• Thatcham confirms partnership with CATARC

    • November 20, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Thatcham Research has confirmed a partnership with CATARC, the China Automotive Technology and Research Centre, to enable the introduction of a vehicle insurance rating scheme into China. Funded by UK insurers, one of Thatcham’s key responsibilities is in administering the insurance Group Rating system on behalf of the ABI (Association of British Insurers). The newly [...]
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  • Thatcham supports worldwide fitment of ESC

    • November 19, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    As the ‘Stop the Crash Partnership’ kicked off a new worldwide vehicle safety campaign by calling on the Brazilian government to mandate Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Thatcham Research experts backed up the initiative. ‘In Europe, ESC has been mandatory since 2012 and we’ve seen first-hand how effective it can be in preventing the driver from losing [...]
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  • Thatcham gathers international expertise

    • September 28, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Automotive research and repair experts from around the globe met together in the heart of England this week to discuss some of the burning issues affecting the automotive and insurance industries worldwide. As the UK’s insurer research centre, Thatcham hosted delegates from 24 international research organisations as the annual RCAR (Research Council for Automobile Repair) [...]
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