{"id":229866,"date":"2025-05-08T02:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T02:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/insurance\/uks-q2-auto-insurance-premiums-drop-to-lowest-level-since-early-2016-survey\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T02:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T02:18:10","slug":"uks-q2-auto-insurance-premiums-drop-to-lowest-level-since-early-2016-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=229866","title":{"rendered":"UK\u2019s Q2 Auto Insurance Premiums Drop to Lowest Level Since Early 2016: Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/bigstock-traffic-in-london-england-december-2019-384394748-580x326.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"reuters\">The cost of a comprehensive car insurance policy in Britain fell 12% in the second quarter to its lowest level since early 2016 due to COVID-19 lockdowns, although it might rebound to pre-pandemic levels as restrictions ease, a survey showed on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>UK motorists now have to pay 522 pounds ($709.45) on average, according to the latest index from price comparison site Confused.com in association with insurance broker Willis Towers Watson.<\/p>\n<p>The fall was the second-biggest annual drop since 2014, and car insurance premiums have now fallen for three consecutive quarters. However, they could start rising as most restrictions on movement have been lifted in Britain.<\/p>\n<p>Even without the pandemic, regulatory reforms across the sector are creating pricing pressures, said Graham Wright, the UK lead of P&amp;C personal lines pricing at Willis Towers Watson.<\/p>\n<p>Britain\u2019s financial regulator in May said it would move to protect consumers from so-called loyalty penalties in motor and home insurance, potentially saving an estimated 4.2 billion pounds ($5.95 billion) over 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith so many challenges in play at the same time, the personal lines industry is braced for one of the most turbulent times in its history,\u201d Wright said.<\/p>\n<p>West Central London remains the most expensive place in the UK to buy car insurance, with an average premium of 981 pounds according to the survey, while Llandrindod Wells in Wales offers the cheapest ones at an average of 319 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>($1 = 0.7358 pounds) (Reporting by Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru; Editing by Ramakrishnan M.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagtag\">\n            <span class=\"tagtag\">Topics<\/span><br \/>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/trends\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\" style=\"color: #fff; padding: 2px 8px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0 2px;\">Trends<\/a><br \/>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/auto\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\" style=\"color: #fff; padding: 2px 8px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0 2px;\">Auto<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-post=\"623569\">\n<div class=\"article-poll-vote\">\n<p>Was this article valuable?<\/p>\n<p>\n            <button class=\"article-poll-yes\">Yes<\/button><br \/>\n            <button class=\"article-poll-no\">No<\/button>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll-more-articles\">\n<p class=\"thank-you-text\">Here are more articles you may enjoy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h4>Interested in <em>Auto<\/em>?<\/h4>\n<p>Get automatic alerts for this topic.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cost of a comprehensive car insurance policy in Britain fell 12% in the second quarter to its lowest level since early 2016 due to COVID-19 lockdowns, although it might rebound to pre-pandemic levels as restrictions ease, a survey showed on Wednesday. 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