The business is to return £110m to car and van customers as part of Stay At Home Refunds as it becomes first to bow to pressure to give back as policyholders use vehicles less.

The ABI and the Association of Consumer Support Organisations have developed a statement of intent recommending remote video examination and rehabilitation.

Simon Sloane, partner at law firm Fieldfisher, says over 40 policyholders in the dental sector are interested in pursuing action.

Legal disputes over coronavirus-related BI claims have put insurers’ responses to the crisis in the spotlight

The regulator issued a raft of measures today (1 May) for how financial services firms should behave while coronavirus grips the nation.

The proportional refunds for customers in distress follows Admiral's flat £25 payment but broker customers are not included in the £30m LV has set aside for rebates.

Providers urged to consider how value of products has changed as customers alter behaviours during coronavirus with product refunds proposed.

However premiums are set to go up and will also be hit by a 2% IPT increase from June this year.

Discount rate cuts, regulation changes, FCA warnings and failing unrated providers were among the hot topics we quizzed brokers on in the latest Sentiment Survey.

The Acturis Premium Index for the first quarter of the year has once again painted a bleak picture of significantly decreasing commercial insurance premiums.

Ups and downs in the Acturis Premium Index for the second quarter of 2017

Research by the AA shows first decline since Q1 2016.

The third quarter saw notable increases in the Acturis stats, both by size of average premium and the number of lines rising

Research finds that premiums actually fell in final quarter of the year.

Research by the AA finds yearly increases in buildings, contents and combined policies.

Consolidator reveals rising revenue for the final quarter and full year.

The Acturis stats show that brokers finished 2017 with their best quarter for over four years

Research reveals prices now lower than a year ago.

Reduction means insurance costs are now lower than a year ago.

The first set of Acturis stats for 2018 have surprised and in some cases disappointed the market

However CB Insights said that Amazon acting as more than a distributor in the home market was “unlikely”.

Average prices have dropped by more than 10% in a year.

Company flags insurer fears over subsidence claims.

The market has turned positive in all but one line, according to the latest set of Acturis stats

Customers benefiting from 10% yearly fall.

The cost of insuring a home “remains remarkable value for money”.

The stats for the third quarter of 2018 presented a mixed bag, with some star showings when compared to quarter three of 2017

Analysis by The AA reveals quarterly and yearly increases.

Figures for Q4 2018 show 2.7% uptick.

Group revenue rises by 11% in the year.

The latest stats show that 2018 was a flat year for insurance premiums although some lines have bucked the trend with modest increases

The first quarter of 2019 has seen positive premium movements across the board with packages as the only exception

Data gathered by the ABI finds repair costs climb to £1.2bn in Q1 2019, the highest since the ABI started the survey.

The sector continued to display big pricing disparities across age groups and experts warn Ogden will increase market volatility.

Research by Willis Towers Watson and Confused.com also shows continuing fluctuations in average premiums.

The third quarter of 2019 brought year-on-year premium growth in all classes of commercial business but one, according to the latest set of data provided by Acturis.

Willis Towers Watson and Confused warn of future increases as they publish data for Q4 2019.

As 2019 closed, the Acturis commercial broking index equalled its base line of Q1 2010, representing a quarter of heavy increases in premiums over the year before

Consumer Intelligence warned that telematics restrictions following coronavirus may hit youngest drivers hardest.

But the consolidators say their models have not changed as a result of the coronavirus.

The marketplace has been asked to collate insurer BI cover information for the regulator.

The group of companies criticising Hiscox for refusing to pay out BI claims as a result of the coronavirus says it is also in "advanced talks" with a litigation funder to underwrite its entire legal costs as dispute hots up.

In the latest episode of Insurance Post and Insurance Age’s new series of video casts brought to you while our journalists are in isolation lockdown we discuss how the insurance industry let the narrative over business interruption become national headlines for the wrong reasons.

Hiscox Action Group and the Night Time Industries Association, representing more than 500 businesses, have agreed to work together to challenge Hiscox’s business interruption stance.

Chris Howell, managing director at Seaway Insurance Consultants, reviews U-sure's Residential Property Owners product

The provider has added HSB Engineering’s offering to its portfolio.

CLS claims the policy will help open up a new market to brokers.

Proposition from Stubben Edge will enable brokers to offer customers loyalty rewards and has partners including Halfords and Vision Express.

A GlobalData report suggested that engaging with pet influencers on Instagram and Facebook could benefit insurers and brokers.