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Video Q&A: Insurants’ Ben Platts on the benefits of document ingestion
Ben Platts, Insurants’ chief operating officer, spoke with Insurance Post content director Jonathan Swift about the challenges insurance companies face in comparing and extracting data in policy documents.
Q&A: Carmen Powell, ISC Group
Carmen Powell, interim managing director of ISC Group, explains how she intends to expand the women’s insurance network’s reach over the next six months as well as tackle Sexism in the City.
MS Amlin’s Vishal Desai on transforming insurance ERM
View from the Top: Vishal Desai, chief risk officer at MS Amlin and global risk strategy advisor at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group, says that a polycrisis world calls for a reimagining of insurers’ risk functions.
LexisNexis and Thatcham address concerns over motor data partnership
After complaints about price increases and the abrupt “cancelling of contracts”, bosses at Thatcham and LexisNexis have said their recently announced partnership is updating the “archaic” way in which the data is distributed.
FCA still unhappy with motor insurance valuations
Despite previous enforcement action, the Financial Conduct Authority has felt in necessary to issue motor insurers another warning against undervaluing written-off or stolen vehicles
British Insurance Awards 2024 shortlist revealed
The shortlist of the 30th British Insurance Awards, which will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on 3 July, is announced today.
MIB to roll out ANPR-linked ‘scalpel’ approach to tackling uninsured driving
The Motor Insurers’ Bureau is to roll out new technology that will act more like a ‘scalpel’ than the present ‘lucky dip’ approach to catching uninsured drivers.
How Blueprint Two will transform insurance
Post Podcast: Insurance has moved from parchment, to paper, to PDFs in the last few hundred years and Blueprint Two will hopefully help the sector transition towards frictionless processing, according to Rob Myers, operations director of the Lloyd’s Market Association.
Time to make it easier to pay for insurance
Andrea Dunlop, managing director of Access PaySuite, points out if you want brand loyalty and repeat custom, then you need to make it easier for customers to pay for insurance.
How maritime insurers are helping shipowners decarbonise
Following the European Union’s Emissions Trading System coming into force for the maritime transport industry on 1 January, Fiona Nicolson explores how shipowners, operators and insurers have come to terms with the implications and effects of the new regulations.
Suspected serial insurance fraudster arrested
Operation Henhouse, a month-long nationwide 'policing intensification' on fraud that ran through February, has resulted in the arrest of a suspected serial insurance fraudster.
Pool Re to adopt more flexible treaty model in 2025
Pool Re members and the Treasury have backed proposals for the government-backed terrorism reinsurer to adopt a treaty model from next spring.
‘Common sense prevails’ as Supreme Court rejects insurer mixed injury appeals
The Supreme Court has rejected the insurer-led appeal against its decision on the first two cases of mixed-injury claims involving both whiplash and non-whiplash injuries.
Motor insurers warned about political and regulatory intervention
Motor insurers stand on the precipice of a possible explosion in complaints relating to essentials and value policies. And if the industry does not act it should be ready for political and regulatory intervention.
CMA gives Markerstudy/Atlanta merger the green light
The Competition and Markets Authority has cleared the proposed merger of Markerstudy Insurance and Ardonagh’s Atlanta Group following its investigation into the deal.
AIG appoints ex-Aviva boss Patrick Snowball as NED
AIG UK has appointed former Aviva executive and Sabre chairman Patrick Snowball as an independent non-executive director.
Davies snaps up first law firm since Keoghs
Davies has bought Shoreside Law to add global commercial and maritime litigation services to its legal arm Keoghs.
Biba’s Trudgill on attracting fresh talent to insurance
Trade Voice: Graeme Trudgill, CEO of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association, reports on the body’s efforts to pitch a career in insurance to school pupils.
60 Seconds With... Foil’s Pete Allchorne
Pete Allchorne, partner at DAC Beachcroft and president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers, would like to be “Doctorin’ the Tardis”, finds ironing therapeutic, and can be found dancing to “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars.
Axa recruits Tombs to head up SME business
Axa Commercial has appointed former Zurich head of SME Paul Tombs as director of its SME intermediary business.
Lithium batteries causing fire-related home claims to surge
Prestige Underwriting has called for better collaboration between e-bike manufacturers and insurers, after the average cost of fire-related home insurance claims has quadrupled since 2007, to more than £24,000.
How Solvency UK will impact insurers’ credit quality
Data analysis: Post-Brexit Solvency II reforms look unlikely to make UK insurers more appealing to investors, a Fitch Ratings survey has revealed.
Diary of an Insurer: Sompo’s Lauren Folkard
Lauren Folkard, cyber underwriter at Sompo International, gets ready for primary cyber client renewals, watches bad action movies and cycles while listening to 1980s stadium rock.
Ageas rules out any more bids for DLG
Ageas has confirmed that, following two failed attempts, the Belgian insurer “will not” make any more offers for Direct Line Group.