Post - 2011-04-14
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Post history - five years ago: Zurich warns London boroughs
Looking back through Post's back catalogue paints aunique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from five years ago reveals.
Legal update - workplace safety: workplace suitability tested
Workplace regulation is tough on floors and traffic routes but less so on transient risks. Sarah Reynolds examines some recent cases.
Motor price hikes forcing drivers to withhold info
Sharp rises in motor insurance premiums are prompting more drivers to withhold information, as rising costs make insurance unaffordable for some, the AA has warned.
View from the top: mind the gap please
As a regular London underground commuter I am frequently reminded of the gap in expectations that yawns between me as a paying customer and the so-called service delivery provided by the management of our capital's public transport infrastructure.
CSR & career development: Simply Health supports iron deficiency research project
Private health insurance provider Simply Health has donated £42 000 towards the funding of a Well Child research project aimed at developing a new supplement to treat iron deficiency in children.
Post history - 10 years ago: Groupama in talks over Sorema sale
Looking back through Post's back catalogue paints aunique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 10 years ago reveals.
Law report: motorbike crash victim keeps compensation after fraud challenge
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny understands the launch of widely anticipated new insurance trade body the Managing General Agents' Association has been held up by a lack of technological foresight.
UK General targets £10m GWP with Everest link-up
Home improvement firm Everest is to enter the insurance market with a home emergency product, after signing an affinity deal with UK General.
Law report: ruling underlines employer responsibility for contractors
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Comment - gender ruling: the price of equality
The ECJ ruling banning gender-based premiums may have thrown insurers into a spin but, as Mary Honeyball explains, it was the right thing to do.
Comment - claims: cutting the cost of claims
Introducing non-adversarial means of dispute resolution could be the answer to cutting the cost of claims, empowering qualified professionals and delighting the customer, argues Roger Flaxman.
Apil chairman blasts MoJ proposals in inaugural speech
Incoming president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers David Bott was set to slam Ministry of Justice proposals to make personal injury victims meet legal costs from their compensation payouts in his inaugural speech today (14 April).
News analysis - Provident Insurance: signed, sealed, delivered
The ink has just dried on the deal that sees ownership of Provident move from troubled US firm Ally Financial to French company Covea. Daniel Dunkley reports on what the future holds for the motor insurer.
Iprism cuts losses and eyes 2011 profit
Online commercial underwriting agency Iprism has seen its losses reduce by £4.5m during 2010, according to its latest filings at Companies House.
Broker wins business from adjuster surgery scheme
A broker claims to have won business off the back of a service arrangement it was piloting with Claim Experts.
Overseas focus - China: a market of opportunity?
With an enormous population and low insurance penetration, China should be a market ripe for entering. Jakki May finds out it isn't as simple as it sounds but reveals an appetite for change and growth.
Pleural plaques fight set to continue vow insurers
The insurance industry has vowed to continue battling the Scottish government's decision to compensate pleural plaques, despite losing a judicial review in Edinburgh.
Biba to continue petition despite FSCS fee reductions
The British Insurance Brokers' Association is to petition the House of Commons, raising its concerns about the funding model of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
Identify theft boom for insurance policies
Identity fraudsters are increasingly targeting insurance policies stolen from consumers according to new research.
Law report: decision overturned in favour of teacher in classroom assault case
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Hastings and Admiral weigh up fraud tool
The Surveillance Group is set to launch a new smart key forensic service aimed at helping motor insurers detect fraudulent theft claims by providing "incontestable" evidence in court.
Axa pledges autonomy in mass branch overhaul
Regional brokers have welcomed an overhaul of Axa's "overly bureaucratic" regional strategy, after commercial chief executive Amanda Blanc outlined plans to devolve decision-making power from the insurer's head office.
Travelers targets UK PL market for expansion
Travelers is eyeing expansion opportunities in the UK personal lines market, according to the newly appointed chief executive of its European operation.
CSR & career development: Mutual National Friendly named 'one to watch'
National Friendly has been listed as 'one to watch' in the Best Companies accreditation.
Solvency II drives Aviva restructure
Aviva is set to merge its 12 UK general insurance companies into one main UKGI insurance operation to comply with Solvency II.
500 to join Ageas in dedicated Tesco centre
Ageas is set to employ 500 staff in its dedicated claims handling office in Newcastle for its Tesco Underwriting venture within the next five years.
Greenwoods targets £20m turnover in 2011
Insurance law firm Greenwoods Solicitors has targeted £20m turnover during 2011 and a "steady expansion" of its client base.
Interview - Jonathan Evans MP: APPG - priorities, progress and provocations
Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance & Financial Services Jonathan Evans talks to Mairi MacDonald about the group's priorities, progress and provocations.
OFT investigates Google's acquisition of Beat That Quote
An Office of Fair Trading inquiry into Google's acquisition of aggregator Beat That Quote will provide the firm's competitors with a chance to respond to market fears over the deal.
Motor: real time pricing
Intermediaries remain a significant distributor of motor insurance but, if profitability is to be secured, Laurence Walker says new underwriting models must be embraced.
Cotswold buy opens doors for G4S in UK fraud market
International security firm G4S Secure Solutions has branched into insurance fraud surveillance and investigation for the first time in the UK, with the acquisition of The Cotswold Group.
Postbox: PPI rule change — a long time coming
News that the Competition Commission has published its final order detailing measures that will reduce the risk of consumers being mis-sold payment protection insurance, and create opportunities for other providers, is to be welcomed. But it's…
CSR & career development: Barbon offers manager training in devolution bid
Barbon Insurance Group has launched a training programme for its heads of business, in a bid to boost its strategy of encouraging its eight divisions to run independently.
Arista bid to double GWP
Arista Insurance is to target cross-selling opportunities in a bid to double its gross written premium to between £120m and £150m by 2014.
Insurers need to hit the street to fight fraud
Insurance companies are not carrying out enough street-level enquiries during their investigations into fraud, Brownsword Group director Roger Bescoby has claimed.
Legal update - jury trials: judge, jury and compensation
Personal injury claimants in Scotland have long enjoyed the right to a jury trial to determine liability and damages, but record-breaking awards over the past six months has seen their popularity with claimant lawyers surge. Julie Keenan looks at the…
Rehabilitation - state of the market: a long road ahead
The UK rehabilitation sector continues to strive to become mainstream. Lynn Rouse reports on remaining barriers and how the journey could unfold.
Post history - 50 years ago: Insurance PR failure needs action
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 50 years ago reveals.
Editor's comment: The only way is up
Amanda Blanc's radical restructure of Axa's commercial lines business is undoubtedly a bold one. Not only does it leave more than 100 head office staff staring down the barrel of redundancy but her self-imposed deadline to devolve power to regional pens…
Post history - 20 years ago: Lloyd's faces Names in High Court
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 20 years ago reveals.
Post magazine – 14 April 2011
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