - issues a Level 2 cold weather alert across Yorkshire and Humber, the North East and the North West
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19/11/15 - 13:20 |
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IMI - employers say government must focus on “quality” apprentices to close skills gap
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19/11/15 - 13:13 |
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Confused.com - number of councils who use CCTV to catch motorists committing traffic offences has risen by 76% since 2012
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19/11/15 - 13:02 |
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Auto Retail Network - The Website Report 2015 – UK’s top retail websites reviewed and ranked
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19/11/15 - 12:49 |
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ABP Convention and Night of Knights – brand new £150m venue for 2016: Resorts World Birmingham
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19/11/15 - 12:36 |
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IMI Skill Auto - Skill Auto final starts this morning at the Skills Show, NEC, 19-21 November
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19/11/15 - 12:22 |
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Autotrader - used 4x4 sales rise as UK temperature drops
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19/11/15 - 11:27 |
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Thatcham Research - key role for Thatcham as Chinese motor insurance introduces vehicle insurance rating scheme
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19/11/15 - 11:19 |
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Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) - British car makers achieve best 10 month performance in a decade; 1,318,452 new cars
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19/11/15 - 11:12 |
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Volvo Cars - Concept 26 autonomous drive concept to "delegate driving to the car" in stop-start traffic
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19/11/15 - 11:01 |
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Wales Rally GB - team overcomes the elements to host successful event
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19/11/15 - 10:50 |
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Thatcham Research - backs calls for worldwide mandatory fitment of Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
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18/11/15 - 23:58 |
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CitNOW - appoint Pam Cameron as UK Field Sales Manager and Stephen Bateson as Head of Client Services
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18/11/15 - 23:20 |
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Zurich Insurance - UK Chief Claims Officer, Tony Emms, departs; replaced from Dec 2015 by Karl Helgesen
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18/11/15 - 19:58 |
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USA: AudaExplore - integrate system with MyPriceLink, GM's dynamic collision parts pricing data
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18/11/15 - 19:45 |
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LKQ Corporation - appoint Robert Hanser (ex Bosch) to board; has extensive knowledge of European aftermarket
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18/11/15 - 14:20 |
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Fix Auto - six more bodyshops celebrate 10 years with Fix Auto
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18/11/15 - 12:27 |
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Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) - warns public over scam insurance claims calls
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18/11/15 - 12:02 |
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Direct Line - anxiety, panic and £135: the real cost of being without a car
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18/11/15 - 11:45 |
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motoring.co.uk - 88% of UK motorists believe speed cameras are primarily used for generating cash
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18/11/15 - 11:20 |
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ABP Club Industry Knight 2015 - Michael Wilmshurst, Chief Executive of Nationwide
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18/11/15 - 11:16 |
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RAC - petrol and diesel cuts expected as oil hits $40 a barrel
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18/11/15 - 08:14 |
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Hastings - Q3 trading update; "consistent, profitable growth" now have 5.7% share of UK private car market
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17/11/15 - 19:00 |
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ABP Club Night of Knights – winners announced!
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17/11/15 - 13:11 |
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Pen Underwriting - looking for business from brokers following UK motor insurance exit of Liberty Specialty Markets
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17/11/15 - 12:32 |
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EDT - wins bronze Green Apple Award for reducing vehicle emissions; average 63.5% emissions reduction in Sep incl. BMW, Ford, Jaguar, Mazda
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17/11/15 - 11:04 |
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ACEA - 26th consecutive month of growth for EU passenger car market
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17/11/15 - 10:53 |
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Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - fines and bans former Investment Analyst at Aviva Investors
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17/11/15 - 10:46 |
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Gemini Repairs UK - Dave Sargeant and Phil Coleman running the London Marathon for St Richard’s Hospice
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17/11/15 - 10:32 |
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Lex Autolease - businesses hit by £25m bill for road accidents
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17/11/15 - 07:21 |
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Marshall Motor Holdings - acquire S.G. Smith (SGS), south-east based dealer group, for £24.4m
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17/11/15 - 07:12 |
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Government - insurance sector is amongst worst for pay-gap between men and women; up to 40% difference
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16/11/15 - 14:09 |
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World Economic Forum - 8 of the most powerful road-safety adverts
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16/11/15 - 14:00 |
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Allianz - €5,000 competition prize for cyclist UK road safety ideas
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16/11/15 - 13:48 |
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AXA - 2 in 5 UK small businesses impacted by climate change but just 12% have conducted a risk assessment
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16/11/15 - 13:19 |
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Transport Select Committee - call for evidence in newly launched inquiry to examine vehicle type approval
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16/11/15 - 13:00 |
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Department for Transport (DfT) - "refreshed strategy" consultation to overhaul DVLA, DVSA and VCA
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16/11/15 - 12:48 |
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Ford - tests autonomous vehicles in full-scale simulated urban environment
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16/11/15 - 12:29 |
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Caryle Group - receives court approval for acquisition of Innovation Group; shares delisted from 18 November
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16/11/15 - 12:21 |
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Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) - £60 million overall decline in crash for cash fraud
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16/11/15 - 12:13 |
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Kia - invests $2billion to develop autonomous vehicle technology; introduction of tech by 2020; fully-autonomous vehicle target of 2030
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16/11/15 - 12:08 |
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Volkswagen emissions scandal - details of affected vehicles from 2016 model year; includes petrol engines
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16/11/15 - 11:58 |
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BMW - Carbon Core body of the new BMW 7 Series wins EuroCarBody Award 2015
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16/11/15 - 11:05 |
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USA: Service King - acquires 15 CARCARE Collision Center sites; largest deal of the year
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16/11/15 - 10:41 |
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Ireland: FBD - Irish insurance market will continue to make a loss in 2015 and 2016
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16/11/15 - 10:06 |
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RAC Garage Compare - Six in 10 motorists worry about hidden garage costs; 12% end up with a more expensive bill than they expected
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16/11/15 - 09:49 |
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Copart / John Pritchard - Fiesta ST finishes 47th in the 2015 Wales Rally GB in "horrendous conditions"
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16/11/15 - 07:26 |
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Government - UK will observe a minute's​ silence at 11am today (Monday) in remembrance of the Paris deaths
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15/11/15 - 11:45 |
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Night of Knights - full list of finalists for the 16 awards to be presented on Tuesday evening
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14/11/15 - 17:32 |
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ABP Club Convention / Night of Knights - the list of 168 companies attending; 431 delegates booked
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14/11/15 - 10:20 |
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Government - announce all working speed cameras (including on motorways) to be painted yellow by October 2016
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13/11/15 - 22:16 |
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Zurich Insurance Group AG - seeking replacement for Martin Senn (their current CEO) says Swiss magazine
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13/11/15 - 13:34 |
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Allianz - Ross McCallum appointed as Distribution Manager to strengthen broker relations
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13/11/15 - 13:29 |
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US: Google car - stopped by police for doing 24 mph in a 35 mph zone in California
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13/11/15 - 13:21 |
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Reco Auto - launch a new Certified Automotive Recycling Standard for the UK
