WARNING AVOID - RIAS (Ageas) car insurance - I just had to share this with my connections, given that we are all busy professionals, and if you are anything like me, you probably get lots of emails both at home and at work. My car insurance was on AUTOMATIC renewal with RIAS (Ageas). I got an email (just as well I checked) with a renewal premium for my car - Wait for it !!£744.96, and that was a one payment by DD deal, I drive a Qashqai, I thought something strange here, when I checked the rest of the market including go compare the average was, you guessed it £240, that's £500 cheaper, yes £500. When I challenged RIAS they said it was down to market fluctuations - REALLY - I must look or sound daft !!. The worrying thing here was they told me that unless I cancelled, even though I hadn't accepted the change, they would automatically take the full payment, So that's £744.96 they would effectively have taken, and quite frankly covertly hoping I wouldn't notice, now that's how they reward loyalty. So if you are insured with this crowd check it especially if it's on automatic renewal - So the company to avoid is - RIAS (Ageas). RIAS get your house in order