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Comment - Innovation: Singing the same songs?
The music industry has been revolutionised by technological advances. Tim Grant reflects on whether insurers can learn from how this transformation has been driven.
Direct Line appeals to High Court over £3.4m pay out
Insurance firm Direct Line has launched a High Court bid to recover millions of pounds paid out in damages to a motorist who claimed to be seriously injured in a road accident.
Postscript - 10 years ago: Early black box plans challenged
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 10 years ago reveals.
Government and police back DVLA motor data access pilot
The government and the Metropolitan police have thrown their weight behind a pilot scheme which will give motor underwriters access to externally held personal data on customers to check whether they have lied on their policy submissions.
Claims supplement - Customer experiences: The results are in
The members of Which?'s online community recently rated their claims experiences with both car and home insurers. Dan Moore reveals the findings of the survey.
Editor's comment: Commercially viable
The news that Iprism has secured private equity backing, which effectively values the business at £50m, is further evidence that the future of online commercial trading has finally reached its 'tipping point'.
RBS Insurance consults with a 1000 staff ahead of Indian outsourcing move
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance could offshore more than 300 back office roles to India after launching a consultation with more than a thousand staff last week.
Postscript - 10 years ago: Helphire case comes close to end
Looking through Post’s back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 10 years ago reveals.
RBSI seals EXL Indian outsourcing deal
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance could offshore more than 300 back office roles to India after launching a consultation with more than a thousand staff last week.
Legal update - NHS funding: The right to free care
A Primary Care Trust recently argued that a woman injured in a road accident was not eligible to receive NHS care due to winning a payout from her insurer. Glyn Jones explains the facts and implications of this case.
RBSI boss pleased with progress during "an important quarter"
Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance CEO Paul Geddes has hailed the three months to 30 September as "an important quarter" in which "progress" has been made.
RBS Insurance ramps up claims reserves by a further £100m in Q3
RBS Insurance today said it had set aside a further £100m for bodily injury claims reserves, largely relating to periodic payment orders. This follows the £320m established in respect of bodily injury in quarter two by the owner of Direct Line and…
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny understands that one managing director of an insurance firm had his moment in the sun last week.
RBS appoints banks for insurance sale
The Royal Bank of Scotland has confirmed the appointment of Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to oversee the sale of its insurance division.
Esure reveals earliest date for an IPO will be 2014
The founder and chairman of direct insurer Esure Peter Wood has revealed that 2014 is the earliest that it will launch an initial public offering.
Interview - Jon Greenwood: Into the hot seat
With a high turnover during the past seven years, the role of managing director of commercial and broker at RBSI could be seen as a poisoned chalice. Jonathan Swift talks to Jon Greenwood, the latest incumbent, about his optimism for the task in hand.
Postscript - Five years ago: Poor bumper design costing £250m a year
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from five years ago reveals.
Website Review: Aviva
In the latest of the new series for Post, web performance monitoring specialist Gomez turns its focus on Aviva's website, to assess how the insurer performs in a number of key areas and how it compares to some of its rivals.
MMA names new underwriting director
Former Esure underwriting and business development director Colin Batabyal has joined MMA, almost 11 months after departing his former employer.
Interview - Patrick Snowball: Turning the light on at Suncorp
When Patrick Snowball headed to Brisbane to take the reins at Suncorp, many in the UK industry were surprised. Jonathan Swift finds out why he took this particular job offer and his plans for his tenure.
Top 100 UK insurers - 2009
AM Best's top 100 insurer rankings in full, according to Financial Services Authority returns for 2009.
Brand analysis: A robust year for insurance brands
Despite the ongoing disruption in the financial services sector, the brand value of insurers has seen a healthy increase. James Park reports on the results and looks at the opportunities for the coming year.
Top 100 UK insurers - Top 20 spotlight
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5 years ago: RBSI sees more staff changes
Looking back through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of mroe than 150 years of insurance newss, as this highlight from five years ago reveals.