Daily Motor News – Friday 24 April 2026  

KPMG: Over half of insurance CEOs anticipate major M&A disruption 

A new major report by Big Four giant KPMG has revealed that over 50% of CEOs in the insurance sector expect high-impact M&A deals to affect their businesses, a figure higher than in any other sector in the survey. Read more

Quiet market, noisy world: could the Middle East trigger the next UK motor shock? 

UK motor insurance is having its quietest period in a decade. Prices are down, switching is at a historic low, and combined ratios are roughly back in balance. It felt settled in late 2021 too. Then Russia invaded Ukraine. Read more

2026 Business Plan launched as IFB leads industry’s fraud fight 

The IFB released its 2026 Business Plan, setting out priorities for the year and marking the first phase of a new five‑year strategy, Connected to Protect. The plan outlines how the IFB will work with its members and the industry to strengthen the collective response to insurance fraud – standing together as an industry, reimagining data and intelligence, and deepening public knowledge and trust. It also highlights key initiatives for 2026, alongside continued business‑as‑usual activity. Read more

Charge Up: Quarterly EV Insights – Q1 2026 

Welcome to the latest edition of the quarterly Charge Up report from Activate Group, the leading collision management business, and Gecko Risk, specialists in EV data and analytics. This report provides regular insight into the evolving landscape of electric vehicle (EV) adoption, repair and risk across the UK. Read more

Car insurance fraud in parliamentary focus 

A parliamentary debate has highlighted the growing scale and complexity of fraud within the UK car insurance industry, with cross-party agreement on the need for stronger, coordinated action. Read more

The Gulf Crisis: what the insurance industry must do now 

Alpha’s Insurance Practice has published its assessment of what is happening with the Gulf Crisis and what best-in-class insurers are doing about it right now , across five operational imperatives: Operational resilience under extreme stress; Customer experience in crisis; Claims precision at scale; Risk repricing and rerouting; and Reinsurance under structural pressure. Read more

One in 22 vehicles now zero emission as UK fleet reaches record high​ 

Britain now has more vehicles on its roads than ever before, with the total fleet rising by 1.4% to 42,549,649 vehicles in 2025, according to new Motorparc data published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Read more

Cazoo launches ChatGPT marketplace 

Cazoo is bringing its marketplace directly into ChatGPT, introducing a new way for buyers to find cars through natural, conversational search. Developed in-house, the app replaces traditional filters with a more intuitive experience, allowing users to describe exactly what they need and receive tailored recommendations from over 250,000 live listings. Read more

The IMI strengthens partnership with Toyota GB to bring to life automotive career pathways 

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has strengthened its partnership with Toyota GB Plc as part of its ‘There’s More to Motor’ campaign. Using authentic voices from the Toyota and Lexus retail network, the campaign is set to inspire and inform the next generation as well as their influencers, including parents and carers.  Read more

Solera Audatex: Ireland paint update 

Solera Audatex has highlighted that the paint material tables will be updated on 7 May 2026, for its Irish customers, following recent paint manufacturer price changes. The impact of the detailed data supplied by the paint manufacturers is an indicative average increase of 14.2% on the calculated paint and materials. Read more

Used car dealer admits 41 offences over misleading car sales on Autotrader 

A used car dealer has admitted 41 offences of misleading customers into buying cars, including advertising cars in an untrue and misleading manner on Autotrader. Read more

Geopolitics: Understanding the long term shifts behind the headlines 

Geopolitics has been firmly back in focus at the start of 2026, with events involving Greenland, Venezuela and Iran featured prominently in the news. These developments can feel fast moving and unpredictable. But while headlines change rapidly, the forces shaping global politics tend to evolve more slowly – except in case of imminent shocks with clear and material transmission channels to the global macroeconomic and political environment.  Read more

KPMG named 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year for Global Industry Solutions: Breakthrough 

KPMG is proud to announce it has been named the 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year for Global Industry Solutions: Breakthrough, recognising its leadership in one of the largest and fastest enterprise-scale deployments of Gemini Enterprise. Read more

Simply Business, a digital insurance broker that serves small businesses and landlords, today announced the launch of the UK’s first business insurance app in ChatGPT. The company separately announced the launch of a US version of the app. Read more