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Pen’s Zurich deal; CFC’s M&A team; AIG’s leadership change
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Lithium batteries causing fire-related home claims to surge
Prestige Underwriting has called for better collaboration between e-bike manufacturers and insurers, after the average cost of fire-related home insurance claims has quadrupled since 2007, to more than £24,000.
Tesco’s pet partnership; Hiscox’s poetry; Biba’s compliance lead
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
LV’s checks catch serial travel insurance fraudster
A man who changed his name multiple times by deed poll and used the identities of his family and friends to make bogus travel insurance claims worth an estimated total of £75,000, has been sentenced.
Big Interview: Nick Turner, NFU Mutual
Nick Turner, group CEO of NFU Mutual, sits down with Harry Curtis to explain the insurer's growth ambitions, what it's like running a mutual, and how it serves rural communities.
Big Interview: R;pple Suicide Prevention’s Alice Hendy
Tom Luckham sits down with R;pple Suicide Prevention founder and CEO Alice Hendy MBE to discuss her career so far, mental health in insurance, and of course, West Ham United.
SimplyBusiness and Zurich partner; Howden buys Hencilla Canworth; Flood Re joins Biba
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Four ways to boost motor insurer’s profits
Insurance Post gathered a group of personal lines experts to discuss what it will take to make motor insurance more profitable for providers and appreciated by policyholders.
Roundtable: The future of mobility – is the courtesy car still viable?
Is the courtesy car a relic of the past? Insurance industry and body shop representatives explored this question and new mobility options at a recent Insurance Post roundtable held in association with Enterprise-Rent-A-Car roundtable. Izabela Chmielewska…
How green parts help insurers meet EU requirements
Analysis: Tom Luckham explains why the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive is pushing motor insurers towards even greater use of green parts.
Beazley’s cyber security arm; Brokerbility joins Insurtech UK; Lloyd’s confirms general counsel
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Allianz’s claims fraud savings; WTW’s cyber facility; Biba’s London committee chair
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
LV partners with Altilium and Synetiq to recycle EV batteries
Clean technology group Altilium has announced a partnership with LV and vehicle salvage supplier Synetiq, aiming to recycle electric vehicle batteries from written-off vehicles.
Amazon, Google, Tesla … is there a tech giant insurance cannot repel?
Content Director’s View: Following the quick and relatively painless death of the Amazon Insurance Store, Jonathan Swift reflects on why UK policyholders are often resistant to the charms of brands they would otherwise trust when it comes to buying…
EV motorists being charged twice for same cover
Some electric vehicle motorists are being charged twice for the same charging point cover under their home and car insurance policies, Defaqto has warned.
New MOT rules ‘consigned to the bin’
Drivers have rejected the government’s plans to change the way that MOTs are carried out following a consultation.
Is Biba right to worry about personal lines broking?
News Editor’s View: After the British Insurance Brokers' Association asked personal lines insurers to commit to the broking channel, Scott McGee looks at what has got brokers spooked, and what action needs to happen in order for a fruitful future.
Amazon to close down Insurance Store
Just 15 months after its October 2022 launch, Insurance Post can reveal that Amazon is closing down its UK Insurance Store.
Allianz to rebrand two UK personal lines businesses
Allianz has announced plans to “boost” the Allianz brand presence in the UK personal lines motor and home market through a series of rebrands.
Ghost broker sentenced after targeting Sudanese motorists
A ghost broker who targeted Sudanese nationals living in the UK has been sentenced after LV’s fraud team spotted six motor insurance policies that he took out using false information.
Why Keeping up with Kardashians is vital for marketing insurance
Analysis: Keeping up with Kardashian-like influencers is what it will take for general insurance providers to attract Gen Z to their products and services, writes Tom Luckham.