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Esure profits up 18% despite taking a battering in home market
Esure has seen profits rise by 18% despite losses in its home segment from weather claims.
Fitch issues gloomy warning for company market in wake of Ogden rate changes
Fitch has issued a gloomy warning for the UK non-life company market this year in the wake of the Ogden rate cut.
Aviva to focus on cost-cutting in wake of restructure
Aviva will look to make cuts in areas of the business that overlap following the recent restructure.
ICO fines nuisance call firm using customer data from brokers
A Hampshire company that made 22 million nuisance calls has been fined £270,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Claims boss John Latter to leave Zurich for Chubb
John Latter, director of technical claims at Zurich, has resigned and will join Chubb.
Novae hit by US catastrophes and Ogden as profit drops 45%
Novae has described its 98.3% pre-Ogden 2016 combined operating ratio as disappointing while the Lloyd's (re)insurer's investment portfolio performed well.
Charles Taylor eyes potential $6.1 trillion insurance market after solid 2016
London-headquartered global insurance services firm Charles Taylor is confident of global expansion after posting solid 2016 results.
Claims Club blog: Shaping insurance through digital eyes
The first Claims Club 2017 focused very much on the changing face of insurance through the lens of a number of insurtech entrepreneurs.
With the deadline less than a week away start your British Insurance Awards entry today
The countdown has well and truly began to get entries in for the 2017 British Insurance Awards with the deadline now less than a week away.
Chancellor’s budget of ‘little comfort’ to insurers
Chancellor Philip Hammond's Spring budget is of "little comfort" to insurers due to recent insurance premium tax hikes, trade bodies say.
Telematics broker becomes member of the IFB
Telematics broker, Carrot Insurance has become a member of the Insurance Fraud Bureau in a move that will see both parties sharing data with one another.
Insurers must fight fraud in the courtroom: Justice Kearns
Insurers must fight back against exaggerated and fraudulent personal injury claims in court, the chairman of Ireland’s Personal Injury Commission has said.
Admiral to raise motor premiums by 10% following Ogden
Admiral will increase premiums by a further 10% in coming months following a double whammy of the Ogden rate cut and the hike in the Insurance Premium Tax.
Irish PI compensation changes a 'major step forward for the market'
Guideline changes to personal injury lawsuit compensation in the Republic of Ireland is a “major step forward for the market,” one of the country’s top lawyers has said.
'Unknown impact' of discount rate cut to hit later in the year
Direct Line expects the "unknown impact" of the government's decision to cut the Ogden Discount rate to be felt later in the year when reinsurance costs are renegotiated.
Direct Line profit falls 30% in wake of Ogden rate cut
Direct Line has seen full year pre-tax profits fall by 30% owing to a hit from the discount rate reduction.
Legal Update: Robotic surgery - cutting through the insurance implications
With advances in robotics and artificial intelligence taking hold of the medical industry, do the benefits of robot-assisted surgery outweigh the risks - especially for insurers?
Aviva's Lindsey Rix on building trust and demystifying insurance
Let's be honest: insurance isn't the most exciting subject and it's often seen as a grudge purchase, something we have to have just in case the worst happens.
Axis to take £41m Ogden rate hit
Specialty insurer and reinsurer Axis Capital will take a £41m hit from the reduction in the Ogden discount rate.
Phone app allows policyholders to log a cyber claim
A phone app that enables policyholders to easily claim for a cyber breach has been launched by CFC Underwriting.
March 2017 Post: Census and CII CEO
My one-year-old just started toddling. She was so proud after pushing her walker to the other side of the room that she applauded herself. As a result, she lost her balance and landed on her bum.
Gibraltar insurer withdraws £20m UK motor capacity in wake of discount rate cut
A Gibraltar insurer has become the first to withdraw capacity to a UK managing general agent in the wake of the discount rate cut.
FCA sets deadline for PPI claims
The Financial Conduct Authority has put a deadline on payment protection insurance claims, bringing to a close a chapter that has cost firms billions in compensation.
Blog: Blaming local authorities for abuse
Abuse claims are prevalent in the media, with allegations of abuse continuing to emerge against football clubs and the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse holding its first public hearings, examining the cases of British children sent to…