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Google lays out scam advert counter measures
Google has detailed the steps it is taking to protect consumers and legitimate businesses in the financial sector after research by Post revealed that brokers are being targeted by claims management companies.
Aviva faces leaseholder ire over mounting fire safety concerns
Aviva has drawn anger from leaseholders in residential properties owned by an investment fund over the management of fire safety issues.
Analysis: The broker problem with online claims adverts
Research by Post has revealed that brokers as well as insurers are being targeted by claims management companies seeking to take over motor claims via misleading advert urls online, particularly on mobile devices
Q&A: Stephen Smout, McLarens
Stephen Smout, head of McLarens’ UK and Ireland agriculture practice, discusses the regulatory and technological factors that have brought British farming to a crossroads, and the role the insurance sector could play supporting farmers going forwards.
Post LIVE Tech: Pandemic an 'impossibly hard time' for some insurtechs
While some insurtechs have shone through the pandemic, others have been faced with mammoth difficulties around changing customer priorities and restrictions, a conference heard.
Allianz launches recycled parts digital platform; Howden acquires Medical Professional Risk Solutions; and Zurich UK doubles apprenticeship places
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week not covered elsewhere on www.postonline.co.uk
Post LIVE Tech: Future proofing systems
Change is business as normal and insurance companies should be designing IT systems with flexibility rather than built to last technology, experts said at Post’s LIVE Technology conference.
Under the Bonnet, driven by Haynes Pro: The role of the vehicle insurance group rating system
In the second of a quarterly series in association with Post, Haynes Pro assesses the influence of the vehicle insurance group rating on motor premiums, and asks whether it could be on the wane as connectivity increases
Crawford names Michelle Jarrard as chair
Crawford has made Michelle Jarrard non-executive chair of the board, replacing Charles Ogburn who remains on the board and will chair the compensation committee.
First insurance ESG Framework unveiled; Ardonagh acquires Usay Gp; James Hallam adds trio of buys; and Right Choice completes Bennetts deal
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week not covered elsewhere on www.postonline.co.uk
Blog: Terrorism insurance expected to be in greater demand as lockdown lifts
Burns & Wilcox terrorism underwriting manager Sarah Joiner outlines why she anticipates terrorism insurance demand will surge post-lockdown.
Biba 2021: FCA’s Matt Brewis says BI claims payments could have been made quicker post-judgment
While acknowledging the complexity around Covid-19 business interruption claims, an FCA representative has said he believes payments could have been made quicker following the January test case judgment.
Biba 2021: 'Unified action' needed to fix PI insurance problem
With professional indemnity insurance prices soaring, and insurers increasingly withdrawing cover, panellists at the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference called for insurers and brokers to collaborate to bring back value for customers.
Biba 2021: Key takeaways from John Glen's appearance
John Glen MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, tackled insurance premium tax, broker Financial Services Compensation Scheme levies, cladding, Brexit and more in his keynote address to the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s 2021 conference…
Colonial Pipeline: Cyber attack must be a 'wake up call' for insurance sector
The ransomware cyber-attack on the Colonial Pipeline that led to a shutdown of the 5500-mile-long fuel pipeline in the US should be a “wake up call” for all businesses and the insurance market, according to experts.
Contractors call for Artemis directors to be 'struck off' from insurer networks
Contractors and suppliers of failed Artemis Recoveries have called for its directors to be “struck off” from insurer repair networks after the company entered liquidation owing more than £553,644 to unsecured creditors.
Changes to small claims track limit branded 'token gesture'
The £500 increase to the small claims track limit for non road traffic accident-related claims has been branded a "token gesture" by an insurer claims boss, who flagged concerns that it may not stop claims management companies from bringing speculative…
Crawford promotes Parr to leadership team
Crawford has promoted Emma Parr to chief client officer for the UK and Ireland.
Biba Conference Special: Q&A with Steve White
Ahead of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association hosting its annual conference online for the first time ever, Post caught up with CEO Steve White to discuss what virtual attendees will see and hear about, the trade body’s ongoing lobbying and his…
Insurance and accident-related nuisance calls fall during pandemic
Complaints about insurance-related nuisance calls and texts fell by 25% in 2020, though experts have warned that the trend could reverse as Covid disruption lifts.
RSA confirms takeover regulatory approval and posts best COR in a decade
The takeover by Intact and Tryg has cleared all the regulatory hurdles and should complete at the end of May, RSA confirmed as it posted a combined operating ratio of 86% for the first quarter of 2021.
Direct Line and More Than launch telematics products; Easy Jet adds Covid-19 cover; Sedgwick sells UK subsidiary; and Shift becomes latest European insurtech unicorn
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week not covered elsewhere on www.postonline.co.uk
British Insurance Awards 2021: Shortlist Revealed
Who will be walking the red carpet on 15 September as a contender at the 27th British Insurance Awards?
LPG slams HDI claim as 'abuse' of court process
Legal Protection Group has hit back with its defence document in the ongoing legal dispute with HDI Global Specialty, denying all the accusations as it branded the litigation unnecessary and serving no purpose other than as an attempt to strengthen HDI’s…