Industry News from Yes Insurance

People are choosing to turn to the internet when taking out a car insurance policy more than ever before, new figures have shown.

According to statistics released by comScore as part of its 2008 comScore Online Automobile Insurance Report show that three per cent more people are using the net to pick up cover in 2008 than in 2007.

Vice president of the firm Kevin Levitt stated that consumer habits are shifting, adding that people are preferring to use the world wide web than traditional insurance methods.

"These latest findings show us that the landscape is beginning to change, with more and more consumers turning from traditional, offline channels to the internet," said the official.

Meanwhile, research from Sainsbury's recently found that there are some 1.15 million people in the UK who have taken to the road at some point in the last year without a car insurance policy.