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Home emergency: State of Emergency
After facing strong criticism in recent months, key figures in the home emergency insurance market are keen to extol the cover’s virtues. What does the future hold for the under-fire sector?
Arag appoints Hurley to lead amalgamated ATE unit
Legal expenses insurer Arag has launched a combined claims, underwriting and sales support case management unit for after the event business.
Underwriting Service Awards 2013: Winners announced
Last night saw the fourth annual Underwriting Service Awards take place at the Royal Garden Hotel.
More brokers face fines over add-ons after Swinton pays £7.4m penalty
Analyst blames drop in Esure’s profit expectations on bundled add-ons.
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FCA tells sector to change its ways in motor legal expenses insurance review
Industry reacts to recommendations including opt-in sale of MLEI cover
Arag hires trio to join before-the-event claims team
Legal expenses insurer Arag has boosted its claims department with the addition of two new claim handlers and a senior claims handler.
Penny Black's insurance week
It appears reports of the death of romance may have been overstated – that is, if the take-up of Arag’s divorce cover is anything to go by.
Market Moves: Markel, Axa and Argo head the recruitment trail
Insurers hit the recruitment trail hard last week after recent broking dominance, with notable hires at Markel, Axa and Argo. It was a quieter few days for those on the periphery of the industry, although some of the slack was inevitably picked up by the…
Arag expands BTE sales team
Legal expenses insurer Arag has added a corporate account manager to its before-the-event sales team.
Winter Sports: A downhill market?
With the Winter Olympics only a year away, winter sports are seeing a boost in popularity. Anna Pitton investigates how the insurance market is responding and asks where claims are likely to occur.
Elite to refer Sabre to FSA over 'dirty tricks' letter campaign
After the event insurer Elite has confirmed it will be referring motor insurer Sabre to the regulator over what it describes as a “dirty tricks campaign” to convince claimants to cancel ATE policies.
Judge blasts Equity's 'insouciance' despite legal win on BTE lawyer choice
Before-the-event legal expenses insurers have had their conduct condemned in the Court of Appeal despite securing a legal victory.
Legal experts call for transparency following revised Simmons judgment
Legal experts are calling for more clarity in the implementation of government reforms, stating that "lessons must be learnt" following the Court of Appeal's revised judgment in the Simmons v Castle case.
Market moves: Merlin staff find new roles at LAS
Recruitment this week continued to be dominated by the fallout from the demise of loss adjuster Merlin. While GAB Robins moved for regional manager Andrew Considine last week, it was the turn of LAS, which added 19 former Merlin staff to its force.
Arag recruits broker account handler
Arag has appointed Chris French as broker account handler.
Legal reform: Uncertainty abounds as Laspo countdown continues
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act is set to be implemented in April, but insurers and lawyers are concerned by a lack of detail.
Arag relaunches online quote engine
Arag's online quotation system for commercial legal expenses insurance has received upgrades and was relaunched today as Quickquote.
Ajag wanted OFT to go further
Compensation claimants’ body the Access to Justice Action Group has said the OFT review into the cost of car insurance does not go far enough.
Arag chooses Barrie & Hibbert for Solvency II internal model
German insurer, Arag, has selected financial services firm Barrie & Hibbert for its internal model for market risk and for quantifying strategic asset allocation opportunities in a Solvency II environment.
Arag hands Barrie & Hibbert SII role
Legal expenses insurer Arag has selected financial market modelling firm Barrie & Hibbert to assist in its preparations for Solvency II.
Former broker boss launches new network
A former provincial broker is hoping to attract thousands of independent intermediaries to his newly launched network, after claiming the traditional model has reached “saturation point”.
Market moves: Brokers pick up the pace
Following a quiet fortnight, major players in the broking sector have actively been recruiting this week.
Arag markets "first" UK divorce cover
Legal expense insurer Arag is claiming to be the first to launch a UK divorce insurance product.