Insurer Aviva has analysed claims dating back to the 1860s and found some odd surprises.

Insurers have already begun adjusting prices in preparation for the EU ban on the use of gender as a discriminating factor when pricing motor insurance, according to Tiger.co.uk.

Rates for twenty year-old male and female drivers, which have dropped by around 7% this month, are now close to parity. New EU legislation is set to come into force on December 21, 2012.