UK Motor insurers may be reluctant to insure Ronaldo 

05.03.09

Today the Claims Management Magazine published a story about Cristiano Ronaldo and the problems he is likely to encounter when he tries to insure his next super car.

Ronaldo lost control of his Ferrari  599 GTB in a tunnel close to Manchester Airport. No other drivers or vehicles were involved in the car accident - luckily and the man himself remarkably walked away unhurt.

The Ferrari was written off and will no doubt be subject to a seriously high value motor insurance claim.

According to some observers he is unlikely to have many takers for his particular business with most of the top insurers stating he was not their "ideal customer"

 One broker was sourced as saying that premiums of £40,000+ would not be unusual for a 25 year old driving a similar car. As Ronaldo is under 25 and has a chequered history, he may end up paying £100,000 as a motor insurance premium.

The mind boggles with figures like these but it probably helps when you are on a reported £100,000 per week!

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