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Digital Fineprint launches second funding round
Exclusive: Insurtech firm Digital Fineprint is negotiating a second funding round, as it gears up to release results for its first year of operation.
Analysis: Broker claims research
Earlier this year, brokers were invited to score insurers on their claims handling, grading different classes of business on their performance from excellent to poor. Jonathan Swift examines the results
CEO Sian Fisher on why the CII is supporting Insurance United Against Dementia
Today is World Alzheimer’s Day which gives the insurance sector an opportunity to raise awareness about the growing threat of dementia and the challenges it poses to our society.
Group CEO Neal to exit QBE
QBE's group CEO John Neal will step down from the Australia-headquartered global insurer on 31 December.
Top 30 European Insurers 2017 Ranking: A mixed year for insurers
Market conditions for European insurers are extremely challenging, with companies facing a wide range of difficulties. Some have had to restructure their books of business because of poor results in the past, although their ability to turn around…
Penny Black's Social Month: September 2017
Youth camp, yachting champs and getting damp
This week in Post: Thoughts with Texas
The world watched with horror last weekend as Hurricane Harvey made landfall, its high winds bringing devastation to Texas. It’s been downgraded to a tropical storm but the floods from its torrential rains continue to wreak havoc.
QBE's Grant Clemence on moving CSR forward
Insurers must think more ambitiously about their corporate social responsibility, says QBE Foundation's chairman Grant Clemence
Kwok moves from QBE to XL Catlin in Hong Kong
Alice Kwok has joined XL Catlin from QBE-HKSI in Hong Kong as a marine underwriter.
Fried to leave QBE role as insurer splits emerging markets division
Australian insurer QBE is reviewing its emerging markets division after making a pre-tax loss of $48m (£28m) in the first half of the year compared with a profit of $36m in the same period last year.
QBE appoints former Chubb director as Malaysia CEO
Australian insurer QBE has made a senior appointment in Malaysia.
Insurance United Against Dementia: How JLT Specialty is building a strategic partnership with Alzheimer's Society
As Insurance United Against Dementia looks to build on the momentum of its association with the British Insurance Awards, Jonathan Swift spoke to JLT Specialty about its tie up with IUAD's charity partner Alzheimer's Society.
Uncertainty hampering M&A activity, says Clyde and Co
Corporate uncertainty around Brexit and tighter Chinese monetary controls has been hampering M&A activity in global insurance this year according to international legal firm Clyde and Co.
Insuring the Pacific: where cyclones can cost half a nation's GDP
The growing impact of climate change on the Pacific Islands just adds another layer of catastrophe risk to an already highly vulnerable group of countries.
QBE to repay millions in Australia following add-on review
Australian giant QBE will repay customers A$15.9m (£9.6m) following a review of add-on insurance sales by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Neon names Boorman head of financial lines
Specialty carrier Neon has named Charles Boorman head of financial lines.
TfL settles first claims from Croydon tram crash at £900,000
Exclusive: Transport for London has paid £900,000 to settle seven personal injury claims from the Croydon train crash in December last year, with 69 claims outstanding.
QBE identifies significant liability gap in four Asian countries
Australian insurer QBE has published research suggesting a significant liability insurance gap for businesses in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
Penny Black's Social World - July 2017
Sponsoring sport, a motor report and minibus support
QBE creates chief customer officer role
Australian global insurer QBE has made an internal appointment to fill a new position of chief customer officer for Australia and New Zealand.
Awareness of many business covers in Hong Kong is low, says QBE
Research from Australia-headquartered insurer QBE suggests SMEs and large businesses have a costly insurance knowledge gap in Hong Kong.
Expanding ICT sector brings more risks to Asia-Pacific
A booming information, communication and technology sector is heightening risks across Asia-Pacific according to an Insurance Post whitepaper in association with QBE.