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13/11/15 - 13:12 |
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Co-operative Insurance - appoints ex Legal & General GI MD, Diane Buckley, and former Tesco Bank GI MD, Julie Hopes, as Non Exec Directors
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13/11/15 - 12:34 |
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BVRLA - Intelligent Mobility roundtable proposes introduction of ‘NCAP’ style ratings system that would rank vehicles on cyber security
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13/11/15 - 11:37 |
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Peugeot - announces two-year sponsorship of Jamie Murray, Andy’s older brother
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13/11/15 - 11:14 |
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CAP / HPI - 2015 will mark another record sales year for UK new car market, despite October SMMT figures, says CAP Automotive
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13/11/15 - 11:07 |
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MoneySuperMarket - Lexus and Land Rover drivers make most at-fault claims, drivers of Mercedes Benz' smart car least likely
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13/11/15 - 10:42 |
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USA: Mitchell - Q3 2015 data average gross collision appraisal value of $3,147 - £2067.67 - $7 less than same period last year
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13/11/15 - 09:30 |
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RAC - Keychoice chooses RAC as exclusive partner for motor breakdown services
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13/11/15 - 09:17 |
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Brake - "heading for gridlock" with DfT figure of 316.1 billion vehicle miles, highest rolling annual total ever
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12/11/15 - 17:50 |
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Revive! - appoint Julie Eley as Franchise Manager
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12/11/15 - 11:34 |
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National Statistics - motor vehicle traffic increased by 2.2% to a new high of 316.1 billion vehicle miles
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12/11/15 - 11:12 |
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Ireland Central Bank - announced that it is to conduct an inquiry into former Quinn Insurance management
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12/11/15 - 10:50 |
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TomTom - signs deal to provide maps and traffic data for Uber Driver App
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12/11/15 - 10:18 |
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Ford - Active Noise Control, debuts on new Mondeo Vignale, works like noise-cancelling headphones to cancel out engine sounds in the cabin
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11/11/15 - 14:59 |
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ACIS - new central billing helps to reduce costs and boost efficiency
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11/11/15 - 14:13 |
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The National Association of Bodyshops (NAB) - meet with DFT to express concerns over consumer safety
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11/11/15 - 14:07 |
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Sandicliffe Motor Contracts - supplied a new Nissan Note to local children's charity, Rainbows
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11/11/15 - 13:44 |
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Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) - develops eCall test proposals ahead of mandatory roll-out in 2018
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11/11/15 - 12:34 |
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Vertu / Bristol Street Motors Nissan, Ilkeston - top performer in Nissan's Customer Quality (Aftersales) category
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11/11/15 - 12:20 |
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Sainsbury's Bank - Q2 results from supermarket show bank business income (inc motor insurance) up 6%
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11/11/15 - 12:01 |
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Glasurit - happy birthday, Ara! The Glasurit parrot celebrates its 90th birthday
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11/11/15 - 11:53 |
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ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights - join Abridge Vehicle Management for a midnight bacon sandwich feast!
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11/11/15 - 11:40 |
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Audatex - Peugeot moving to AZT Painting 19th November 2015
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11/11/15 - 11:31 |
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Eldon Insurance / RAC - GoSkippy and Footprint policyholders offered RAC breakdown cover
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11/11/15 - 10:43 |
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US: Insurance Careers Month, February 2016 - market leaders pledge to promote insurance to next generation of industry leaders
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11/11/15 - 10:07 |
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World Automotive Refinish Coatings Market report - 6.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) with $11.3 billion sales forecast by 2020
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11/11/15 - 07:50 |
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RAC - over half of young drivers underestimate cost of insurance for their first year; average is £810
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11/11/15 - 07:31 |
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esure Group - Q3 results; motor premiums YTD up 5.9% to £364m; motor policies up 2% to 1.438 million policies
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11/11/15 - 01:25 |
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Volkswagen emissions scandal - UK government statement on actions undertaken by DfT and VCA; real-world testing from 2017
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10/11/15 - 23:21 |
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Australia: Fix Auto - head 'down-under'; David Lingham is part of team introducing Fix Auto to Australia
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10/11/15 - 14:30 |
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Driverless Technology Conference & Exhibition 2015 - Thatcham provide expert views on cyber security and vehicle Active Safety and ADAS
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10/11/15 - 14:04 |
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USA/Canada - aggressive growth of multi-region, multi-shop operators (MSO) continues
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10/11/15 - 13:40 |
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Ageas Insurance Limited (AIL) - Standard and Poor’s raises Ageas' rating and changes outlook to ‘stable’
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10/11/15 - 13:29 |
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Volkswagen - Group Board of Management and Works Council agree on joint steps
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10/11/15 - 12:48 |
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Lovecars - new social media site for automotive fans
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10/11/15 - 12:43 |
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Zurich - 1 in 10 organisations unaware of who their key suppliers are, leaving them open to severe disruption with mismanaged supply chain
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10/11/15 - 12:37 |
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Financial Conduct Authority - Project Innovate celebrates first anniversary with plans for ‘regulatory sandbox’
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10/11/15 - 10:39 |
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IMI - to deliver DVSA MOT Testing qualifications in 2016
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10/11/15 - 09:44 |
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Euro NCAP - new test will check how well vehicles autonomously detect and prevent collisions with pedestrians
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10/11/15 - 01:11 |
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Jaguar Land Rover - launch Leap 4.5; secret project to slash £4.5bn in costs and double production by 2019
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09/11/15 - 21:00 |
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Selsia - strengthens operations team with the appointment of Lee Elliot
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09/11/15 - 16:56 |
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ABP Club Economic Survey 2015 – at capacity? Around three quarters of bodyshops report a significant increase in repair volumes
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09/11/15 - 14:12 |
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Activa Contracts - new Ashwoods Lightfoot in-vehicle option for fleet customers can cut accident rates by up to 60%
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09/11/15 - 13:57 |
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RSA - fraud investigation results in donation for Brays Road School, a Birmingham special needs school
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09/11/15 - 13:53 |
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LV= - Bournemouth and Huddersfield offices become BBC Children in Need call centres to take pledges for the charity
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09/11/15 - 13:46 |
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Zurich - to cut up to 440 jobs from UK general insurance business
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09/11/15 - 13:36 |
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The Telegraph - speed awareness courses could 'invalidate insurance'
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09/11/15 - 13:27 |
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Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) - paid out £702,377 in "golden goodbyes" for 56 roles, reports City Wire
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09/11/15 - 13:10 |
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Porsche - global sales of more than 190,000 vehicles in the first ten months of 2015
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09/11/15 - 12:38 |
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Zurich - Zurich’s research suggests a 10% drop in the price of fuel could lead to a 2.5% increase in motor accident claims
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09/11/15 - 12:23 |
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Tracker - help West Midlands Police recover stolen £25,000 BMW M3 in just 20 minutes
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09/11/15 - 12:21 |
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Allianz UK - Q3 results; premiums up 2.7% but profits fall 12%
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09/11/15 - 11:54 |
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LV= - more than 30,000 potholes on UK roads awaiting repair; national pothole problem now covers 12,000 miles
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09/11/15 - 11:31 |
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ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights - one week to go! Car-O-Liner share their plans for the Convention
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09/11/15 - 11:12 |
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Auto Industry Consulting (AIC) - intricate repair techniques are now in use on everyday high volume vehicles like the Astra
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09/11/15 - 10:28 |
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Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks - SMEs prioritise staff training and development over "premises, plant or machinery”
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09/11/15 - 10:16 |
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) - industry-led training schemes and vocational skills loans needed to address skills shortage
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09/11/15 - 09:44 |
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LV= - Aviva's Steve Treloar to replace GI Managing Director, John O’Roarke
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09/11/15 - 07:57 |
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AutoRaise - their Draft Apprenticeship Standard has now been signed off and fully approved by the BIS
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09/11/15 - 07:41 |
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Enkahnz (Bradford customising bodyshop) - owner, Naveed Khan, repays alleged cash-for-crash insurance pay-out
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09/11/15 - 07:17 |
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Quindell plc - to change name to Watchstone plc
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08/11/15 - 10:47 |
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Volvo Product Technology and XC90 courses added for December and January - book now!
