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Groupama commercial underwriters relocate to UK regions

Groupama has expanded its commercial team and moved key underwriters to different UK regions.

Insurer | 03 Feb 2012 secure

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ACIS develops system to speed up car body repairs and reduce claims costs

A new programme to help car body repairers cut cycle times and speed up workflow has been launched by ACIS.

Insurer | 03 Feb 2012 secure

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Claims ops director Jim Pittman exits Davies

Claims operations director Jim Pittman has become the first major executive to exit Davies after it brought in new shareholders last year.

Claims | 03 Feb 2012 secure

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Ace appoints international accident and health team head

Ace has appointed Craig Parfitt to head up the analytics and management information team for its accident and health business in Europe, the Middle East...

Insurer | 03 Feb 2012 secure

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Helphire to investigate Autofocus cases

Credit hire company Helphire is to re-open and review its cases which used evidence from Autofocus with a view to making recoveries.

Insurer | 03 Feb 2012 secure

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Swiss Re and Mapfre take a bigger slice of Admiral

Admiral has extended its existing UK car insurance reinsurance partnerships with Hannover Re, Mapfre Re, New Re and Swiss Re into 2014.

Reinsurance | 03 Feb 2012 secure

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Markel to use investment success to target further Europe expansion

Markel’s finance director Andy Davies has confirmed the company will seek further European acquisitions this year on top of the German buy of Anglo Underwriting...

Insurer | 02 Feb 2012 secure

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Zurich backs Airmic’s compliance database

Zurich has applauded Airmic's and FERMA's plans to develop a database of international insurance requirements

Insurer | 02 Feb 2012 secure

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Insurer | 02 Feb 2012 secure

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Ex-Aon boss joins Ironshore

Former Aon boss Dennis Mahoney has joined the board of insurer Ironshore.

Insurer | 02 Feb 2012 secure

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Aviva and Brit credit hire cases reach Court of Appeal

Seven credit hire cases involving Aviva and Brit are set to be heard in the Court of Appeal later this month, Post has learnt.

Insurer | 02 Feb 2012 secure

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Markel reports investment and GWP growth counters catastrophe claims

Markel International saw gross written premiums rise 16% to $825m for 2011 ($709m) but a combined ratio of 116% (95%) included $123m, or 18 points, from...

Insurer | 02 Feb 2012 secure

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Post magazine – 2 February 2012

The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.

Insurer | 01 Feb 2012 secure

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Former Autofocus employees face prison over 'doctored' credit hire evidence

“Flabbergasted” judges have granted Accident Exchange permission to apply to commit seven former Autofocus employees to prison for contempt of court....

Insurer | 01 Feb 2012 secure

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Ace boss Greenberg sees "firming rates" in Q4 as 2011 profit falls 49% to $1.59bn

Ace Insurance has reported 49% change in its year end profit having reported net income of $1.59bn (2010: $3.11bn) in 2011.

Insurer | 01 Feb 2012 secure

Analysis

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In series - On data: An era of androgyny

With gender set to disappear from the underwriting landscape at the 
end of 2012, what factors will insurers turn to when...

Comment

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Your say: The importance of data

I was pleased to read the feature on data analytics, since this is now such an important area for the industry. The battle...

Quote of the week

We are not the first insurer to be sold, and we won’t be the last. The UK market is very dynamic and brokers have become used to dealing with the challenges this sort of corporate activity presents q

Laurent Matras, Groupama

Comment

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Editor's comment: Oxygen offers lessons for all

The ‘breath of fresh air’ puns were never too far away when the London market broker Oxygen was launched in 2004 with...

Interview

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Interview - Bobby Gracey & Dr James Lygate: The future of forensics

Despite an abrupt and fractious first meeting many years ago, Bobby Gracey and Dr James Lygate are now business partners...

View from the top

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View from the top: Value added pacts

The industry must band together to push the added value that insurers offer, says Elliot Miller.

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Against the grain 2011: A series of guest articles from expert commentators

Designed to stimulate new ideas, fresh thinking and innovation in the motor claims market.

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The new world for insurance: business perspectives on phase II

The issues driving domicile have become a topic of ongoing interest to the insurance industry. This is why we decided that it was a subject worthy of some closer investigation.

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