The Green Insurance Directory is your complete guide to finding low cost eco-friendly car, home, travel, pet and breakdown insurance. We are a not-for-profit directory and all the insurers listed have been vetted so that you can be sure of their eco-friendly credentials.
Our sister website, The Green Providers Directory, is the UK's leading resource for finding green, organic and fair trade products and services including clothing, health & beauty products and renewable energy providers. It also provides information and advice on a range of green issues.
Did you know?The UK insurance industry is the largest in Europe and the third largest in the world, with total net premiums amounting to over £30 billion!
"It takes 8,460 bolts to assemble a car, and one nut to scatter it all over the road." - Author Unknown
"It wasn't the Exxon Valdez captain's driving that caused the Alaskan oil spill. It was yours." - Greenpeace advertisement, New York Times, 25 February 1990
Carbon neutral car insurance allows you to offset your car’s emissions. This is achieved by purchasing carbon credits from a carbon reduction project somewhere in the world. Whilst only part of the solution, it does allow you to play your part in combating climate change [read more]
How your insurance risk is calculated Did you know that insurers use a number of key factors to work out your insurance quote? Click here to find out more!
Driving tips All cars on the road today contribute to climate change because their engines burn fuel and therefore produce CO2 every time we drive. Yet you can easily reduce these emissions and save money too! By following a few simple tips you can reduce your engine's workload, which means it will burn less fuel.
"Anyone driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac." - Author Unknown
Is green insurance more expensive? The reality is that you can save money by switching to an eco-friendly insurer as well as neutralising your carbon emissions. Find out how green insurers compare!
How fuel efficient is your car? If everyone buying a brand new car this year opted for the most fuel efficient model in its class, CO2 emissions from new cars could be reduced by up to 24 per cent (source: Act on CO2).
Looking to buy a green car? Green-Car-Guide.com provides daily news updates as well as road tests of the latest green cars. Visit our green cars section.
Did you know? Uninsured drivers are around ten times more likely to drink and drive and three times more likely to be convicted of driving without due care and attention? [read more]
“Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites.”- William Ruckelshaus, Business Week, 18 June 1990
Greener living saves money. During a recession it makes sense to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle to save money - turn off that light, don't book that expensive aircraft seat when you could go by rail and switch off the standby on your television set. Small things might seem trivial but they all add up!
Recycling- most of the goods we use can be recycled in one way or another, and there are many different schemes now available to make it easy for you to recycle and reuse unwanted goods.
"The longest journey begins with a single step, not with a turn of the ignition key." - Edward Abbey
The biggest cause of climate change is the CO2 that is emitted from power stations. One of the quickest and easiest ways of reducing your carbon footprint is to switch to a green electricity provider.
"If my grandchildren thought of me when they looked at the desolation that has overcome great patches of the earth and thought, 'He knew what was happening but he did nothing about it', I would feel deeply, deeply ashamed of myself." - Sir David Attenborough
Putting the kettle on? If everyone boiled only the water they needed instead of 'filling' the kettle every time, we could save enough electricity to run practically all the street lighting in the UK! Visit our electrical section for eco-kettles and other money saving devices.
"Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed." - Mahatma Gandhi
"Only when I saw the Earth from space, in all its ineffable beauty and fragility, did I realize that humankind's most urgent task is to cherish and preserve it for future generations." - Sigmund Jahn, German cosmonaut
Please note that The Green Insurance Directory is not authorised to give financial advice or to express an opinion regarding the suitability of financial products. We're here simply to help you find eco-friendly, ethical insurers and help you do your bit for the environment.