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Technology: more cash to splash?
With global insurance spend on IT set to increase by 6% over the next year, will a similar trend emerge in the UK during 2012 and beyond?
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15 May 2012 
Will Aviva's composite model help deliver increased shareholder value?
Aviva's high-profile boardroom bloodbath, which saw much-derided chief executive Andrew Moss ousted by angry shareholders, has laid bare the composite insurer's trading model.
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15 May 2012
Friend or Foe: Q&A with Accident Exchange CEO Steve Evans
Steve Evans has spent four years bringing the activities of rate surveyor Autofocus to light, making him an unpopular figure in insurance circles.
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15 May 2012
Editor's comment: End of the composite nigh?
What a difference a few years makes, as major events this week underline a stark reversal in the fortune of the UK's two biggest insurance beasts.
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08 May 2012
LV boss O'Roarke calls for fraud clamp-down talks at second summit
LV managing director John O'Roarke is demanding more stringent legislation designed to clamp down on "unscrupulous" drivers following a survey showing that almost two thirds of GPs have seen a rise in exaggerated injuries.
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02 May 2012
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Market moves: Liberty and Garwyn lead the pack
Insurer Liberty Mutual and loss adjuster Garwyn were the main movers and shakers this week, with LMI officially opening its new office in Leeds and recruiting four new members of staff.
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01 May 2012
Rolland from Amex to head LV's claims
LV has appointed Chris Rolland, pictured, as claims director to oversee all aspects of claims within LV's general insurance business.
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30 Apr 2012
Market moves: Ace makes four top appointments
While Aviva stole the headlines with a restructuring of its management team, Ace led a similar revamp in the recruitment sector this week.
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24 Apr 2012
My best 11 - Andy Morris, Lifestyle Services Group
Lifestyle Services Group business development director, and former Sale Sharks flanker, Andy Morris selects his Best XI for an insurance start-up. Morris has relied on his colleagues, a range of insurance industry heavy hitters and an England international...
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24 Apr 2012
Spotlight On Technology: The developing world
With technological developments gathering pace, how will insurers cope with the influx of new gadgets and remain innovative?
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24 Apr 2012
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Interview: Be Wiser chairman Mark Bower-Dyke - a convert to the cause
After joining the insurance industry for the money, Be Wiser chairman Mark Bower-Dyke shares his frustrations of short-termism and the lack of training, and explains why telematics is not the answer to the ills of the motor market.
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24 Apr 2012
LV recruits Townsend for east Midlands
LV Broker has appointed James Townsend as a regional sales executive responsible for the east Midlands.
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20 Apr 2012
Travel insurance: Expedition exclusions
With the popularity of overseas breaks showing no sign of abating, travel cover has the potential to grow. However, insurers in the sector are never far from controversy.
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17 Apr 2012
Broking SME: Battle stations in the fight for the little guy
Brokers are facing increased competition for SME customers, but they're not going down without a fight
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03 Apr 2012
In Series Competitive Edge: Size isn't everything in underwriting
In the cut-throat property market, the agility of smaller insurers can give them an edge over their larger rivals when underwriting.
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03 Apr 2012
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Interview: JLT's Dominic Burke - a thoroughbred performer
Horseracing-mad Dominic Burke has huge ambitions for JLT, with a firm focus on international expansion, and he scotches...
View from the top
View from the top: Airline insurance - the risk remains
Despite 2012 losses being only 12% of the annual average to date, a single incident could flip the market, says David...
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2012 insurance industry report: The inside track to achieving a more sustainable business
To achieve a sustainable profit, personal lines insurers need to transform their retention rates, using modern communications techniques to engage with customers and understand their individual needs. This white paper is based on a specially commissioned study involving 42 senior managers at UK and Irish insurers.
Work equipment risks in the UK
The complex patchwork of legislation and guidance governing work equipment risks in the UK is an administrative monster that many businesses struggle to wrestle with successfully. It takes significant levels of technical expertise and resources to understand and effectively navigate the maze of legal requirements, and this problem grows increasingly unwieldy for smaller organisations with limited manpower and finances.
Market moves: Brokers a hive of recruitment activity
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22 May 2012 
2012 British Insurance Awards shortlist revealed
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23 May 2012 | 
Workplace Stress: Under pressure
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22 May 2012
Combined profit of 'going concern' Provident and sister MMA reaches £4.5m
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23 May 2012
World Cup and Olympic fever fuels Brazil's general insurance growth
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23 May 2012
Editor's comment: Fleeing the family nest
This week’s deal developments read like two coming-of-age literary fables written to reward hard work and endeavour, while...