The winning vehicles in the 2010 British Insurance Vehicle Security Awards were announced yesterday which included for the first time recognition for the manufacturers of the greenest car and van. One of SBD’s closest clients, Toyota were placed 1st and 2nd in the Green Car award for its P... [More]

The winning vehicle manufacturers in the 2010 British Insurance Vehicle Security Awards were announced with one of SBD’s closest clients, Nissan, recognised for their commercial vehicle security fitment and performance. Since 2004, these highly regarded awards by Thatcham have recognised a... [More]

SBD’s last in a three part series entitled “Understanding the UK car insurance system” has been released. “Part 3 – An introduction to Thatcham and their expanding global influence” explains who Thatcham are and the activities they are responsible for con... [More]

SBD’s second in a three part series entitled “Understanding the UK car insurance system” has been released. “Part 2: How to gain competitive UK insurance ratings” explains how to gain competitive group ratings in the UK car insurance system at minimal cost. It ... [More]

Understand insurance and maximise your competitive position in the UK... The UK insurance approval system is one of the most complicated in the world and has specific performance requirements for damage & reparability in low speed impact, and security features. To help appreciat... [More]

In May 2008, Trafik försäkrings föreningen (TFF), the insurance association for Sweden, announced that it had made an agreement with Thatcham to integrate the UK New Vehicle Security Assessment (NVSA) into its insurance rating process. TFF began making public announcements of its ... [More]

New research from SBD provides an up-to-date status of all mainstream UK manufacturers and highlights the alarm feature availability and fitment policy across high, medium and low grades. With an in depth analysis of technology trends this report provides an essential guide to alarm technology and fitment strategy. [More]

European theft trends and insurance requirements at your finger tips. Download your FREE European, Sweden, UK, and Russia theft and insurance posters. SBD_European_TheftTrendsA0.pdf (322.66 kb) SBD_SwedenA1.pdf (33.17 kb) SBD_UKA1.pdf (28.57 kb) SBD_RussiaA1.pdf (76.7... [More]

This is the most timely analysis on the results of Russia's collaboration with Thatcham to conduct an 11 car security test on imported vehicles. [More]

SBD’s on-going consultancy in the development of effective security systems for Toyota Motor Corporation has resulted in Toyota’s Land Cruiser V8 receiving top honours at this year’s highly influential British Insurance Car Security Awards in the category of “Large 4x4”. [More]