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08/11/15 - 10:23 |
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Ireland - Calls for the car insurance crisis to be tackled head-on
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07/11/15 - 11:23 |
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Crash for cash - Admiral and IFED investigation prevents former prison friends £16K fraud
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06/11/15 - 14:15 |
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Allianz - Q3 results; total revenues up 3.5% to €95.5 billion euros; operating profit stable at €8.15 billion;
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06/11/15 - 13:49 |
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North Lindsey College - Just Car Clinic Group's partner opens new Technology Centre
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06/11/15 - 13:38 |
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RSA / DWF LLP - couple ordered to pay exemplary damages of £3,000 to the driver that crashed into them after trying to defraud RSA
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06/11/15 - 13:16 |
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Euro Car Parts - relocated Hull branch now open
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06/11/15 - 13:07 |
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Crawley Down Group - car sales, service and parts operations of Crawley Down Group closes; bodyshop in East Park, Crawley WILL NOT close
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06/11/15 - 12:42 |
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Northampton Crown Court - Shaun Davis who filmed himself at 192 mph jailed for 28 months and disqualified from driving for 10 years
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06/11/15 - 12:30 |
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Allianz - industry first as Allianz launches British Sign Language video relay service for home and motor claims
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06/11/15 - 12:22 |
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BCA / BEN - Bangers4BEN sale at BCA raises £26,550
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06/11/15 - 12:01 |
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Apprenticeship standards - Accident Repair Technician Apprenticeship Standard published
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06/11/15 - 11:44 |
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Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) - landmark consultation on affiliate membership extending fraud data sharing beyond insurers to supply chain
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06/11/15 - 11:34 |
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Halifax - on average, men in full time employment still earn 32% more than females
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06/11/15 - 11:30 |
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Allianz - Lee Watts appointed Head of Casualty Claims, formerly claims investigation services manager at QBE
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06/11/15 - 10:54 |
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AkzoNobel - creates independently owned distribution partner dedicated to the Irish market, called Synergy
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06/11/15 - 10:31 |
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ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights - LATEST NEWS: speaker line-up includes Google, TomTom and VW
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06/11/15 - 10:05 |
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RAC Business - 500 UK businesses polled and 23% would pay a charge rather than invest in upgraded fleets to operate in clean air zones
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06/11/15 - 09:51 |
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Vauxhall - recalling 220,000 Zafira B cars to inspect heating and ventilation systems following 133 fires
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06/11/15 - 09:14 |
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Institute of Advanced Motorist’s (IAM)- first major survey into safety culture highlights key areas of risk on the road
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06/11/15 - 01:30 |
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Solera - worldwide Q1 results; turnover up 12% to $313m; net loss of $67 million due to non-recurring charges
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05/11/15 - 17:19 |
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BMW Group UK - award DHL 6-year contract to deliver parts to their 116 UK dealers
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05/11/15 - 14:12 |
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Covéa Insurance - sponsors Henley-based rower, Charles Cousins
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05/11/15 - 14:07 |
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SMMT – van sales up 6.2% in October; truck sales fall 31.5%
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05/11/15 - 13:59 |
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Bedfordshire Police - turn on speed cameras on M1 (Junc 10 to 13) to fill £1 million budget gap, says the Sun
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05/11/15 - 13:58 |
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Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) - Accident investigation course for fleet managers dealing with aftermath of work-related accidents
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05/11/15 - 13:57 |
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Transport Research Laboratory (TRK) - Accident investigation course for fleet managers dealing with aftermath of work-related accidents
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05/11/15 - 13:51 |
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Prestige Fleet Servicing - combined motor trade insurance policy proves popular
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05/11/15 - 13:41 |
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ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights - we are proud to announce Ex-British Army Officer Chris Moon as our guest speaker
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05/11/15 - 13:20 |
