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Helvetia completes sale of Belgian travel portfolio
Helvetia has completed the sale of the travel insurance portfolio of its Belgian subsidiary L'Européenne to Mapfre Asistencia.
Hijacked oil tanker is rescued by Malaysia's navy
The Orkim Harmony is now safe in the hands of the Malaysian navy, after it was taken over by pirates on 11 June.
Motor insurance sector data collection practices scrutinised by CMA
The Competition and Markets Authority has highlighted widespread concerns about the use of consumer data and a "fragile level of trust" over future methods of data collection in a report focusing on three sectors, including motor insurance.
LV pays tribute to Katy Hawker following her sudden passing
LV managing director John O’Roarke has paid tribute to the insurer’s former director of business change, Katy Hawker, following her sudden death at the age of 47.
Wallis reappointed Claims Portal chairman
Tim Wallis has been reappointed chairman of Claims Portal Limited following a review of the role.
Nexus targets European acquisition after further BP Marsh cash injection
Niche venture capital provider BP Marsh & Partners has increased its investment in independent specialty managing general agency Nexus Underwriting Management in order to support its acquisition plans.
Fidelis picks Sequel as software provider
New market entrant Fidelis has chosen software company Sequel to provide it with a range of underwriting, claims and risk exposure solutions.
Biba research finds SMEs not outsourcing insurance tasks to brokers
Research carried out for the British Insurance Brokers' Association has revealed that a significant number of leaders of small and medium-sized enterprises perform a lot of tasks outside their job descriptions, instead of outsourcing these to insurance…
Bird steps down from Besso board amid executive restructure
Colin Bird is to step down as chairman of Besso Limited as the business has announced the appointments of Rob Dowman and Russ Nichols as joint CEOs.
Airmic 2015: Five things we learned from the Airmic panel debate
Often seen as nothing more than an opportunity for broker and insurer finger pointing, this year’s Airmic panel debate benefited from the presence of a risk manager in the form of BP insurance manager Lesley Harding.
Collier to join Berkshire Hathaway as head of claims Asia-Pacific
Tim Collier, former regional claims manager at Catlin Singapore, is joining Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance later this year.
Home insurance market to be close to underwriting loss by 2016
Insurers are in danger of presiding over an underwriting loss in the home insurance market for the first time since 2007 if underlying profitability continues to be hampered by falling premiums.
Planned changes to salvage code categorisation criticised by BVSF
The British Vehicle Salvage Federation has criticised proposals to rework the salvage code of practice, describing plans to create a three category rule for written-off cars as “one of the worst failings” in the revised code.
Ropner hires Steve Jones as divisional director
Global Risk Partners- backed marine broker Ropner Insurance Services has recruited a senior team to support its growth in the marine trades and yachts segment.
South Korea offers tourists free Mers insurance
To help keep attracting tourists in the middle of an outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome, the South Korean government is offering free insurance.
Charles Taylor to replace Robson with Creasy as chairman
Former Kiln Group chairman Edward Creasy will replace Charles Taylor chair Rupert Robson following the release of the company’s half year results on 28 August.
CIS eyes 'role changes' following £55m tech deal
Co-operative Insurance Services has confirmed to Post there will be some “role changes” following the firm’s £55m deal with IBM to build an integrated insurance platform.
Insurance Telematics 2015: As it happened
Couldn't make it to the Insurance Telematics event in London? The Post team were blogging live from the event - find out what you missed.
IAG swaps premiums for Berkshire fee
Insurance Australia Group said its deal with Berkshire Hathaway will give it income stability and free up A$700m (£346m) of capital to pursue growth.
Lloyd's issues stark El Nino food supply warning
Lloyd's has commissioned research which shows the potential huge impact an El Nino year could have on the world's food supplies.
Industry committed to sharing economy despite Uber breach
The British Insurance Brokers' Association remains committed to the sharing economy, despite a breach in taxi company Uber's insurance document approval policy.
Pool Re to encourage non-members to offer mitigation credit
Pool Re hopes to convince non-member insurers to offer the 2.5% loss mitigation credit on premiums made available through a counter terrorism initiative launched by government yesterday (15 June).
Ex-Admiral employee guilty of trying to defraud her former company
A former Admiral member of staff has received a suspended custodial sentence for her part in a personal injury scam involving her ex-employer.
Airmic 2015: Airmic and Reputation Institute publish reputational risk guidance
Airmic and the Reputation Institute have released a step-by-step guide to managing reputational risk.