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Rising Star: Tosin Omosebi, QBE
Claims adjuster Tosin Omosebi has recently been made co-chair of QBE’s claims employee opinion forum
Analysis: Managing ‘unthinkable risks’
The insurance industry has become progressively familiar with the idea of ‘unthinkable risks’ in recent years as unpredicted and unprecedented losses, caused by both natural catastrophes and man-made events, have continued to happen
Anglia Ruskin’s insurer ‘acted negligently’ in settling false advertising claim
Anglia Ruskin University has slammed its insurer over a payout to a former student.
Insurance companies urged to develop more dementia-friendly policies
Insurance policies come with technical jargon and are "inaccessible" to dementia sufferers, says the Alzheimer’s Society Charity.
David McMillan appointed Esure CEO
Esure has hired QBE’s David McMillan as its CEO with a mandate to fulfil “very ambitious” digital plans for the business, by new owner Bain Capital.
Claims Apprentice 2019: Episode 6 - The interviews
Team Discovery and Team Fortitudo are no more.
Cytora becomes UK's best funded insurtech with £25m Series B raise
Cytora, a provider of artificial intelligence-powered solutions for the commercial insurance sector, today announced the largest funding round by a UK-based insurtech in 2019 as it looks to expand its product suite and enter new territories including the…
Trade credit claims mount as UK tops global insolvency forecasts
Trade credit insurer Atradius has forecast that global insolvencies are set to rise for the first time in 10 years, with the UK facing the highest increase of all advanced markets.
Claims Apprentice 2019: Episode 5 - Tech and Innovation
With Discovery taking a two-one advantage following the Talent Recruitment challenge, the apprentices now move onto their fourth and final task in their respective teams.
Claims Apprentice 2019: Episode 4 - Talent Recruitment
With Team Discovery levelling the scores after the diversity and inclusion challenge last week, the apprentices now move onto their third task.
Penny Black's Social World: April 2019
A battle of wits and words, breaking world records and investing in future generations
Claims Apprentice 2019: Episode 3 - Diversity & Inclusion
With Team Fortitudo emerging successful after the Debate challenge last week, the apprentices now move onto their second task.
British Insurance Awards: Major loss - 25 years of going the extra mile
Insurance is only really tested at the point of claim and over the past 25 years the British Insurance Awards have celebrated the industry’s efforts to return the customer to where they were before the claim. Since 2003 major loss has been a standalone…
Claims Apprentice 2019: Episode 2 - The Debate
Now that the six contestants have been split into teams and decided on their names, it is time for the apprentices to tackle their first challenge.
This week: The end of the hard sell
When the regulator fined Carphone Warehouse £29m this week, the real target was the use of high pressure sales techniques in insurance.
Claims Apprentice 2019: Episode 1 - Meet the teams
After 30 interviews involving rising insurance stars from up and down the country, the field has been whittled down to six candidates, all competing for the prize of becoming the 2019 Claims Apprentice.
QBE's Cecile Fresneau on being prepared for the worst
Businesses are operating in unpredictable times and Cecile Fresneau, executive director for UK Insurance at QBE, believes preparing for the what if’s and the absolute worst-case scenario will keep insurance relevant.
Meet the Claims Apprentices 2019
Meet the contestants in Post’s first ever Claims Apprentice, a new video series arriving this month
This week in Post: Storm, Brexit and diversity
This week, the sunshine we were blessed with last week was replaced by a more winter-appropriate grey sky and rain.
QBE Europe sees profit dip
QBE Europe has seen its profit dip slightly even as it grew premium.
Claims Apprentice 2019: meet the six final candidates
After short-listing 30 talented candidates for interview, we can finally reveal the six successful claims professionals that have been selected for the first series of Claims Apprentice.
Jon Dye to join QBE from Allianz
Former Allianz UK head of commercial motor, Jon Dye will join QBE as its director of motor for the UK.
Roundtable: Building out from the back office
The hype over new technologies might have the industry excited. But there remains a question of whether these firms’ back offices are fit for purpose to enable them to maximise these customer facing investments. Against this backdrop, Post, in…
QBE's Chris Wallace on being prepared for Brexit
No one knows what Brexit negotiations will yield. However, Chris Wallace, executive director for European markets at QBE, says companies should be prepared for the opportunities the UK leaving the European Union can bring.