Winners and losers as new van insurance groups recognise safety advances
Key features of the new van insurance groups Implemented from 1 January 2016 30 groups increase the sensitivity of the rating scale, and more clearly define differentials in size and performance of vehicles Introduction of an Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) assessment Introduction of a geometric bumper assessment Amended weighting on parts prices/repair costs; introduction of a ‘cost-based’ measure of ‘damagability [...]