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McLaren Automotive - production starts on new £143,000 Sports Series 570S Coupé; new range forecast to more than double McLaren sales
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05/11/15 - 13:20 |
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McLaren Automotive - production starts on new £143,000 Sports Series 570S Coupé; new range forecast to more than double McLaren sales
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05/11/15 - 13:15 |
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Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) - UK skills gap getting worse, with 20% more insurance companies reporting shortages than in 2013
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05/11/15 - 13:09 |
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Solera - confirm HPI office Salisbury is to close; HPI and CAP will operate jointly from office in Leeds
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05/11/15 - 13:01 |
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IAM - welcome 7% fall in road casualties in year to June, despite 2.3% increase in traffic
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05/11/15 - 12:53 |
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SMMT - after record 43 months of growth, new car market stabilises in October with a 1% fall
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05/11/15 - 07:33 |
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RSA - Q3 results; "profit trends well above 2014"; UK personal motor down 3%; UK commercial motor up 21%
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04/11/15 - 18:05 |
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USA: Solera - Hollander (its salvage industry solution) has renewed exclusive agreement with ebay until 2020
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04/11/15 - 14:31 |
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Bentley / Nissan - achieve vehicle weight reduction with £7.15m Lightweighting Excellence Programme
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04/11/15 - 14:03 |
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Guardian Money - third-party insurance holders charged thousands more even though they offer less protection than fully comp cover
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04/11/15 - 13:50 |
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Ron Jones - Ageas to investigate after 98-year-old motorist receives £20,030 motor insurance quote
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04/11/15 - 13:41 |
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BMW - 3 Series advert banned for encouraging speeding
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04/11/15 - 13:28 |
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Ageas - CMA's failure to crack down on inflated non-fault credit hire and repair costs partly to blame for rising costs, reports IT
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04/11/15 - 12:37 |
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ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights - our partner, I Love Claims, announces details of 6th annual Motor Claims networking lunch
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04/11/15 - 11:38 |
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ABI Biennial Conference - "the conduct of insurers has not always been something to write home about", says FCA's Acting Chief Exec
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04/11/15 - 11:11 |
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CitNOW - Bangers4BEN ‘double effort’ pays off with more than £2,000 raised for BEN
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04/11/15 - 11:09 |
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CitNOW’s - Bangers4BEN ‘double effort’ pays off with more than £2,000 raised for BEN
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04/11/15 - 11:00 |
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VW emissions scandal - diesel controversy hasn't dented car fuel choice, new AA Cars research finds
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04/11/15 - 10:45 |
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RAC Fuel Watch - price of petrol falls for fourth consecutive month; unleaded reduced by nearly 2p a litre, diesel still near 2009 low price
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04/11/15 - 10:38 |
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uSwitch.com - millions of drivers potentially driving without valid car insurance because job changes
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04/11/15 - 10:17 |
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US: Axalta Coating Systems - Lori Ryerkerk, Shell's Exec VP, Global Manufacturing, joins Axalta's Board of Directors
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04/11/15 - 10:07 |
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Euro NCAP - latest test results for Audi A4 (5*), Honda HR-V (5*), Honda Jazz (5*) and VW Caddy (4*)
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04/11/15 - 07:48 |
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Ageas UK - Q3 results; "a profitable performance in a challenging market"; stable motor performance
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04/11/15 - 07:10 |
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Quindell - completes acquisition of PT Healthcare Solutions Corp
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04/11/15 - 02:54 |
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Volkswagen emissions scandal - Board of Management issue update; 800,000 vehicles affected at cost of 2 billion euros
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03/11/15 - 15:38 |
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DfT - confirm new wording on V5C for cat C salvage vehicles
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03/11/15 - 13:59 |
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Glasurit - next generation Glasurit 68 Line primed to deliver increased productivity and savings
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03/11/15 - 13:48 |
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Deloitte - European Commission decision could mean increased tax costs for UK insurers
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03/11/15 - 13:34 |
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KPMG - new Big Data Observatory at Imperial College London; 64 monitors with 313 degrees of surround vision, powered by 32 computers
