QUOTELINE Direct has improved its range of policies which target small courier fleets.

The new package now includes policies for self-employed couriers and has been introduced following a surge in the number of couriers due to an influx of online mail order sites.

Paul O'Gorman, director of Quoteline Direct, said: 'Too many insurers view couriers as a high-risk category and are frightened of insuring them. Motorcycle couriers tend to fare worst as the number of products on offer is much less.'

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