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Expert analysis - aggregators: Mixing things up
Softening motor rates, more movement between best-price brands and augmented ancillary income emerge as aggregator themes
LV fraud boss issues warning as family receive jail time
The head of financial crime at LV insists that fraudulent claims are a growing problem for insurers, after a company investigation which resulted in a family of three being jailed for a combined 12 months.
BIS 2011: Industry warned over reliance on internet for information
“It is a danger to rely on publicly available information” the insurance industry has been warned by Ashwin Mistry, chairman of Brokerbility.
Neave rebuts IFB ‘revolving door’ claims
Insurance Fraud Bureau chairman David Neave insists there is no “revolving door” problem at the industry anti-fraud co-ordinator, after Glen Marr announced he was stepping down from the director role after just over a year.
Law firm mergers: Transforming the legal landscape
Insurer demands for scale and scope plus the emergence of Alternative Business Structures are fuelling the fires of law firm consolidation.
Top 100 UK insurers supplement: Steadying the ship
After a tough 2009, the top insurers have managed to maintain GWP levels in 2010 but snapping at their heels are a few new entrants doing their best to prove there is still money to be made in general insurance.
Top 100 UK insurers supplement - brand analysis: Battle of the brands
With commercial pressures and tough business conditions putting the squeeze on insurance companies, the importance of the brand has never been more vital. So who is getting it right?
Career development: LV ups investment in employee training programme
LV has launched its leadership curriculum, a new training programme designed to give existing staff a bespoke pathway to improve skills and support ongoing development.
Whiplash - Britain: The European whiplash capital
With its proportion of whiplash claims far outstripping any other European nation, what must the UK do to curb this cause of claims inflation?
LV expands staff training initiatives
LV employees are expected to embark on a skills development training initiative following the success of the firm’s recently launched Broker Academy.
LV= Broker launch academy to train underwriters
LV= Broker has become the latest firm to offer a specialist training academy where budding underwriters with no previous insurance experience will be fast-tracked through their technical training.
LV to outsource due to GI focus
LV has underlined its focus on general insurance by outsourcing its asset management business in a long-term partnership with Threadneedle Investments.
Technology focus - Cloud computing: Head in the clouds
The exact definition of cloud computing may be up in the air but a large number of companies have embraced it. Amy Ellis reports on the insurance industry’s take-up of cloud technology and the security implications involved.
LV renews rugby cup sponsorship
LV has agreed to sponsor the Ango-Welsh Cup for a further four years.
LV backs fun run
LV has agreed to sponsor next year's Brentwood Half Marathon and Fun Run — an event that has raised more than £1m for the local rotary club over the past 30 years.
O'Roarke urges legal fee crackdown
LV's managing director of general insurance John O'Roarke has added his voice to the cries for a crackdown on legal fees.
LV COR improves to 98.1%
LV has reported gross written premiums are up £157m for the first six months of 2011.
Penny Black's insurance week
If Penny thought that Take That fever had passed following the end of the reformed pop band's UK tour she was very much mistaken.
Career development & CSR: LV helps kit out school
Sporty students from a South London school have been bowled over after being presented with cricket and rugby equipment as part of an LV-sponsored giveaway.
Roundtable - Claims: The claims game
The expert panel at our recent roundtable on the claims process got their teeth into technology and staffing issues, how to tackle fraud and the impact of telematics. Leigh Jackson reports.
Gibraltar GWP tops Lloyd's in motor insurance underwriting
Gibraltar is outperforming Lloyd’s of London in the motor insurance market, according to a report by Ernst & Young, and Admiral is leading the charge.
Insurance & social media: To tweet or not to tweet
The insurance industry has struggled in its early attempts to adopt social media, due to its staid reputation. Sam Barrett warns that being slow to capitalise on the benefits it can bring means the industry is missing a trick.
Moody's: Insurers to follow Axa lead on referral fees
Axa UK’s announcement that it will no longer accept referral fees from personal injury lawyers is likely to put pressure on the insurer’s general insurance rivals to follow suit.
Spotlight on: Insurance scores - Number crunching
Looking at the links between credit data and insurance behaviour is unusual in the UK, but this could be about to change, claims Sam Barrett, as insurers look to develop the data sources they use.