LV= partners RAC with protection products
by Gill Montia
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LV= has signed a five-year partnership agreement with motoring service provider, RAC. Through LV=, RAC will offer its customers a telephone-based advice service on protection products (income protection, critical illness and life cover) and issues such as inheritance tax planning. Customers will also be able to purchase term life and 50 Plus products via the [...]
ACE and RAC form partnership
by Richard Kilner
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ACE Group has announced that it has entered a partnership with RAC in the UK, whereby it will offer travel insurance under the RAC brand. RAC has seven million private and corporate members to whom it provides a wide range of motor-related services. The new travel insurance offering will be provided via a dedicated online [...]
Young drivers inseparable from smartphones
by Gill Montia
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Department for Transport proposals for increasing the speed limit on motorways to 80mph in recognition of improved vehicle technology should also take account of new figures on in-car distractions, as set out in the RAC’s 2011 Report on Motoring. According to the RAC, the problem of smartphone use amongst drivers aged 18 to 24 years [...]
Aviva sells RAC for £1bn
by Gill Montia
Story link: Aviva sells RAC for £1bn
Aviva has agreed to sell RAC to Carlyle Group. The UK’s second-largest roadside assistance provider will change hands for £1 billion and the transaction should be completed by the end of the year. Carlyle Group, which is described as a global alternative asset manager, says it will be “fully supportive” of the RAC management team [...]
Pothole hazards increase
by Gill Montia
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A survey of 20 UK councils by Aviva’s RAC unit has revealed that road conditions across the country continue to decline. Government cuts have forced many councils to undertake short-term repairs, rather than the permanent variety, with 12 of the councils questioned (including nine in rural areas) having made the switch. The strain is being [...]
RAC offers new way to get breakdown cover
by Richard Kilner
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Motorists can now take advantage of a revolutionary new approach to breakdown cover, launched by the RAC. The firm is offering a unique retail gift card which provides cover for a single breakdown incident, at a cost of £29 and valid throughout the UK. RAC has collaborated with gift card firm InComm to distribute the [...]
Cost of car ownership up £346 a year
by Gill Montia
Story link: Cost of car ownership up £346 a year
The cost of car ownership has increased by 6.3% in the last 12 months, amounting to £346 for the typical motorist. Higher fuel prices, rather than insurance premiums, were the single biggest contributor to the rise (33%) according to the RAC’s latest Cost of Motoring Index. Filling the tank relieves the typical motorist of £1,300 [...]
RAC urges motorists to prepare for winter
by Richard Kilner
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With the weather growing colder and winter beginning to settle in, RAC has advised motorists to prepare their vehicles for the cold and snowy conditions. RAC has recalled the numerous difficulties motorists faced last year, when the UK suffered a prolonged and especially cold winter, including getting stuck in snow, insufficient fuel and being unable [...]
Surge in drivers using mobiles behind the wheel
by Richard Kilner
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There has been a substantial increase in the number of motorists sending and receiving texts whilst driving, with a rise from 11% to 31% over the course of a year. During the same timeframe the proportion making telephone calls increased from 8% to 28%, according to the 2010 RAC Report on Motoring. Almost four in [...]
Heath Lambert and RAC launch household products
by Richard Kilner
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Insurance affinity schemes specialist Heath Lambert and RAC have signed a 5 year agreement to launch a household suite of products in 2011. Heath Lambert was selected by RAC due to its excellent track record in affinity partnerships, as well as its strong presence in the households market. Heath Lambert’s panel and home product expertise [...]
Aviva to ditch final salary pension scheme
by Gill Montia
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Aviva is proposing changes to its UK staff pension arrangements for employees of both Aviva and the group’s RAC business. The insurer has been reviewing its pension commitments in light of the future funding requirements, and wants to switch 7,600 staff from final salary benefits to money purchase arrangements, from 1st April 2011. Under the [...]
Aviva reveals UK’s most annoying driving habits
by Gill Montia
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Aviva’s RAC unit is attempting to improve the behaviour of the British motorist by launching a Road Respect campaign. Research by the insurer has established that a third of drivers get mad at other road users three times in a week. For drivers who are unaware of possessing any bad habits, the survey has also [...]
Aviva reveals motorists’ drink and drug vices
by Gill Montia
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New research from Aviva suggests that one in four 17 to 24-year-olds have been in a car when they believed the driver was under the influence of drugs. The group’s 2009 RAC Report on Motoring also reveals that 10% of young drivers questioned had driven while under the influence of drugs, while 5% admitted to [...]
RAC adopts panel approach to car insurance
by David Masters
Story link: RAC adopts panel approach to car insurance
Motoring group the RAC is able to offer more competitive car insurance deals after changing its distribution model from direct proposition to an affinity partnership. Previously RAC car insurance was solely underwritten by its owner, Norwich Union. Now, however, RAC has signed a contract with affinity specialist Junction. Junction will run a panel of up [...]
HPI Limited acquired by Solera
by David Masters
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Solera Holdings has completed its £78.3 million acquisition of UK-based HPI Limited. The deal included £67 million paid in cash, and £11.3 million paid in a subordinated note. The subordinated note carries an 8% annual interest rate, and is payable in full on 31st December 2011. An additional £4.8 million will be paid to HPI’s [...]
