Claims
Catastrophes force $31bn global payouts in H1
Insurers paid out $31bn (£23.5bn) in the first half of the year as a result of catastrophes, an increase of 51% over last year.
When should older drivers hang up their keys?
Older drivers are a growing market, whose risk is difficult to assess.
Blog: Riots and claims, five years after the London unrest
When the ‘Black Lives Matter' protests on 5 August brought West London traffic to a standstill and cut off the M4 corridor into Heathrow Airport, one couldn't help thinking of the simmering social tensions that led to widespread rioting five years ago.
The nomadic life: what does it take to be a specialist loss adjuster?
A group of new recruits to McLarens Aviation learn about what it takes to be a loss adjuster
Ford targets 2021 for driverless cars without steering wheels
Global motor giant Ford is looking to build a mass produced fully driverless car for ride-sharing by 2021.
Government accused of ‘watering down’ rules over sprinklers in schools
Insurers have accused the government of “watering down” rules over the installation of sprinklers in schools.
Axa's David Williams on the unbearable intrusion of CMCs
With two-thirds of the population cold-called on a weekly basis, it’s time to take action
Fire claims are getting more costly for insurers
Despite a continuing reduction in the number of fires, the cost of blazes is actually increasing. What can be done to educate the public about the risks involved?
Insurers could be hit by exposure to fossil fuel assets
Insurers could face billions of pounds of potential losses from investment in fossil fuels, as the sector has failed to carry out risk assessment on the impact of climate change regulation.
Blog: Action Fraud helpline not enough against cyber crime
The police alone cannot tackle cyber crime and the revamped fraud reporting centre may prove less helpful than hoped
Week in Post: Rio 2016, diving doggies, a racism row and rejoice, the Insurance Act is finally here!
You know you’ve been bitten by the Olympic bug when you find yourself watching the weightlifting at 1:30am in the morning, hours before you have an event and need to be pretty sharp.
Insurance Act quiz
The Insurance Act is upon us. How well do you know this much anticipated piece of legislation? Take our quiz to find out!
Topmark Claims appointed sole claims supplier for Crown Commercial Services Framework agreement
Topmark Claims has been appointed as the sole claims supplier for the Crown Commercial Services Framework agreement, which involves a minimum of 15 central government departments throughout the UK and Northern Ireland.
Das UK appoints James Henderson as managing director
Das UK has appointed James Henderson as managing director insurance for the UK and Ireland.
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.