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Bupa opens office in Switzerland
Bupa has opened a new office in Zurich in order to cater to the growing expatriate base in Switzerland.
Government to outline ‘further plans’ to tackle whiplash
The government will outline new plans for tackling whiplash “in due course”, the Ministry of Justice said.
Asian insurers urged to improve customer-centricity
Insurers need to have deeper engagement with their customers and understand the technology involved according to a senior panel discussion on customer-centricity at the East Asia Insurance Congress 2016.
Whiplash reforms 'have been shelved'
Whiplash reforms have been shelved by the Ministry of Justice, the Association of British Insurers has said.
Gable administration was 'inevitable', say brokers
Brokers have described Gable’s administration as “inevitable”, with those who still hold policies with the troubled Liechtenstein insurer being advised to immediately find new cover.
Insurer Gable goes into administration
Troubled insurer Gable has gone into administration because it couldn’t meet the obligations of Solvency II.
Claims Club Summit 2016: Historical sex abuse claims handling may need to be reformed
Insurers are being called on to reassess how historic abuse claims are handled so that they give more justice to abuse victims.
SSP calls for ‘increased scrutiny’ over software houses
SSP will welcome “increased scrutiny” from the Financial Conduct Authority in the wake of an outage that has affected a third of its customer base.
Matthew Stuttard to leave Swinton
Matthew Stuttard, Swinton’s regional commercial manager, has left the broker it has been confirmed.
Claims Club Summit 2016: Access to Justice extends olive branch to insurers
Access to Justice spokesman Craig Budsworth has extended an olive branch to insurers by suggesting that a middle ground can be found over whiplash reform.
Claims Club Summit 2016: Artificial intelligence could bring increased accuracy
Artificial intelligence could be used to make the claims process more efficient as robots are said to be able to complete tasks quicker and without errors.
Man injured in park gets compensation claim thrown out
A man who fell from an ornamental bridge in a park has had his compensation claim quashed in what Zurich has described as a “victory for common sense”.
Gallagher enters deal with University of Glasgow
Arthur J Gallagher is to provide risk management and insurance broking services to the University of Glasgow.
Marsh hires Wilis executive Ailsa King
Marsh has hired Ailsa King as chief client officer from Willis Towers Watson.
Brexit a 'stumbling block' for globalisation, Lloyd's Asia boss warns
The head of Lloyd's Asia-Pacific has described Brexit as "one of the biggest stumbling blocks for globalisation".
'Smart contracts' could mean lower premiums and efficient claims management
'Smart contracts' could help insurers settle claims quicker and provide better services and potentially save $21bn (£17bn) worth of claims costs globally.
Bupa appoints Alex Perry as CEO
Alex Perry has been appointed CEO of Bupa Insurance.
Aon acquires cyber risk specialist Stroz Friedberg
Aon is to buy US risk management firm, Stoz Fredberg.
Swinton chooses new headquarters in Manchester city centre location
Swinton Group has moved its Manchester headquarters and customer contact centre to a new city centre location.
Esure releases timeline for Go Compare demerger
Go Compare will be floated on the stock exchange by November, parent group Esure told investors.
Cornish Mutual expands with new Devon Office
Cornish Mutual has opened a new Devon office in order to help service its growing membership in East Devon, Somerset and Dorset.
Biba review into software houses to be a 'major work'
An independent investigation into the disaster recovery plans of broking software houses will be completed by the first quarter of next year.
Caps Consortium appoints John O'Roarke as chairman
Caps Consortium has appointed John O’Roarke as chairman of its advisory board.
Biba hosts meeting between SSP and brokers
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association facilitated a “full and frank discussion” between software house SSP and brokers affected by its August outage last night in its London offices.