Daily Motor News – Thursday 27 August 2026

ILC ARTICLE

27th August 2026

Mobility conference puts collaboration centre stage

Direct access to specialist expertise and greater opportunities for industry collaboration will be central to ILC’s Mobility in Insurance Conference 2026, as the event introduces new interactive formats alongside a senior speaker programme. Read more

Chinese EVs have gone mainstream, but has the insurance market caught up?

New Consumer Intelligence research into 100 Chinese EV risks across the UK’s four major price comparison websites (PCWs) finds an insurance market that is broadly engaging with the segment, but still pricing and covering it unevenly. Read more

Claims transformation 2030: Building customer trust and protecting value

How embedded sensors, connected data, and AI-driven claims analytics will help fuel a transformation in the property and casualty insurance claims process. Read more

Claims handling in the AI era

As artificial intelligence transforms claims handling, insurers face a balancing act: embracing AI’s potential while ensuring customers still receive the empathy, judgement and clarity they need. Read more

Ageas reports first half-year results 2026

Hans De Cuyper, CEO Ageas: “Ageas delivered a strong commercial performance in the first half of 2026, with growth in inflows supported by excellent Life sales across all regions and solid growth in Non-Life. This topline momentum translated into higher profitability with a 6% Net Operating Result increase, driven by excellent Life results and resilient Non-Life operations despite significant adverse weather in Belgium and Portugal.” Read more

Tokio Marine nears Suncorp takeover bid – report

Tokio Marine is nearing what would be its largest-ever acquisition, with Suncorp now the preferred target after months spent weighing rival prospects in Australia and Canada, the Financial Times reported. Read more

Underwriting in the Danger Zone

As capacity grows and rates soften, underwriters face a tougher balancing act, with climate volatility, claims inflation and increasingly sophisticated fraud making risks harder to price. Read more

UK vehicle production down as pressures persist

UK vehicle production fell -11.6% in July to 63,655 units, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The decline reflects weaker exports, down -15.9% to 47,377 units, as well as earlier scheduling of routine summer maintenance shutdowns at some plants. Read more

China proposes liability rules for autonomous vehicles

China has proposed adding a dedicated chapter on autonomous vehicles to its Road Traffic Safety Law, submitted to the National People’s Congress for initial review on 25 August. Read more

Hyundai is about to shake things up with 100 new vehicles by 2030: Here’s what’s coming

Hyundai Motor Company, including Genesis, is about to get very busy, with plans to launch more than 100 new or updated vehicles by 2030, including its first extended-range EVs (EREVs). Read more

UK breakdowns soar as millions of drivers are left stranded and potholes wreak havoc

The number of UK car breakdowns went through the roof last year, with more than 5.5 million vehicles needing to be recovered. That is according to new data from consumer champion What Car?, which has found that 16% of all the cars in the UK required recovery during the year. Read more

Government urged to mandate used EV battery certificates

Dealers should be required to provide independently verified battery health certificates with every used electric vehicle they sell, according to three EV organisations seeking to address persistently low buyer confidence. Read more

Fleet Logistics extends long-term partnership with FMG

Fleet Logistics, the experts in mobility management, have renewed their longstanding partnership with FMG for the ongoing provision of incident management services to their fleet customers. Read more

Your AI agents need performance management, too

People are at the heart of any technology transformation. Leading organizations are making changes now to help their talent—and their digital workers—thrive side by side. Read more

Plug-in solar panels will be hitting the shelves of DIY shops and High Street retailers after the government changed the rules to allow them to be legally sold in the UK. Read more

SVG Motorsport has been ordered to pay £1,600 after admitting it carried out an illegal “pop and bang” modification designed to make a car louder. The Taplow garage was prosecuted following undercover work by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and Thames Valley Police. Read more