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CII Blog: Past, Present and Future
Now is a good idea time to reflect on the past year and 2011 was certainly a rollercoaster for those in insurance.
Axa prepares to screen £20m marketing campaign
Axa is preparing to launch a £20m TV marketing campaign across all of its UK business.
Insurers face payouts over ‘tainted’ Autofocus reports
Major insurers face huge payouts to credit hirer Accident Exchange after a judge ordered “thousands” of cases involving “tainted” Autofocus reports to be heard by the Court of Appeal.
S&P warns about Aviva, Allianz and Axa
Standard & Poor’s has issued a series of warnings about major insurers’ exposure to the euro debt crisis.
JLT Specialty plans three further regional offices in 2012
Bosses at JLT Specialty have vowed to open at least three more regional offices this year, in a bid to strengthen relationships with corporate clients across the UK.
Credit hire: Two sides to the story
Credit hire organisations and insurers are blaming each other for the cost of credit hire. With the Office of Fair Trading conducting a review, will anyone emerge victorious?
Mergers & Acquisitions: Bucking the trend
As the market weighs up the value of assets such as Groupama and Brit’s UK arms, deal making by insurers appears to be buoyant, especially when compared to other industry sectors. But is this a trend that is set to continue?
Spotlight on environment: Providing protection
With climate change increasing the likelihood of natural disasters, insurers must influence the debate on how businesses and governments manage risks such as supply chain failure.
Axa to use BAE systems fraud detector
Global insurer Axa has signed up to use BAE Systems claims fraud prevention service which it says will increase its efficiency and prevent honest customers from paying for fraudulent claims.
Axa SA and Ace believed to be vying for HSBC
Axa SA and Ace are believed to be in the final running for HSBC Holdings’s non-life insurance operations.
News analysis: Groupama UK up for sale — but who will buy the group?
Will Groupama be sold lock, stock and barrel or broken into an insurer and its broker parts?
Government must pass whiplash legislation quickly claim insurers
Insurers have backed calls for legislation, if something is to be done quickly about spiralling whiplash claims in the UK.
Employment: Hiring and firing
There are two sides to the recruitment story in the insurance industry — while some are reducing their headcount, others are looking to bring in fresh faces.
Axa report reveals mixed emotions for 2012 among SMEs
SME bosses across the UK are approaching 2012 with mixed outlooks concerning turnover, profitability and recruitment plans, according to a report published by Axa Commercial Lines.
Mapfre, Generali and CCR downgraded following sovereigns
A raft of European insurers including Italy-based Generali and Spanish insurer Mapfre were downgraded by Standard and Poor’s yesterday.
Post Intelligence Benchmarking: High Net Worth Personal Lines Insight Report 2011
Based on comprehensive input from 212 British Isles HNW P/L broking professionals, the High Net Worth Personal Lines Insight Report 2011 details the front-line service performance of the broker market's ten most-used HNW P/L insurers and MGAs.
Post Intelligence Benchmarking: Marine & Transport Insight Report 2011
Based on comprehensive input from 104 British Isles Marine & Transport broking professionals, the Marine & Transport Insurers Insight Report 2011 details the front-line service performance of the broker market's 13 most-used M&T insurers.
Bluefin recruits for Glasgow office
Axa-owned national insurance broker Bluefin has opened a new office in Atlantic Quay, Glasgow creating nine new jobs.
Industry responds to cost of motor insurance follow up report
The industry has delivered mixed responses to the Transport Committee's follow up to the cost of motor insurance report.
Claims v underwriting: Bridging the divide
While sharing the same goals, claims and underwriting are often disparate divisions. What can be done to help unify these two departments?
Pleural plaques: The definition of harm
It is now possible to seek compensation for pleural plaques in both Scotland and Northern Ireland, but not in England and Wales. How will this impact the insurance industry?
Axa raises €2.5bn to invest in the European property market
French insurer Axa will invest up to €2.5bn in the development of green and brownfield sites and existing properties which require extensive redevelopment across the continent, to exploit the gap left by banks in the property lending market.
A windstorm for the insurance market
As the market gradually starts to digest the recent European renewals, Francesca Nyman considers the increasing challenge that European windstorms pose and whether insurers are adequately protected against this risk.
Bancassurance: a bright future?
With all the turmoil across the Eurozone and with regulatory upheaval ahead, it seems it could be an interesting time for the bancassurance market, as Jakki May reports.