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Biba unveils 'innovation' theme of next year's conference
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has announced 'Innovate Evolve Thrive’ as the theme for its 2018 conference and exhibition which will be held in Manchester in May 2018.
Blog: Counteracting travel risks with enhanced connectivity
As travellers venture further afield and mobile devices touch on all areas of life, Chris Knight, head of corporate services for Cega, asks if travel insurers are missing a trick by not contacting with their customers to offer real-time risk updates.
Erskine Murray acquires Offley Insurance Services
Erksine Murray has acquired Cheshire-based broker Offley Insurance Services.
Arron Banks to float Eldon next year for £250m
Arron Banks is preparing to float Eldon Insurance for £250m next year.
Insurance start-up to offer protection against gazumping
Insurance start-up Homelyfe has launched home buyers insurance which will protect against gazumping.
Lloyd's signs AI deal with Expert System
Lloyd's of London has teamed up Italian technology firm Expert System to bring artificial intelligence into the market.
Scor braces for €430m nat cat bill in Q3
Scor estimates the cost of the Harvey, Irma and Maria hurricanes and the mexico earthquakes at €430m.
PPL update goes live with carrier integration capability
The latest update to the London market’s electronic placing platform went live today, bringing the first phase of a carrier integration capability.
Lockton names Willis P&C co-head to lead global marine
Lockton has hired Alistair Rivers as global head of marine and transportation.
Aviva's Paul Heybourne on driving undisturbed
With technology rapidly changing what cars look like, Paul Heybourne, head of innovation operations for Aviva, maps the motoring landscape of the future.
Blog: The key to successful brand campaigns
David Radford, chief marketing officer at Allianz, shares his advice on how insurers can design successful brand campaigns.
This Month in Post: I met your new robot overlords
Chatbots are all the rage at present, but a cursory test of a few available systems shows that we’re still a long way from passing the Turing test.
Fraud Awards 2017: Winners and highly commended
The leading lights of the claims sector gathered at the Brewery in London on Thursday night to mark this year's fraud fighters.
Willis Re and Tiger Risk team up on reinsurance placement platform
Willis Re and Tiger Risk Partners have teamed up to develop the X-gRm reinsurance online placement platform.
Steve Eccles named CUO at Argo
Specialty underwriter Argo Group has named Steve Eccles as chief underwriting officer for its international business, subject to regulatory approval.
Gareth Birch replaces Martin Oliver as managing director of personal lines at Gallagher
Arthur J. Gallagher has appointed Gareth Birch as managing director of its UK small business & personal lines division.
Customers remain 'underwhelmed' despite $1.8bn insurtech investment
Investment into insurtech has already reached $1.8bn (£1.37bn) this year, however customers have yet to see any benefits in terms of improved customer experience, research has found.
Greg Fleming steps down from Lloyd’s Council
Greg Fleming has resigned from his position on the Council of Lloyd’s as a result of work commitments.
R&Q raises £45m additional capital to fund growth plans
Randall & Quilter has raised £45m in share capital which will provide “significant growth opportunities” in future, the company said.
Eight out 10 brokers confident over London’s post-Brexit prospects
Eight out 10 London market brokers remain bullish over the prospect of the capital retaining its global position in the wake of Brexit.
Top 100 UK insurers 2017
Who are the top 100 UK insurers? Check out the ranking established by Post, in association with AM Best.
Aviva acquires majority shareholding in digital investment firm
Aviva has agreed to acquire a majority shareholding in the holding company of digital investment firm Wealthify.
Rural Insurance signs £41m capacity deal with Zurich
Rural Insurance has signed a long term capacity deal with Zurich worth £41m.
Top UK insurers 2017
Hit by a negative discount rate, the top 100 UK insurers reported a combined underwriting loss last year. What other challenges has the market faced?