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Insurance Fraud Summit 2016: Insurers must refer cases to the SRA to tackle fraud ‘training camps’
Insurers have been urged to submit referrals of regulatory breaches by legal entities to the Solicitors Regulatory Authority to tackle the scourge of legal fraud and 'training camps'.
The question of liability for autonomous vehicle claims
Tesla’s recent hack has moved the liability spotlight onto software providers
Customers' home insurance will not be 'invalidated' following Samsung recall
Insurers have warned customers to respond to Samsung’s recall of Galaxy Note 7 devices but have assured them that their homes will still be covered in the event of a fire.
Career development: Women in Finance Charter
Insurers have been rallying around the Women in Finance Charter as a way of pushing for more women in senior roles.
Technology and driverless cars are not a threat to the industry, insurers say
Insurance revenues are being driven down by advances in technology that will disrupt the industry and change the ways in which customers choose their premiums.
Post’s Top 100 UK insurer rankings 2016
The results are out. Has your company made Post’s Top 100 UK insurers 2016?
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 5 – Direct Line Group
Rank: 5 (2014 rank: 5)
Week in Post: Wasp stings, rebirth and rehab
I felt for brokers last week after I spent a few days incapacitated when a wasp sting on my ankle became infected and I was unable to walk.
Revealed: 10 insurers with the most complaints
Direct Line Group has received the highest number of general insurance related complaints in the first half of 2016, according to the latest figures from the Financial Ombudsman Service.
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
Justice minister to speak on whiplash reform at ABI motor conference
Newly appointed justice minister Oliver Heald will give the keynote presentation at the Association of British Insurers’ Motor Conference.
Diversity: How to implement a more eclectic workforce
Historically, the insurance industry has lacked diversity. When you imagine a typical insurance firm, you may picture a male, pale and stale boardroom. Increasingly, though, the industry has been implementing a range of initiatives to draw in a more…
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.
Week in Post: Softball, Millennials, results season, beards, Beale and Jason Bourne
This week the Post editorial team, alongside their colleagues from Insurance Age, sales, events and subscriptions took part in the annual Incisive Insurance softball showdown.
Geddes ‘proud’ of Direct Line for Business as growth continues
Direct Line Group is putting ‘extra effort’ into its commercial business as gross written premium for Direct Line for Business increased by 8% in the first half of 2016.
Direct Line's pre-tax profit falls 5% in first half
Profit before tax at Direct Line decreased £16.5m to £298.5m in the first half of the year (H1 £315m) after poor investment returns and a Flood Re levy.
Travel: Navigating the exclusions
Travel insurance policies come with exclusions that can have huge consequences on your financial and personal life.
Insurers discuss driverless cars consultation in Parliament
Insurers met on Tuesday in Parliament to discuss the government's consultation paper on insurance for driverless cars.
Digital: Using social media to engage customers
It has finally clicked with insurers that they need to engage with customers on social media, as it can help attract new business and build trust.
How insurers can grow telematics propositions in the UK
Post’s first Motor Insurance World conference hosted a VIP roundtable, debating how insurers can grow telematics propositions in the UK and help motor insurance shed its distress purchase tag
London floods are manageable, insurers say
Despite putting a dampener on summer, flooding last week in London is small-scale, according to insurers.
Direct Line sees more than 200 lightning claims
Direct line has seen more than 200 claims for lightning damage to homes so far this month, with some claims worth up to almost £46,000.