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List of 305 brokers affected by SSP outage submitted to FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority has received a list of 305 brokers affected by the SSP outage.
FCA sees dramatic rise in cyber attacks
There were 75 cyber attacks on financial services firms last year, the Financial Conduct Authority said.
CII will move from Insurance Hall, Fisher confirms
Chartered Insurance Institute CEO Sian Fisher told Post that the body will move from historic Insurance Hall to offices in the city.
Hanjin crisis now a ‘global claims phenomenon’, loss adjusters warn
Loss adjusters have been appointed multi-million pound contracts to recover cargo lost as a result of the Hanjin shipping crisis.
Lorega appointed loss adjuster for Brightside
Lorega will provide loss adjusting and recovery services to SME clients of Brightside.
Competition watchdog to investigate price comparison sites
The competition watchdog is to examine whether the information listed on price comparison sites can be trusted.
Homes should come with flood warnings, says ABI
Home buyers are more likely to assess accessibility to parking than risk of flooding when buying a house.
A2J claims on insurer trust crisis is ‘pot and kettle moment’
A report from claims lawyers saying the public don’t trust insurers is “one of the year’s best pot and kettle moments”, according to the Association of British Insurers.
R&Q agrees to reinsure outstanding SIMIA contracts
Randall and Quilter has reached an agreement with closed mutual SIMIA to reinsure all outstanding contracts.
Portas joins PWC as partner
Jane Portas has joined Price Waterhouse Coopers UK as a partner.
FCA data centre outage due to 'accidental discharge' of sprinkler
The outage of the Financial Conduct Authority’s online reporting platform was caused by the ‘accidental discharge’ of a sprinkler system.
AA underwriting business expands into home
AA’s newly launched underwriting business is on target to write 100,000 policies in the first year of its launch.
Video: Post's He for She commitments
Post is supporting the Chartered Insurance Institute’s He for She campaign - making simple, achievable personal commitments that inspire others to join the conversation and show support for gender parity.
Public don’t trust insurers to pass on car insurance savings
Four out of five members of the public do not believe insurance companies will hand customers any savings made from proposed government reforms to personal injury claims.
Alton Towers crash could see more attention paid to risk management, insurers say
Insurers have said the Alton Towers 'smiler' crash has forced them to look closer at theme park risk management.
Vitality offers Apple Watch in 'health telematics' deal
Health insurer Vitality has become the first in Britain to encourage customers into exercising by offering an Apple smartwatch as a reward.
Maguire set to retire from CEO role at Aegis
Alan Maguire will retire as president and CEO of Aegis after 20 years with the business.
GRP snaps up Marshall Woolridge
Global Risk Partners, has acquired Marshall Wooldridge, the company's seventh acquisition in recent months.
Willis to hire ‘untapped pool’ of people with autism
Willis Towers Watson has introduced in the UK a plan to proactively hire people with autistic spectrum disorders.
PIB granted Lloyd's registered broker status
PIB Insurance Brokers has been granted Lloyd’s registered broker status, allowing them access to the Lloyd’s underwriting market.
Europe set for five-year high in M&A activity
European mergers and acquisitions activity is on track to reach a five-year high by the end of the year.
Yutree launches binding authority liability product with Endurance
Yutree Underwriting has launched a binding authority liability product backed by Lloyd's syndicate Endurance.
Live blog: Dive In
Post's journalists are attending the Dive In festival.
Russell Higginbotham appointed IIL president
Russell Higginbotham, global head of life and health products for Swiss Re, has been appointed as the new president of the Insurance Institute of London.