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Jonathan Clark elected as CII President
Jonathan Clark has been elected as the Chartered Insurance Institute’s president for 2018 to 2019, in the first year that the Chartered Insurance Institute has allowed electronic voting.
April UK withdraws from health insurance market
Exclusive: April UK has withdrawn from the UK health insurance market with immediate effect.
Questgates’ investigation rejects hack allegation
Questgates has interviewed all its staff at its Northampton office, following allegations of a cyber security breach.
Beazley takes lead on £10m capacity PI consortium
Specialist carrier Beazley has launched a professional indemnity consortium large law firms based in the UK.
Rob Terry appears in court over Quindell indemnity claim
Exclusive: Former Quindell director Rob Terry appeared in court in an ongoing compensation case he brought against his former company, now renamed Watchstone.
MPs outline ‘urgent’ reform needed in wake of Grenfell fire
A parliamentary committee has called on the government to take urgent action in the wake of the Grenfell fire, including extending a proposed ban on combustible cladding and tackling conflicts of interest within the construction industry.
Blog: The new cyber and terror risks looming over schools
The September renewal period for the education sector is fast approaching, providing brokers with an opportunity to explore cover options for new and emerging risks, explains Faith Kitchen, education director for Ecclesiastical.
Blog: Holiday sickness claims farmers don't take vacations
Some success has been achieved against dishonest holiday sickness claims, writes Miles Hepworth, a DWF partner who is part of the joint fraud sector focus team at the Forum of Insurance Lawyers, calling however for more measures against claims farming.
Price comparison disruptor prepares for several insurers to join its platform
Price comparison website disruptor Honcho has begun integrating several motor insurers onto its platform that will allow them to bid for customers.
Blog: Lloyd’s successfully predicts World Cup winner for second time
This year’s World Cup in Russia has widely been regarded as one of the best ever.
Treasury rejects calls for greater regulation of price comparison sites
The Treasury has rebuffed calls for greater regulation of price comparison sites, after a specialist construction broker argued they were leading to under-insurance.
Chubb appoints Annmarie Camp to head European HNW division
Chubb today has appointed Annmarie Camp to head up its European high-net-worth personal risk services division.
Charles Taylor Managing Agency names Grint as CEO
Charles Taylor Managing Agency has appointed Colin Grint as CEO.
US sanctions a threat to Lloyd’s Iranian business
The return of US sanctions on Iran are likely to prevent the use of a Lloyd's IT platform for any Iranian insurance business, the markets chairman has said.
Debenhams confirms credit insurers have reduced cover
Debenhams has said it retains a ‘constructive relationship’ with its credit insurers as the ailing retailer has its cover reduced.
Government delays whiplash reforms until 2020
Hotly anticipated personal injury reforms have been delayed a year, the government has confirmed.
Blog: Learner drivers on motorways can help cut motor insurance premiums
Allowing learner drivers on motorways could increase road safety and reduce motor premiums, writes Alan Inskip, CEO of Tempcover.
SME digital insurer gets £2.5m funding round
Digital insurance provider Digital Risks has raised £2.25m in an investment round led by Beazley as it sets its sights on the SME and digital start-up markets.
Insurtechs on Tempcover's radar as it spies acquisition targets
Exclusive: Short-term insurance specialist Tempcover is actively looking for acquisition targets, and views the insurtech sector as a potentially lucrative hunting ground.
BLM targets EC3 push with new London market and reinsurance heads
BLM has named Damian Cleary as head of London market and Gavin Coull as head of reinsurance as the law firm targets growth in Lloyd’s.
Lack of women at senior level driving gender pay gap as CII renews call for change
The insurance sector’s woeful gender pay gap statistics is a reflection of the imbalanced representation of men and women at senior levels, according to analysis from the Chartered Insurance Institute.
AIG's Mark Camillo on how GDPR is driving the European cyber market
GDPR is driving a surge in the European cyber insurance market, explains Mark Camillo, head of cyber for Europe, Middle East and Africa at AIG.
Analysis: Beauty fraud: No pain, no gain
In an era of Instagram brows and duck lip selfies, the beauty industry is thriving. While most customers visit their hairdresser, nail bar or tanning salon to look smoking hot, others see a beauty treatment as a route to a windfall, via a fraudulent…
CBL director and INEDs resign
Sir John Wells has stepped down as director and chair of CBL, along with two independent non-executive directors.