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Blog: Autonomous vehicles - whose claim is it anyway?
Autonomous vehicles are regularly in the press heralding a new era of transport and social inclusion. While a fully autonomous world is an exciting prospect, most commentators will readily admit that it may be at least 20 years before we can call an…
The Great Fire of London and the birth of the insurance industry
350 years ago, London was ravaged by the Great Fire. Out of its ashes was born a fledgling property insurance market. What strides have been made in the following centuries?
RMS director warns stop the "guessing game" over global port exposure
A report from the global risk management firm RMS on the global ports most exposed to natural catastrophes has some surprising findings.
Brodies' Elena Fry on the Apologies (Scotland) Act
The Apologies (Scotland) Act 2016 has caused some discussion north of the border, as insurers and policyholders consider how the Act will impact upon civil claims in Scotland.
Week in Post: Softball, Millennials, results season, beards, Beale and Jason Bourne
This week the Post editorial team, alongside their colleagues from Insurance Age, sales, events and subscriptions took part in the annual Incisive Insurance softball showdown.
China counts $33bn costs from major flooding
According to Aon Benfield's catastrophe modeling team Impact Forecasting the recent flooding in China could cost the country as much as $33bn (£25bn) in economic losses.
Asbestos victims face difficulty tracing employers as Companies House seeks to delete records
Thousands of seriously ill workers and bereaved families could have their efforts to seek redress against negligent employers severely hampered under new plans to delete Companies House records according to the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
Homeserve ‘good bad’ deal says Aviva’s UK GI CEO Holmes
Aviva’s Homeserve deal has been labelled a ‘good bad deal’ by UK General Insurance CEO after the partnership negatively affected the insurer's combined operating ratio by 1% in its interim results.
Aviva's global profits jump 13%; GI COR rises
Aviva had a mixed first half to the year as its life insurance division performed well and its general insurance profits fell.
RSA posts strong global first half results as pre-tax profit grows 20%
RSA's turnaround under CEO Stephen Hester has continued in the first half of 2016.
Suncorp's insurance profits fall 17.5% for full year
Adverse weather events meant Australian insurance giant Suncorp missed its full year catastrophe allowance by A$60m (£34m).
Blog: Insurers must shout about the good service
I've worked at the sharp end of our industry for more than 30 years now and seen firsthand how we help to put peoples' lives and businesses back together following serious incidents such as a storm, flood or fire. However, the public perception of the…
More than a dozen organisations support ABI proposals on fire prevention
Over a dozen organisations have supported proposals put forward by the Association of British Insurers to ensure sprinklers are installed in more high-risk buildings.
Is the insurance industry being forced to subsidise road repair?
Industry highlights concerns over bills submitted by Highways England
Ex-LV MD O'Roarke oversees first exec hire as Horwich Farrelly chair
The specialist insurance law firm Horwich Farrelly has appointed Thomas Reynard as its chief operating officer.
Law Superstore CEO Matthew Briggs hails legal aggregator as transparency game changer
A new aggregator offering legal services - including public injury and road traffic accident options - is poised to launch next week with its boss boasting that Law Superstore could hail a new era of transparency in the sector.
CMC industry continues to shrink due to regulation, MoJ reveals
Industry-wide turnover for personal injury CMCs has dropped 44% to £215m from £310m last year, as the industry continues to shrink as a result of government regulation.
No clarity over who will pay for ADAS recalibration
Thatcham Research has issued a new voluntary code of practice to provide clear guidance on the recalibration of car safety technology during the replacement or refit of windscreens.
Las Vegas fraudster pleads guilty to laundering £66,000 of dead mother's pension
A woman who pocketed £66,000 of her mother’s pension payments three years after she died has pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering.
Vehicle thefts up for first time in 20 years in London
The Metropolitan Police has seen the first rise in vehicle thefts in 20 years, a Home Office report has revealed.
Charles Taylor to set up a TPA in Q4
Charles Taylor will establish a third party administrator to handle specialist lines later this year, Post has learned.
Supreme Court rules that claims cases can be re-opened
The Supreme Court has ruled that cases can be re-opened if new evidence of fraud subsequently comes to light after the settlement.
Blog: Blockchain, from industry loss warranties to original insureds
Blockchain could revolutionise the insurance and reinsurance industry.
China still heavily underinsured for floods, says Swiss Re
China's dramatic flooding over the last month has once again highlighted the prevalence of underinsurance in the country.