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The Post Claims Awards 2019: Full list of winners
Who won what at last night's Post Claims Awards?
Insurers must work with the repairer sector to keep it from 'dying on its feet'
Motor insurers, manufacturers and repairers must tackle their “dysfunctional relationship” and work together if the sector is to remain relevant with increased technology being added to vehicles.
Analysis: Charity & CSR: Protect and survive
The insurance sector is one of the mainstays of the UK economy, contributing nearly £30bn and employing more than 300,000 people. Its sheer size and financial strength gives the industry the opportunity to do good for the people who rely on it
IFB counter fraud platform goes live
A counter fraud intelligence sharing platform, developed by the Insurance Fraud Bureau to help the industry fight the £2bn annual fraud bill, has gone live.
Rising Star: Tosin Omosebi, QBE
Claims adjuster Tosin Omosebi has recently been made co-chair of QBE’s claims employee opinion forum
Analysis: Managing ‘unthinkable risks’
The insurance industry has become progressively familiar with the idea of ‘unthinkable risks’ in recent years as unpredicted and unprecedented losses, caused by both natural catastrophes and man-made events, have continued to happen
Anglia Ruskin’s insurer ‘acted negligently’ in settling false advertising claim
Anglia Ruskin University has slammed its insurer over a payout to a former student.
Insurance companies urged to develop more dementia-friendly policies
Insurance policies come with technical jargon and are "inaccessible" to dementia sufferers, says the Alzheimer’s Society Charity.
David McMillan appointed Esure CEO
Esure has hired QBE’s David McMillan as its CEO with a mandate to fulfil “very ambitious” digital plans for the business, by new owner Bain Capital.
Claims Apprentice 2019: Episode 6 - The interviews
Team Discovery and Team Fortitudo are no more.
Cytora becomes UK's best funded insurtech with £25m Series B raise
Cytora, a provider of artificial intelligence-powered solutions for the commercial insurance sector, today announced the largest funding round by a UK-based insurtech in 2019 as it looks to expand its product suite and enter new territories including the…
Trade credit claims mount as UK tops global insolvency forecasts
Trade credit insurer Atradius has forecast that global insolvencies are set to rise for the first time in 10 years, with the UK facing the highest increase of all advanced markets.
Claims Apprentice 2019: Episode 5 - Tech and Innovation
With Discovery taking a two-one advantage following the Talent Recruitment challenge, the apprentices now move onto their fourth and final task in their respective teams.
Claims Apprentice 2019: Episode 4 - Talent Recruitment
With Team Discovery levelling the scores after the diversity and inclusion challenge last week, the apprentices now move onto their third task.
Penny Black's Social World: April 2019
A battle of wits and words, breaking world records and investing in future generations
Claims Apprentice 2019: Episode 3 - Diversity & Inclusion
With Team Fortitudo emerging successful after the Debate challenge last week, the apprentices now move onto their second task.
British Insurance Awards: Major loss - 25 years of going the extra mile
Insurance is only really tested at the point of claim and over the past 25 years the British Insurance Awards have celebrated the industry’s efforts to return the customer to where they were before the claim. Since 2003 major loss has been a standalone…
Claims Apprentice 2019: Episode 2 - The Debate
Now that the six contestants have been split into teams and decided on their names, it is time for the apprentices to tackle their first challenge.
This week: The end of the hard sell
When the regulator fined Carphone Warehouse £29m this week, the real target was the use of high pressure sales techniques in insurance.
Claims Apprentice 2019: Episode 1 - Meet the teams
After 30 interviews involving rising insurance stars from up and down the country, the field has been whittled down to six candidates, all competing for the prize of becoming the 2019 Claims Apprentice.
QBE's Cecile Fresneau on being prepared for the worst
Businesses are operating in unpredictable times and Cecile Fresneau, executive director for UK Insurance at QBE, believes preparing for the what if’s and the absolute worst-case scenario will keep insurance relevant.
Meet the Claims Apprentices 2019
Meet the contestants in Post’s first ever Claims Apprentice, a new video series arriving this month
This week in Post: Storm, Brexit and diversity
This week, the sunshine we were blessed with last week was replaced by a more winter-appropriate grey sky and rain.
QBE Europe sees profit dip
QBE Europe has seen its profit dip slightly even as it grew premium.