Industry News from Yes Insurance

December 2006

Home Insurance

• Fatalities from fires up 50 per cent during festive period - 01/12/2006
• 200 homes flooded as water main bursts - 01/12/2006
• 30,000 homes battered by 100mph winds - 04/12/2006
• Scotland braces itself for more bad weather after mass flooding - 05/12/2006
• Hurricane season will not affect house insurance - 06/12/2006
• Surprise tornado rips through London houses - 07/12/2006
• ABI assures consumers that most will pay out - 08/12/2006
• £1.6 billion spent decorating homes for Christmas - 11/12/2006
• Flood risk insurance great for consumers but bad for industry - 12/12/2006
• Average burglary takes 3 mins, warns Biba - 13/12/2006
• Firefighters urge homeowners to check smoke alarms - 14/12/2006
• Flood warning issued for England and Wales - 18/12/2006
• Richard and Judy's CO scare - 19/12/2006
• Leave criminals out in the cold this Christmas - 20/12/2006

Accidents

• Fatalities from fires up 50 per cent during festive period - 01/12/2006
• Ford provides Bluetooth to make driving vans safer - 04/12/2006
• ABI assures consumers that most will pay out - 08/12/2006
• Faulty brakes leads to 300,000 Passats being recalled - 11/12/2006
• Firefighters urge homeowners to check smoke alarms - 14/12/2006
• 89% of drivers 'zone out' on way to work - 14/12/2006
• Ryder praises lowering of van speed limits - 15/12/2006
• Van drivers told to steer clear on December 21st - 18/12/2006
• Richard and Judy's CO scare - 19/12/2006
• Fleet vans are keeping up to date, says MIB - 19/12/2006
• Tyre safety body could help prevent van accidents - 21/12/2006
• Gas explosion wrecks home - 22/12/2006

Environment

• 200 homes flooded as water main bursts - 01/12/2006
• 30,000 homes battered by 100mph winds - 04/12/2006
• Scotland braces itself for more bad weather after mass flooding - 05/12/2006
• Gov leads the way by spending £1bn on going green - 05/12/2006
• Hurricane season will not affect house insurance - 06/12/2006
• Surprise tornado rips through London houses - 07/12/2006
• ABI assures consumers that most will pay out - 08/12/2006
• Flood risk insurance great for consumers but bad for industry - 12/12/2006
• Van drivers concerned by environment - 13/12/2006
• 70% of Brits prepared for winter driving - 18/12/2006
• Flood warning issued for England and Wales - 18/12/2006

Motor Insurance

• Road pricing almost here - 04/12/2006
• Flashed once, pay for the next three years - 05/12/2006
• Car theft down but break-ins increasing - 06/12/2006
• Uninsured driver punished by having car crushed - 07/12/2006
• Blackburn deemed car insurance fraud hotspot - 08/12/2006
• Faulty brakes leads to 300,000 Passats being recalled - 11/12/2006
• Toyota joins the list of manufacturers who discovered faulty brakes - 12/12/2006
• Speeding declared "anti-social" - 13/12/2006
• Coppers top speeding survey - 14/12/2006
• 89% of drivers 'zone out' on way to work - 14/12/2006
• Motorists spend 3 days chasing car insurance claims - 15/12/2006
• Van drivers told to steer clear on December 21st - 18/12/2006
• 70% of Brits prepared for winter driving - 18/12/2006
• Gangs are costing the car insurance market £200m each year - 19/12/2006
• Commuters targeted as car theft rises - 20/12/2006
• Key warning after bold car thief simply drives away - 21/12/2006

General Interest

• Road pricing almost here - 04/12/2006
• Car theft down but break-ins increasing - 06/12/2006
• Blackburn deemed car insurance fraud hotspot - 08/12/2006
• Toyota joins the list of manufacturers who discovered faulty brakes - 12/12/2006
• Speeding declared "anti-social" - 13/12/2006
• Coppers top speeding survey - 14/12/2006
• 89% of drivers 'zone out' on way to work - 14/12/2006
• Van drivers told to steer clear on December 21st - 18/12/2006
• 70% of Brits prepared for winter driving - 18/12/2006
• Gangs are costing the car insurance market £200m each year - 19/12/2006
• Key warning after bold car thief simply drives away - 21/12/2006
• 'Don't drive tired' says council - 22/12/2006
• Vauxhall Belmonts are most stolen car - 27/12/2006
• Cold weather puts pressure on tyres - 28/12/2006

Van Insurance

• Ford provides Bluetooth to make driving vans safer - 04/12/2006
• Gov leads the way by spending £1bn on going green - 05/12/2006
• Car theft down but break-ins increasing - 06/12/2006
• Van drivers concerned by environment - 13/12/2006
• 89% of drivers 'zone out' on way to work - 14/12/2006
• Ryder praises lowering of van speed limits - 15/12/2006
• Van drivers told to steer clear on December 21st - 18/12/2006
• Fleet vans are keeping up to date, says MIB - 19/12/2006
• Tyre safety body could help prevent van accidents - 21/12/2006

General commercial vehicle stories

• Ford provides Bluetooth to make driving vans safer - 04/12/2006
• Car theft down but break-ins increasing - 06/12/2006
• Van drivers concerned by environment - 13/12/2006
• Ryder praises lowering of van speed limits - 15/12/2006
• Van drivers told to steer clear on December 21st - 18/12/2006
• Fleet vans are keeping up to date, says MIB - 19/12/2006
• Tyre safety body could help prevent van accidents - 21/12/2006

Other

• Flashed once, pay for the next three years - 05/12/2006
• Gov leads the way by spending £1bn on going green - 05/12/2006
• Surprise tornado rips through London houses - 07/12/2006
• £1.6 billion spent decorating homes for Christmas - 11/12/2006
• Faulty brakes leads to 300,000 Passats being recalled - 11/12/2006
• Ryder praises lowering of van speed limits - 15/12/2006
• Van drivers told to steer clear on December 21st - 18/12/2006
• Richard and Judy's CO scare - 19/12/2006
• Fleet vans are keeping up to date, says MIB - 19/12/2006
• Leave criminals out in the cold this Christmas - 20/12/2006
• Commuters targeted as car theft rises - 20/12/2006
• Tyre safety body could help prevent van accidents - 21/12/2006

Crime

• Flashed once, pay for the next three years - 05/12/2006
• Car theft down but break-ins increasing - 06/12/2006
• Average burglary takes 3 mins, warns Biba - 13/12/2006
• Fleet vans are keeping up to date, says MIB - 19/12/2006
• Leave criminals out in the cold this Christmas - 20/12/2006
• Commuters targeted as car theft rises - 20/12/2006

Comprehensive Insurance

• Car theft down but break-ins increasing - 06/12/2006
• Motorists spend 3 days chasing car insurance claims - 15/12/2006
• Cars to be scrapped for nothing - 29/12/2006

General household stories

• Hurricane season will not affect house insurance - 06/12/2006
• £1.6 billion spent decorating homes for Christmas - 11/12/2006
• Firefighters urge homeowners to check smoke alarms - 14/12/2006
• Flood warning issued for England and Wales - 18/12/2006
• Richard and Judy's CO scare - 19/12/2006
• Leave criminals out in the cold this Christmas - 20/12/2006

Family life

• £1.6 billion spent decorating homes for Christmas - 11/12/2006
• Firefighters urge homeowners to check smoke alarms - 14/12/2006
• Leave criminals out in the cold this Christmas - 20/12/2006

Female Car Insurance

• 89% of drivers 'zone out' on way to work - 14/12/2006

Third Party Insurance

• Motorists spend 3 days chasing car insurance claims - 15/12/2006