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Week in Post: Rio 2016, diving doggies, a racism row and rejoice, the Insurance Act is finally here!
You know you’ve been bitten by the Olympic bug when you find yourself watching the weightlifting at 1:30am in the morning, hours before you have an event and need to be pretty sharp.
Insurers say basing insurance pricing on ethnicity would be 'ethically wrong'
Insurers have spoken out against the recent report from a PI legal firm that suggests motorists living in areas with a high proportion of ethnic minorities pay higher premiums for motor insurance.
Norfolk insurance broker Hugh J Boswell becomes latest to suffer a cyber-attack
Norfolk insurance broker Hugh J Boswell has become the latest insurance firm to suffer a cyber-attack, Post can reveal.
Motorists pay higher premiums in ethnic neighbourhoods, says PI legal firm
Motorists living in areas with a high proportion of ethnic minorities pay higher premiums for motor insurance, according to a report commissioned by a personal injury legal practice - and dismissed by the Association of British Insurers as flawed and…
Motor insurance premiums up 10% from last year
The average price paid for private comprehensive motor insurance has increased by 1% in Q2 2016, up 10% from the same period last year, according to the Association of British Insurers.
More than nine out of 10 winter flood claims now settled, says ABI
More than nine out of 10 claims following the winter storms have been fully or partly settled, the Association of British Insurers has said.
More than a dozen organisations support ABI proposals on fire prevention
Over a dozen organisations have supported proposals put forward by the Association of British Insurers to ensure sprinklers are installed in more high-risk buildings.
Driving test consultation is a missed opportunity, insurers say
Proposed changes to the driving test are a missed opportunity to ensure the safety of drivers and increase insurance compliance, insurers have said.
Travel: Navigating the exclusions
Travel insurance policies come with exclusions that can have huge consequences on your financial and personal life.
Sprinklers should be compulsory in new warehouses says ABI
Sprinklers should be made a legal requirement in all new warehouses over 2,000m2, the Association of British Insurers has said.
LV CEO Richard Rowney appointed to ABI board
LV CEO Richard Rowney has been appointed to the board of the Association for British Insurers, to replace retiring LV CEO Mike Rogers.
Thatcham code of conduct for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems to be published this month
The Thatcham code of conduct report for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems is due to be published later this month, Post can reveal.
Blog: So what will Brexit mean for insurance claims staff?
Following the UK electorate’s vote to leave the European Union, there has been a lot of crystal ball gazing as to what it might mean for the insurance industry.
Collateral lies ruling 'a blow to honest customers', says ABI
Today’s Supreme Court ruling on the inability of collateral lies to invalidate an insurance claim could come as a blow to honest customers, the Association of British Insurers has warned.
Collateral lies will not invalidate claims, rules Supreme Court
Telling a “collateral lie" will not invalidate an insurance claim, the Supreme Court ruled today.
Insurers begin lobbying ministers following cabinet reshuffle
Insurers and brokers have already begun lobbying the new cabinet following prime minister Theresa May’s reshuffle last week.
ABI issues warning to Pokemon Go players
The Association of British Insurers has issued a warning to Pokemon Go fans not to get so caught up in the game they have an accident.
Changes to driving test won't reduce death on the roads, says ABI
Proposed changes to the practical driving test do not go far enough to prevent road deaths, the Association of British Insurers has warned.
ABI welcomes appointment of Theresa May
The appointment of Theresa May has been welcomed by the Association of British Insurers as a ‘positive day in British public life’.
Climate change to outpace planned flood safeguards
Changes in climate are likely to outpace efforts to safeguard UK infrastructure against further flooding, a new report from the Committee on Climate Change has claimed.
15 insurers agree to link bonuses to gender diversity
Fifteen insurance firms have signed up to a new government charter designed to improve gender diversity in senior positions within the sector.
ABI extends funding commitment to Insurance Fraud Register
The Association for British Insurers will extend funding for the Insurance Fraud Register until 2020.
Claims handlers soft targets for scammers seeking data
Insurers forced to issue warnings to staff when they socialise after work
Great fire of London would cost insurers £37bn today says ABI
Insurers would have to dish out £37bn if a fire the size of the Great Fire of London were to happen today, the Association of British Insurers has said in the lead up to the 350th commemoration of the fire.