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In Series: Personal Lines: The good old days
Insurers now benefit from data usage that allows them to tailor prices from hundreds of categories. But this wasn’t always the case.
Axa to buy HSBC Singapore's life and medical insurance business
HSBC Insurance (Singapore) Pte, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings, has agreed to sell its group term life insurance and group medical insurance portfolios in Singapore to Axa Life Insurance Singapore.
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Bluefin names Boden as non-exec chairman
Axa-owned broker Bluefin has replaced outgoing chairman Ian Brimecome with its non-executive director George Boden.
Technology: Get smart, get appy
Insurers are widely considered to be slow adopters of new technology, but how do they fare in the world of mobile apps?
GUK director Simpson joins Bollington
Bollington has appointed its non-executive director and business support director of Groupama's GUK Broking Services as chief operating officer with responsibility for finance and operations from 1 April.
Axa uses £250k investment to boost community broker offering
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has increased the number of account managed brokers at its Bolton national trading centre from 100 to 1000 following £250 000 investment.
Claims: Front of house?
Representing the main touchpoint between insurers and customers, claims departments are of vital importance but have traditionally struggled to attract top-level staff. Is this now changing?
Broker networks called into question after Aviva ends Willis relationship
Willis Networks’ remaining insurer partners have pledged support for the business despite broker concerns that insurers will exit network relationships as part of their pursuit of profitable commercial lines business, after it was confirmed it will sever…
Transport Select Committee whiplash inquiry offers fresh hope to PI lawyers
Personal injury lawyers are hopeful the Transport Select Committee’s fresh inquiry into whiplash – launched a week after the Ministry of Justice closed its own consultation – will provide their businesses with a lifeline. This comes as a group of law…
Penny speed meets... Simon Hodgin, Manchester branch manager, Axa
Being an insatiable socialite, Penny Black is always eager to probe the personalities behind the professional veneer of her industry friends. What better way to squeeze in and share as many intimate revelations as possible than her very own ‘speed…
Axa secures £150m capacity win
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary will provide £150m capacity to Prestige Underwriting Services as part of a five-year deal.
Axa warns consumers of pitfalls of underinsurance
Axa is urging brokers to warn customers of the possible consequences of cutting back on insurance as they look for ways to reduce their spending.
Reames reunites with ex-Swiftcover colleagues at consultancy start-up
Axa’s former chief claims officer and Swiftcover executive Robin Reames has ruled out building a “Swiftcover mark II” after reuniting with three former colleagues at their new Kent-based consultancy firm Trinity M.
Improving Underwriting: Driving Profits
Can a more sophisticated approach to underwriting help motor insurers finally turn a profit?
Axa sees PMI membership rise in 2012
Axa grew its private medical insurance membership base by 11% in 2012.
Axa marketing director and ex-Swiftcover exec Tina Shortle resigns
Axa personal lines marketing director and former Swiftcover executive Tina Shortle has resigned from the company, Postonline can reveal.
International: Are you protected?
A pan-European data protection regulation may enhance transparency and accountability, but could inadvertently hamper insurance activities, harming companies and policyholders.
Digital Insurance Strategies: Online insurance fails to take off for SMEs as customers are ‘not quite ready’
Take-up of online insurance remains stunted among small and medium-sized enterprises, according to a panel of speakers at Post’s Digital Insurance Strategies conference.
RSA beats peers to eighth place in Sunday Times best employer list
RSA has become the highest ranking insurer in the Sunday Times Top 25 Big Companies to Work For in 2013, coming eighth overall, compared to sixth in 2012.
Apil: ‘Dark day’ for innocent PI claimants
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers said today was a “dark day” for innocent claimants, as the High Court rejected its legal challenge to the Ministry of Justice consultation on the Road Traffic Accident scheme.
Data Protection: Regulation frustration
A pan-European data protection regulation may enhance transparency and accountability, but could inadvertently hamper insurance activities, harming companies and policyholders.
My Best XI Alasdair Stewart, marketing and communications director, Axa
Alasdair Stewart, marketing and communications director at Axa, has followed recent contributors by picking a starting line-up jam-packed with insurance big hitters. However, he may have to fight off accusations of nepotism, after selecting his son in…
Claims Club: Firm leaders face battle to regain confidence of their staff
Insurance firms must tackle a decline in trust among customer-facing staff in senior management if they are to reap the rewards of consumer satisfaction.