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Insurance premiums increase because of the following reasons

Consumer Price Index (CPI)- to cater for inflation

Fraud and Malpractice- These drive the costs up

Human factors like reckless driving and overspeeding

Government or statutory body regulations- where the government determines the price

Increase in the cost of service delivery eg heath care

Company Board of directors- when they demand high returns on investiment and high PBT ratio.

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