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Aviva launches health insurance to corporate clients
Aviva has launched a low cost ‘Health Essentials’ insurance to its corporate clients which will enable employers to offer top-up cancer and physiotherapy cover to their employees.
L&G to offer leak detector to home clients
Legal & General has partnered with Home Serve to offer Leak Bot to its home insurance customers.
Neon appoints Mark Gibson as reinsurance and alternative capital director
Neon has appointed Mark Gibson as reinsurance and alternative capital director, effective immediately.
Go Compare on track for 22% boost in half-year earnings
Price comparison site Go Compare has said it's on track for a 22% leap in earnings for the six-month period ending 30 June 2017.
XL Catlin names Ochsenkuehn head of global programs
XL Catlin has appointed Sonja Ochsenkuehn as head of global programs.
Government to buy insurance against disasters in developing countries
Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans to use the expertise of the City of London’s insurance market to develop insurance markets in developing countries.
Parliament: Highways contractors 'inflating claims'
Contractors for Highways England are allegedly submitting inflated claims for highway infrastructure damage caused during motor accidents, the House of Lords has heard.
Voyager Insurance names Carl Carter as managing director
Voyager Insurance has appointed Carl Carter as managing director.
Data breaches reported by insurance companies doubles in the last year
The number of data breaches reported to the Information Commissioner’s office by financial service companies has risen by 23%.
Cunningham Lindsey appoints Stephen Foster as marine technical director
Cunningham Lindsey has appointed Stephen Foster as technical director, marine in the UK.
Elite's rating likely to be downgraded as it goes into run-off
Gibraltar-based Elite Insurance's Insurer Financial Strength rating has been scored as BBB, on Rating Watch Negative.
ABI calls on government to defuse 'discount rate bombshell'
The Association of British Insurers has called on the government to take action against motor claims costs as premiums reach record levels for almost all age groups.
Government cracks down on false holiday sickness claims
The government has launched a crackdown on bogus holiday sickness claims.
GDPR ‘a shot in the arm’ for cyber insurance
The incoming EU data protection regulation is likely to be a “shot in the arm” for the cyber market, resulting in a marked growth in cyber insurance revenues, according to AM Best.
Ex-Aviva employee sentenced after selling customer claims data
A rogue Aviva employee has been slapped with a two year suspended sentence after selling customer claims data for a total of £4500.
Industry thwarted £25m fraudulent claims a week in 2016
The insurance sector thwarted 2,400 fraudulent insurance claims valued at £25m every week in 2016, according to figures from the Association of British Insurers.
Grenfell Tower blaze could result in claims of £50m
The Grenfell Tower blaze could result in property and liability claims of £50m, the Norwegian carrier responsible for insuring the building said.
Green Insurance acquires marine broker Collidge & Partners
Specialist marine broker Collidge & Partners has been acquired by Bexhill-based broking firm Green Insurance Group.
Marsh and Aon offices visited in connection to Irish motor competition investigation
Marsh and Aon are among the brokers visited by the European Commission as part of its motor investigation in Ireland.
Willis Re names James Kent global CEO
Willis Re has announced that James Kent will succeed John Cavanagh as global CEO.
