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Bluefin relationship with ICAEW extended for three years
Bluefin Professions has secured an exclusive appointment to provide professional indemnity and office insurance to members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales for a further three years.
Axa reports P&C growth in Turkey, Mexico and Gulf with Q3 results
Axa Group has reported total revenues up 1% to €68.4bn for the first nine months of 2012.
Axa revenues up 3.7%
Axa group results show improvement in revenues across the business, with P&C growing just over 5%.
Spotlight on Economy and Society: Run for cover
Underinsurance is an on-going issue for the industry and, without a concerted effort to tackle the problem, the effects of the financial storms may continue to strike.
Fraud 2012: App fraudsters 'going back to basics' to beat security
The role of brokers in weeding out application fraud is to grow as improvements to online security drive fraudsters back to phones and branches, according to a panel of industry experts.
Aviva among top firms for corporate social responsibility
Aviva is ranked fifth among European financial services firms for corporate social responsibility, according to a new report.
S&P affirms Axa Ireland rating
Standard & Poor's has affirmed its 'BBB+' long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings for Axa Ireland.
Chartered broker websites 'overlook the basics', report finds
Brokers are downplaying their chartered status on company websites, according to research commissioned by Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary.
Swiss Re unveils senior appointments
John Dacey, Swiss Re's head of group strategy and strategic investments, is to join the group executive committee from 1 November.
Axa Insurance Gulf opens Dubai branch
Axa Insurance Gulf is opening new offices for the UAE and regional operations in Dubai.
Fraud 2012: Fraud register will be extended to loss adjusters
The Insurance Fraud Register could be used as a template by the Home Office to roll out a UK-wide anti-fraud checking service.
Claims Event: OFT director deems GTA an inadequate solution
The general terms of agreement between insurers and credit hire organisations "is not an adequate solution to the problem" of motor market "dysfunctionality", according to a director at the Office of Fair Trading.
Barbon hires Bluefin and Axa heads for CKW roles
Barbon Insurance’s Cadogan Keelan Westall has appointed Amanda Hindman, pictured standing, and Sue Filsell.
Loss assessor jailed after Zurich uncovers claims 'conspiracy'
A Liverpool-based loss assessor was jailed yesterday for 18 months for conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation.
Country's biggest scam concludes as 'crash for cash' fraudster sentenced
A Bolton man who planned a series of 'crash for cash' scams on roundabouts through his insurance claims management company was found guilty of fraud and ordered to pay more than £7000.
Putting the brakes on European motor fraud
Motor insurance fraud ranges from uninsured driving, to cash-for-crash scams and exaggerated personal injury claims. Anne-Louise Fogtmann investigates what European insurers are doing to tackle the problem.
Market moves: FSJ, Liberty and RSA among main hirers in busy week for recruitment
This week FSJ continued its recent recruitment push by adding four new brokers to its growing team. Meanwhile, Liberty announced hires in its European underwriting arm and syndicates team, and RSA welcomed two new staff to its global speciality lines…
Industry fears homeowner panic as flood agreement expiration approaches
Brokers in high flood-risk areas have accused the Association of British Insurers of failing to "nail its colours to the mast" amid growing concern over the lack of a long-term replacement for the Statement of Principles.
Homeowners expose themselves to unpaid claims, report finds
Almost 60% of homeowners still expect their insurer to pay out for any weather-related damage to their home, no matter what its state of repair, Axa's winter claims research has revealed.
RSA lures Axa commercial liability boss
Corentin Maurice, Axa's former group head of commercial liability, has joined RSA as European liability leader in the firm’s global specialty lines business.
Axa launches Simple second wave
French insurer Axa has expanded its Simple product range designed to be traded online.
UK General looks to shed broker agencies to boost sales and service
UK General's new chief executive has revealed plans to reduce the number of agencies the insurer holds with brokers from its current level of 800 as part of an effort to build partnerships and improve its sales and service offering with a more select…
Interview: Peter Hubbard - back in business
After spending his time since leaving Axa in 2008 pre-occupied with a range of non-executive roles, Peter Hubbard has burst back onto the scene this week as chief executive of UK General. He talks to Post about his decision to return to a company in a…
Insurer-owned brokers: An endangered species?
The insurer-owned broker has become a permanent industry fixture in recent years, but a number of sales may have put the model in doubt. Are its days numbered?