Over 10 million consumers covered by mobile phone insurance Around eight-in-ten consumers own a mobile phone used for personal purposes and around one-quarter of mobile owners are covered by mobile phone insurance. This means that just over 10 million adults are covered by a mobile phone insurance policy. Around half of insured mobile owners own a separate/standalone policy, with just under one half saying their...
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Motor Breakdown Market worth £1.8 billion and covers almost half of adults Almost half of consumers (46%) own a motor breakdown policy, which means almost six-in-ten drivers (58%) have breakdown cover. The motor breakdown market is worth almost £1.8 billion, of which 76% represents the consumer market. IRN Research anticipate the market will grow, on average, by around 2.4% each year, so that by 2023...
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Three quarters of households have home insurance Seven-in-ten adults own any type of home insurance, with the result that around three-quarters (77%) of householders have insurance cover and around one-quarter go without cover. Like home ownership, the tendency to own insurance tends to rise with age and affluence. Uninsured Householders tend to be relatively young consumers and include a relatively high percentage of adults from...
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89% of Drivers have Motor Insurance Around 80% of consumers are Drivers, defined as individuals who either own a car or have use of a car owned by someone else. Only around nine-in-ten Drivers (89%) have motor insurance, with uninsured Drivers representing those who are driving illegally without insurance, those whose cars have SORN status, children whose insurance may be fronted by their parents and...
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UK-based business law firms and chambers generated revenues of around £16bn in 2018, an increase of 4.1% on 2017. Some of this revenue comes from overseas work and the UK market itself is worth between £11bn and £12bn. Despite steady revenue growth in recent years, the business legal services market is an increasingly competitive one. Many clients of law firms have become competitors as well...
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The UK Medico-Legal and Insurance Services Market Trends Report is the third edition of an annual Legal Market Report from IRN Research. It provides an overview of the UK market for firms that provide medical expertise (ME) and rehabilitation and allied medical services (RAMS) to the legal and insurance sectors. Medico Legal and Insurance Market Current Trends The medico-legal and insurance services market (MLIS) is...
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Banking Reputation: the sum is worth less than its parts Only 44% of consumers look on the banking industry favourably, but 79% are satisfied with their own bank The banking industry still suffers from reputational damage as a legacy of past (and some on-going) scandals. Consumers generally have less positive view of the industry than they have of individual bank brands and the individual banks...
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UK Legal Services Consumer Research Report 2019 CONSUMERS FIND IT HARD TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN LAW FIRMS, HAVE LOW BRAND AWARENESS, BUT PUBLISHING PRICE INFORMATION WOULD HELP The latest consumer research findings from IRN Research show that a majority of adults have used a law firm/solicitor in the last five years, but use of other legal services providers is also growing. A clear majority find...
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38.3 million trips taken by Continental Ferry and Tunnel Passengers in 2018 The UK Continental ferry and tunnel market rose by 2.5% in 2018 in terms of the number of trips taken. While ferries continue to capture the largest share of the market, relative to Eurotunnel and Eurostar, they have under-performed their tunnel rivals since 2010 and over 2017/18. These findings come from the Continental...
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The UK Clinical Negligence Law Market Trends Report is the second edition of an annual Legal Market Report from IRN Research and provides an overview of the UK clinical negligence law market. The clinical negligence market is estimated to generate over £650 million in gross revenue for law firms in the UK, with gross revenues having risen over the three years up to 2016/17. However,...
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