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Personal injury motor claims hit near decade low, government figures show
The number of personal injury motor insurance claims has fallen to the lowest level in nine years, government figures published today reveal.
Insurance leaders pledge to pass on personal injury reform savings
Insurance leaders have pledged to pass on all savings made through the Civil Liability Bill reforms to policyholders.
Analysis: Insurers torched on Twitter over Liverpool Fire
How social media influenced the response of insurers to the Liverpool fire
This month in Post: Renewals, rates and redundancies
The year started with an executive merry-go-round but this week proved that less senior people were also liable to redundancy, as it was revealed that a total of 480 jobs are at risk as a result of the LV/Allianz deal.
Editor's comment: An explosive start to the year
I started this year in style watching the fireworks over Sleeping Beauty’s castle at Disneyland Paris. Looking at January’s headlines the insurance industry has also started this year with a bang.
Analysis: Markerstudy's turbulent year
Last month, Qatar Re signed a deal to buy Markerstudy’s Gibraltar-based insurance companies after year-long rumours of a sale had only started to die down
This month in Post: Power, transformation and the rise of the machines
This month, Post casted a musing eye over the year ahead. With Brexit negotiations still waging, the new General Data Protection Regulation coming into effect and Ogden reforms still looming over the industry, 2018 is set to be a busy year.
Markerstudy plans growth as MGA following Qatar Re sale
Markerstudy will expand into the London market as a managing general agent following the sale of its insurance business to Qatar Re.
Qatar Re to acquire Markerstudy's Gibraltar-based insurance companies
Qatar Reinsurance Company Limited has signed a deal to buy Markerstudy’s Gibraltar-based insurance companies, subject to regulatory approval.
UI Path roundtable: How automation is changing insurance
The need to speed up laborious processes in order to meet customer demands has never been higher. Post gathered some insurers, brokers and tech specialists to discuss robotic process automation, which is on the verge of transforming the industry.
Roundtable: Advanced underwriting in the digital age
Getting the most out of unstructured data can be complex. A recent roundtable discussed the resources available for underwriters to approach and tackle the problem
Market Moves: December 2017
This month's movers and shakers in the insurance industry.
Markerstudy makes 27 redundancies at Chesterfield office
Markerstudy has made 27 employees redundant at its Chesterfield site.
Penny Black's Social World - November 2017
Caravans, cycling, coping mechanisms and a colour run
Open GI appoints Martyn Holman as non-executive director
Open GI has appointed Martyn Holman as non-executive director.
Market Moves: November
Some of the movers and shakers in the market this month
This week in Post: Mergers, Microbreweries and Millennials
This week, the cold has crept in and we are bringing back our winter coats while shoving on our summer clobber to one side.
Markerstudy to merge retail and affinity divisions
Markerstudy is set to merge its Affinity Division with Markerstudy Retail from 1 November.
Markerstudy launches ‘life hack’ app Trice
Markerstudy has launched a “life hack” multi-lines direct app, in partnership with RDT.
Martyn Holman steps down from role at Markerstudy
Martyn Holman will step down from his role as commercial director at Markerstudy, the company said.
Spotlight: Motor insurance: What will changes in mobility mean for replacement cars?
Replacement cars face an uncertain future as individual car ownership recedes and mobility changes
Roundtable: Industrialising insurance innovation: Breaking down silos
The scalability of digital innovation is a problem for the insurance industry. What can be done to prepare insurers to create initiatives with the ability to ‘build fast and fail fast’?
Gibraltar: Between a Rock and a hard Brexit
A minority of Gibraltarian insurers could suffer from the loss of European passporting rights but the territory could also attract companies looking to enter the UK market after Brexit.
Analysis: Fighting for cover
Military personnel struggle to find motor and household insurance adapted to their circumstances. Should general insurers leave that market to specialists?