Articles by Katie Marriner
Bluefin creates merged retail broking division in business restructure
Bluefin has merged its commercial and corporate divisions to create one national retail broking division, the company announced today.
Volvo to accept full liability for autonomous vehicle crashes
Volvo Cars is to accept full liability whenever one of its cars is in autonomous mode, CEO Håkan Samuelsson has announced.
ERS promotes Willis to operations director
Motor insurer ERS has promoted head of personal injury claims Donna Willis to the newly created role of operations director.
Prudential UK CEO departs
Life insurance giant Prudential has announced its UK and Europe CEO Jackie Hunt is to leave the company with immediate effect.
Admiral dismisses data-selling claims as ABS's report £6.2m profit
Admiral has rebuffed claims its in-house legal divisions were set-up to circumvent the 2013 referral fee ban as its two alternative business structures reported joint pre-tax profits of £6.2m in 2014.
Oak to launch nine-strong in-house claims team
RSA subsidiary Oak Underwriting is to launch an in-house high net worth claims team on 25 October.
Benedict Burke: Greater collaboration essential for nat-cat response
Recently elected Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters president Benedict Burke tells Post what he hopes to achieve in his year at the helm of the organisation.
Absence of specialist underwriters sees Lloyd's cyber risk appetite shrink
Absence of a specialist underwriter and failing to recognise cyber exposure in pricing and capital models have been cited as reasons for Lloyd's potentially limiting the amount of cyber insurance it writes, as UK government data estimates 2.5 million…
BP Marsh doubles profit
Venture capital firm BP Marsh & Partners has doubled its profit before tax for the six months to 31 July 2015 to £3.4m.
The Floow signs agreement with Chinese company
Telematics provider The Floow today (19 October) partnered with a Chinese car service organisation with the aim of bringing safer and cheaper mobility to the Chinese market.
Barbon hires Cigna's Glynne for commercial role
Barbon Insurance Group has appointed Cigna Insurance Services' Andy Glynne as its commercial director.
LV Broker's Rourke to lead personal lines underwriting
LV Broker has appointed Tim Rourke as its personal lines underwriting head, effective from 1 November.
Claimant firms predicting profits in next 12 months, survey finds
Nearly half of claimant personal injury and clinical negligence law firms are expecting their turnover and profit to increase over the next year as they remain confident about the appeal of smaller firms to consumers, according to research published by…
Evans targets regulators, MPs and judges with credit hire rate issue
Accident Exchange CEO Steve Evans has written to regulators, politicians and members of the judiciary about his concerns that defendant law firms are providing dishonest vehicle rental rates in disputed car accidents.
Insurance fraud offences recorded by NFIB rise 13%
Insurance fraud offences recorded by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau increased 13% in the 12 months to June 2015 to 9417 cases.
Tugendhat given Towergate chief commercial officer role
Former Towergate Direct CEO James Tugendhat is to remain with the company as chief commercial officer.
Thomas Miller buys majority stake in Osprey
Thomas Miller has acquired a majority shareholding in marine and aerospace insurer Osprey Holdings.
Emapsite launches geo-coded subsidence model
Data services provider Emapsite has launched a geo-coded perils model enabling insurers and underwriters to assess the subsidence risk for every property in the UK.
Ageas and Virgin Money launch partnership
Ageas UK and Virgin Money have launched their home and motor strategic partnership that was announced in 2014.
Telematics data proves collusion in crash-for-cash case
A judge in Doncaster has thrown out a motor claim after GPS from a telematics device supplied by the insurer showed the motorists involved had staged the accident.
Timmins leaves Das as COO role made redundant
Das chief operating officer Paul Timmins is to leave the company due to his role being made redundant, a spokesman has confirmed.
Insurance fraudsters operating cross-sector, research finds
Fraud data from other sectors can help insurers identify and tackle policy application and claims fraud, reducing the financial impact of insurance fraud on the industry and genuine customers, according to a new report from Cifas and Hill Dickinson,…
Serious injury guide potential precursor for future claimant and defendant engagement
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers is hopeful partnering with insurers on its serious injury guide will pave the way for future positive collaboration between the historically opposing claimant and defendant sides of the industry.
RSA launches fleet app for SMEs
RSA has launched a smartphone app for SMEs with fleets of up to 15 vehicles aimed at helping them reduce their operating costs and to promote safer driving.