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Consumer law reformer admits election fear
Proposals to update consumer insurance law for the first time in more than a century have received a mixed reaction from the insurance industry.
EMB founder plots return with underwriting agency
One of the founding partners of specialist general insurance consultancy firm EMB, Mike Brockman, is understood to be in talks about returning to the market with a personal-lines-focused underwriting agency.
Satellite insurance claim settled
Insurers settle satellite insurance claim with Orbcomm
Pick of the week
EMB founder plots return; Towergate pair fired; IPT outcry; and Aviva in 2010 broker push.
What the papers say
In this edition, Insurance Age editor Martin Friel is joined by LV PR manager, Emma Holyer and Incisive Media group editorial services director David Worsfold to pick over December's insurance trade press.
Aviva appoints marketing director
Gary Price promoted to new role amid restructure
Autofocus witness immunity application dismissed by the High Court
Accident Exchange to press ahead with legal action following judgment
QBE buys Evergreen
Deal will grow QBE's property offering
First Assist boosts sales team
Legal protection insurer appoints Tim Porter as head of ATE sales
Chaucer announces management shake-up
New chief executive appointed following retirement of Ewen Gilmour
US Congress passes (re)insurance sanctions on Iran
US Congress has backed plans to impose sanctions on Iran including an insurance and reinsurance ban for Iranian tankers as part of the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act
Former Shakespeare director receives nine year disqualification
Andrew Patterson Booth banned until April 2018
Post Breakfast Briefing: The case for insurance self-service
Join Aviva’s head of online experience Chris Abrathat, Consumer Intelligence’s Ian Hughes and IBM’s Nick Lincoln for this special free to attend Post Breakfast Briefing - the case for self service - on the morning of Wednesday 27 January.
Swiss Re insures UK local authority pension fund
Swiss Re has provided insurance for a British local authority pension fund against cost increases due to members living longer than expected, in the first such deal involving a government body.
AIG top staff struggling financially – Benmosche
Top executives at AIG have been struggling financially after taking personal losses in the wake of the near-collapse of the company last year, AIG's chief executive Robert Benmosche told the Wall Street Journal in an interview.
Blog-re: Here come the girls
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SSP sees profits rise in end of year results
Firm attributes rise to industry focus on efficiency and cost
ABI welcomes Law Commission report
Director general Nick Starling pleased with approach.
CII: reforms will improve claims handling clarity
Policy head Baxter: "clearly time for a refit"