Car insurance premiums are being pushed up by £ 30 ( $ 1 ) a year per car by claims management companies ( CMCs ) that pretend to be insurers to trick customers into joining them and then take profits from insurance payouts . so customers can shop during quieter times Firms affected include Esure , Boots , Churchill , More Than , Admiral , Saga , Hastings Direct , Tesco and the AA . The Ministry of Justice is now investigating the way CMS firms buy mobile ad space . They pay Google to appear as the top result when a customer applies for insurance . The CMC firms charge a fee of up to 25 % of a claim and pass customer details to similar companies .
Car insurance premiums are being pushed up by £ 30 ( $ 1 ) a year per car by claims management companies ( CMCs ) that pretend to be insurers to trick customers into joining them and then take profits from insurance payouts . Firms affected include Esure , Boots , Churchill , More Than , Admiral , Saga , Hastings Direct , Tesco and the AA . The Ministry of Justice is now investigating the way CMS firms buy mobile ad space . They pay Google to appear as the top result when a customer applies for insurance . The CMC firms charge a fee of up to 25 % of a claim and pass customer details to similar companies .