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03/11/15 - 13:23 |
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Auto Industry Consulting (AIC) - Toyota Prius 4: The Need To Know
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03/11/15 - 13:12 |
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Highways England - motorway fuel price sign trial on M5
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03/11/15 - 12:15 |
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ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights - find out how bodyshops are slashing energy bills by 20%+ with the help of ECA Group
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03/11/15 - 12:04 |
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US: Google car - self-driving car trained to recognise children and adjust speed accordingly
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03/11/15 - 11:51 |
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Bates and Partners - new Workplace Pension government campaign aimed at employers like the accident repair sector
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03/11/15 - 11:45 |
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BIBA - works with the ABI to create a joint industry code to help vulnerable customers and to reinforce consumer trust
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03/11/15 - 11:24 |
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ABI - announce package of reforms including move to new officesand board changes
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03/11/15 - 08:26 |
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ABI - announce new measures to build consumer trust in insurance; "a real watershed moment" will include average claims cost on motor
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03/11/15 - 07:49 |
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Pendragon - Q3 results; profit up 6.6%; "continue to go from strength to strength with another strong quarter"
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03/11/15 - 07:37 |
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Direct Line - Q3 results; motor up 6.8% in Q3 and up 4.1% YTD; telematics sales up 76% to 67,000 policies
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03/11/15 - 01:53 |
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VW emissions scandal - US Govt EPA says illegal software found on 10,000 3.0 litre Porsche, Audi and VW cars
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02/11/15 - 23:13 |
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USA - Solera announce integration of parts procurement solutions to form InPartTM, online parts procurement
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02/11/15 - 18:58 |
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Swinton - appoint Carpenters Law to handle all their motor claims with immediate effect
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02/11/15 - 15:14 |
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esure - appoint Graham Hughes (ex RSA and Allianz) as new Head of Claims
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02/11/15 - 14:05 |
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ABI - insurers ask for FCA clampdown on "compensation cowboys"
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02/11/15 - 13:58 |
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Allianz - adopts Insurance Act changes ahead of August 2016 deadline
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02/11/15 - 13:43 |
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Castle Coachworks Northampton - 20 year old panel tech, Ellis Lennon, is the youngest to pass Mercedes-Benz's Aluminium qualification
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02/11/15 - 13:34 |
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ABI - call for FCA to regulate claims management companies; 23% of them were warned or had authorisation cancelled in last year
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02/11/15 - 12:59 |
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ECP Network - independent bodyshop network operation moves into new Stevenage offices
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02/11/15 - 12:46 |
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TomTom - Mercedes-Benz to make TomTom's navigation services available to app users
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02/11/15 - 12:41 |
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Japan: Nissan - reports net income of 325.6 billion yen for first half of FY2015; 2.62 million vehicles sold globally
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02/11/15 - 12:24 |
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RAC - motorists spend more than £6bn a year on cars that may have "nasty" past including 1 in 10 that are insurance write-offs
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02/11/15 - 11:15 |
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Sandicliffe Motor Contracts - new marketing intern, Jonathan Myers, joins the fleet
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02/11/15 - 10:49 |
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BIBA - pressure on very small businesses as premium increases coupled with rise in IPT see insurance costs up by almost 7%
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02/11/15 - 10:42 |
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ABP Annual Convention & Night of Knights - get ready for fully digitalised colour-matching with Akzo Nobel
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02/11/15 - 10:04 |
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ABI - insurers should be more transparent and relevant, says ABI chairman, Paul Evans
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02/11/15 - 07:12 |
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Quindell - first 90p of the 100p distribution to shareholders to take place in December
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02/11/15 - 01:06 |
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Ireland - Fianna Fail (Republican party) call for action to rein in motor insurance costs
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01/11/15 - 10:43 |
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ABP web site - an excellent October; 130,000 visits with 400,000 pages viewed
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