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Post’s Top 100 UK insurer rankings 2016
The results are out. Has your company made Post’s Top 100 UK insurers 2016?
Castel launches speciality division
Castel Underwriting has launched a new speciality division to support individual underwriters who have smaller books of niche business.
Top 100 UK Insurers 2016: Top 20 insurers: Regional office map
Where can you find the offices of the Top 20 UK insurers? Find out in our interactive map.
Post’s Top 100 UK Insurers: Full 100 listing
Each year Post works in association with ratings agency AM Best to put together a list of the UK’s top 100 insurers.
Top UK Insurers ranking 2016: Number 8 – Allianz Insurance
Rank: 8 (2014 rank: 8)
Week in Post: Moving house, losing trust, and diversity
Having recently moved from the outskirts of London to Somerset to increase my rebellious teenage son's chances of staying at school, I now understand why Londoners might be considered slightly arrogant.
Insurers call on government to halt motorway expansion plans due to safety fears
Insurers have called on the government to put a hold on all lane running plans across the motorway network until safety concerns have been answered.
Allianz says whiplash reforms 'are not about fraud'
Allianz has responded to the blog by Sue Brown, chair of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society, on why banning small personal injury claims would be a mistake.
Video: SME underinsurance with Harriet Conway
With more than five million SMEs in the UK and a recent warning that up to 40% of these may be underinsured, it is time for the insurance industry to step up and start tackling this rising problem.
SME underinsurance: Protecting customer outcomes
With 5.4 million SMEs in the UK, more can be done to enhance the claims service they receive
SME underinsurance: Fixing the SME market
Has anything changed in the SME sector since the FCA’s thematic review? And if not, why not?
Allianz Ventures invests in robo-advisory wealth management system
Allianz Ventures has decided to take a shareholding in robo-advisory system MoneyFarm to help broaden its presence within Europe.
The case for a united front in the fight against fraud
The insurance industry has been multiplying initiatives against fraud but is it presenting a unified front against increasingly organised scams?
Google France looks to re-enter insurance market amid talks with insurers
Google's French division is seeking partnerships with insurance companies to work across some of its businesses including smart-tech provider Nest.
Top 30 European insurers 2016: At the top of their game
A lack of large natural disasters, favourable exchange rates and a number of sizeable mergers have seen many of the top 30 European insurers weather the tough environment and climb the rankings
Roundtable: Autonomous driving systems need standards
Can insurers keep up with the pace of change powered by Advanced Driver Assistance Systems – especially when it comes to repairs? Post, in association with Autoglass, hosted an industry roundtable to find out
Week in Post: trampolining, brokers in the dark and cake
I was reminded of the insurance industry this surprising sunny bank holiday weekend when I was required to sign a waiver to accept and acknowledge my participation in Gravity Force trampolining could entail "known and unknown risks that could result in…
Blog: 10 years of collaboration with the Insurance Fraud Bureau
In 2006, insurers were alert to the threat of organised criminal groups targeting them in an attempt to defraud millions of pounds.
Allianz says plans to replace to replace QBE-bound Broughton "well developed"
Andrew Broughton has left Allianz where he was director of commercial broker markets and will join QBE as executive general manager of corporate partners and direct.
Allianz will not revise policy for crashed Airlander 10
Allianz will not revise premiums for the experimental Airlander 10, despite the aircraft crashing on its second flight last week.
Rios rejoins Allianz for Asia-Pacific risk role
Diego Rios has returned to Allianz as chief risk officer for Allianz Asia-Pacific.
Brightside sees slump due to 'brutal' motor market
Personal lines broker Brightside has seen its pre-tax earnings drop by 24% amid what it described as a “brutal” private motor environment.
Interview: Valeria Calvo, risk manager, London Stock Exchange
As a risk manager, Valeria Calvo's worst nightmare would be a broker not working in her best interest. But she could probably spot such bias: she's worked as a broker - and as an underwriter - before buying insurance for the London Stock Exchange.
Portevin switches roles and Carter to retire at Allianz's global commercial arm
Senior management shake-up at Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty.