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Dash cam app could help tackle motor fraud
Dash cam app Jolt, which records videos in the event of a crash via a driver’s smartphone, will launch next month.
£650,000 'crash for cash' gang sentenced
A sprawling crash for cash gang has been sentenced for its involvement in a £650,000 scam involving 23 insurers.
This week in Post: Cracking on with Christmas shopping
Walking around London and seeing the shops and streets beginning to fill up with signs of Christmas, I wondered what industry-related gifts insurance companies might be asking for this year.
Bupa buys dental provider for £835m
Health insurer Bupa has bought a private dental provider for £835m.
MAP staffer named 'underwriter of the year'
Richard Trubshaw, a property underwriter at Managing Agency Partners, has been named London’s leading underwriter based on broker nominations, according to a new report.
Kevin Ingram appointed senior vice president of FM Global
Kevin Ingram has been appointed senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer of FM Global.
Biba welcomes FCA's plans to review its handbook
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has welcomed the Financial Conduct Authority’s suggestion that it would review its handbook.
'Lavish' woman sentenced for taking insurance company for a ride
A woman has been sentenced after falsely claiming £10,000 for stolen horse saddles. The money was used to "fund her lavish lifestyle".
Hiscox appoints Justin Bowen as Europe chief underwriting officer
Hiscox has appointed Justin Bowen as chief underwriting officer for its European operations.
Gallagher names Peter Mason as executive director of UK education practice
Arthur J Gallagher has appointed Peter Mason as executive director in its specialist UK public sector and education practice.
R&Q wins court case over 9/11 terrorist attacks claim
A payout from claimants in the 9/11 terrorist attack has been partly recouped by Randall and Quilter against the company's reinsurer.
Mass resignations at Gallagher's Croydon business
Arthur J Gallagher's insurance services director Nigel Palmer and other members of the Croydon-based commercial affinities team have resigned.
ABI urges regulators to 'refine not replace' Solvency II post-Brexit
Insurers are calling on regulators to refine Solvency II to better suit the UK market, rather than replace it entirely when the UK leaves the EU.
Underwriting Service Awards 2016: Winners
The industry’s underwriting powerhouses gathered at the Post’s annual Underwriting Service Awards bash.
Neon exits punishing Italian medical malpractice account
Neon has exited its unprofitable Italian medical malpractice account.
Zurich aims to make $1.5bn in savings by 2019
Zurich is targetting $1.5bn (£1.2bn) of cost cutting at the group level over the next three years.
FCA may review its 'six foot tall' handbook
The Financial Conduct Authority has plans to review its 'six foot tall' handbook.
Scandinavian Gable policyholders not protected by government schemes
Scandinavian policyholders will not be protected by government guarantee schemes if Gable is declared bankrupt.
Thousands of motorists potentially uninsured following Enterprise collapse
More than 10,000 motorists may be driving without insurance following the collapse of Enterprise.
Live: Industry reacts to whiplash consultation
Live blog with reactions from lawyers and insurers to the whiplash consultation published today.
Whiplash proposals will 'take common law back to the dark ages', lawyers say
Personal injury lawyers have reacted negatively to the government's whiplash consultation, which launched today.
Insurers welcome government's whiplash consultation after MoJ u-turn
Insurers have welcomed the government’s whiplash reform consultation, which launched today after apparently being 'shelved' in October.
MoJ launches whiplash consultation
The Ministry of Justice today launched its consultation on proposals to personal injury reform.
Lie detector system 'could help insurers stop fraud at the point of inception'
A new Birmingham start-up has developed a virtual lie detector which uses speech recognition to combat insurance and banking fraud.