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Q&A: Alistair Hardie, Cega
Almost two years since it was acquired by Charles Taylor, Jonathan Swift spoke to Cega's CEO Alistair Hardie about what the deal has meant for the global assistance, travel risk and claims management services provider.
Insurance panel calls for stricter fire regulations
A panel of insurers, brokers and loss adjusters has called for stricter fire regulations, on the eve of the publication of the Hackitt review of building regulations and fire safety.
Ageas uses full weather reserves on 'Beast from the East'
Ageas used its full weather damage claims allowance for the year during Q1 2018 after the fallout experienced by the Beast from The East.
Insurers considering ELTO-like tool for victims of child sexual abuse
Exclusive: Insurers are looking into a potential tracing service to aid child sexual abuse victims in tracking down historic insurance policies of public institutions.
Analysis: 2018: A space policy
The UK is contemplating liability options as it wants to allow satellite launches from its soil.
Beazley's Raf Sanchez on why GDPR will bring an increase of “non-material” damages claims
Organisations are likely to be faced with data privacy claims, predicts Raf Sanchez, international breach manager at Beazley, warning cyber cover is only part of the solution.
Government's draft whiplash regulation divides industry
LLegislators have revealed proposals for an updated whiplash definition and damages tariff, prompting fresh debate across the industry.
UK policyholders in limbo following Alpha insolvency
Exclusive: UK policyholders for Alpha Insurance have been left in limbo following the company being declared bankrupt.
Analysis: Travel insurance in a digital world
For so long seen a laggard in terms of embracing the potential of digital, travel insurance is changing. Rachel Gordon reflects on some of the latest developments that might halt to the downward trajectory in premiums that has been a reality since 2014.
Chubb and Lockton fined over provision of ‘murder insurance’
Chubb and Lockton have both been fined by a US insurance watchdog for providing what campaigners have described as “murder insurance” for rifle owners.
Blog: Vicarious liability's elastic boundaries continue to be stretched
Vicarious liability's elastic boundaries continue to be stretched, explains David Williams, insurance partner at DAC Beachcroft.
Analysis: Tracking rail risks
Railways are travelling through a changing landscape of severe weather risks and terror perils, but perhaps none so arresting as the cyber threats raised by their new reliance on digital connectivity
This Month in Post: shame, sunshine and an opportunity for change
Insurers have published their gender pay gap statistics. It was never going to go well and the industry's shameful figures further highlight that change is needed. With a bank holiday weekend approaching, perhaps it would be prudent to use that extra day…
Analysis: Covering collapses - Trade credit claims are rising
Last year, trade credit insurance payouts hit their highest level in nearly a decade, with claims costs running at the equivalent of £4.3m every week.
Anti-fraud network becomes associated member of ABI
Anti-fraud network No Office Walls has become an associated member of the Association of British Insurers and has on boarded seven large UK insurers and brokers to the platform.
Direct Line hit with £50m bill for Beast from the East
Direct Line Insurance Group reported a 5% drop in quarterly gross written premiums and faces a £50m bill as a result of Britain's long, icy winter.
Editor's comment: As easy as ABC
As any mother does, from the day my son was born, I spend a lot of time trying to get him to talk. We did baby sign language, Monkey Music singing nursery rhymes and, of course, I read to him every night before bed.
Covea's Simon Cooter on investing in tech for customers, not for profit
Innovation needs to focus on enhancing customer experience, explains Simon Cooter, commercial lines & HNW director at Covéa Insurance.
Blog: Travel insurers unwittingly fuelling corruption in Peru
Craig Wright, operations manager at Traveller Assist, explains how his risk management firm has unveiled a web of price-fixing, bribery and corruption in Peru hospitals, which he warns is being fuelled unwittingly by travel insurance companies.
Insurers should re-examine attitude to chemical weapons following Salisbury incident
The insurance sector should re-examine its attitude towards business interruption and chemical weapon exclusions in the wake of the Salisbury incident, according to Pool Re.
Analysis: Liability war rages over Grenfell-style cladding replacement claims
A battle is raging over who is liable for costs to replace cladding on high-rise residential buildings across the country
IFB issues caveat on insurance fraud figures
Crime numbers that show a decline in insurance fraud are not likely to be representative, the Insurance Fraud Bureau has warned.
Rising Star: Fiona Simpson, Cunningham Lindsey
Fiona Simpson is a senior adjuster for Cunningham Lindsey. She started at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty after studying insurance law and has since worked her way up the adjusting ladder.
Shares in Hastings fall owing to rising claims costs
Hastings Direct said it experienced an unforeseen increase in claims costs due to adverse weather conditions experienced during the beginning of 2018.