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Special Report: The future of personal lines insurance
Retail insurance customers are changing, with a growing opinion that those born after 2000 will have very different expectations than those over twice their age because they are digital natives. Sam Barrett explores what the industry needs to do to…
This week: Go Compare's car crash advert
Go Compare was criticised this week for an arguably tone-deaf advert in which its singing mascot was involved in a serious car accident.
LV's Pardeep Bassi on how insurers can harness AI
The insurance industry is on the verge of a seismic, data-driven shift due to the quantity of data available and the ability to turn this data into an action via artificial intelligence, writes Pardeep Bassi, head of data science at LV.
Spotlight: SME market: Where do the biggest opportunities lie for brokers in the SME market?
There seems to be a significant number of drivers for change in the SME market, which begs the question how the relationship between brokers and these clients will change. Edward Murray looks at the opportunities available for intermediaries to remain as…
FCA cracks down on misleading CMC ads
Claims management companies must raise their advertising standards to ensure they do not mislead customers, the Financial Conduct Authority has said.
This month in Post: Insurtechs, results and discount rate
London seems strangely quiet in the summer, most people are away on holiday, and out of office replies are basically a given.
LV sets deadline for L&G GI integration
LV will complete the transfer of business from L&G General Insurance by the beginning of 2023.
LV eyes premium increases following £13m Ogden blow
LV has been hit with a £13m blow as a result of the Ogden rate, which the insurer said could push up premiums by 1%.
Allianz commercial COR slips
Allianz UK has seen commercial lines underwriting profit slip in the first half.
LV's Clare Lunn appointed to head industry's counter-fraud organisation
Exclusive: Clare Lunn, director of fraud at LV, has been selected as a chair of the the General Insurance Fraud Committee.
This week: Gaukward moment for insurers following Ogden change
It was around Spring when office chat turned to the trend of insurers bolstering full year accounts through claims reserve releases.
Young driver curfew plans 'could have deadly consequences'
Introducing graduated licensing for young drivers could have unintended adverse effects, warns Mike Brockman, CEO and founder of ThingCo.
Allianz and LV win big at 2019 British Insurance Awards: Full list of winners
Allianz was among the big winners at the 25th British Insurance Awards at the Royal Albert Hall scooping three individual awards including General Insurer of the Year.
This week: heatwave, hurdles and honours
Our neighbours in France may have hit their highest ever recorded temperature this week as the heatwave that struck Europe saw schools closed, but Post revealed motorists holidaying there will not be able to claim compensation if they are struck by an…
LV on hunt for retail business director as Beard exits the business
Exclusive: LV General Insurance retail business director, Andrew Beard, has left the insurer after 12 years.
The Post Claims Awards 2019: Full list of winners
Who won what at last night's Post Claims Awards?
Analysis: Balancing risk and reward at board level
Risk managers believe that risk reporting and mitigation should no longer be an isolated item on the board agenda but how can they get the executive buy-in to this?
Analysis: Cutting the costs and risks of employee benefits
Being able to offer attractive employee benefits is vital in terms of recruitment, retention and productivity, but they are both costly and risky
Allianz to integrate L&G into LV
Allianz will transfer Legal & General’s general insurance business to LV once it completes its takeover at the end of the year.
This week in Post: Big fish, little fish, cardboard box?
It might be the name, but this week I’ve spotted some similarities between Gibraltarian unrated insurer-facing-liquidation Lamp Insurance and an angler fish, sparking some strange and slippery debate in the office.