The Market

When a Title Can Be Costly

Recent research from Confused.com found that describing your occupation in a different way could save customers up to a third on their motor insurance.

It found that a 32 year old male Glasgow based journalist would pay nearly £100 less to insure a Fiat Brava than a 32 year old male Glasgow based newspaper reporter with the same car. It also pointed out a difference in price in quotes for a barrister and a lawyer and a publican and landlord.

January 2008