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Neos secures £5m Series A investment led by Aviva Ventures
Connected home Insurtech startup Neos has secured a £5m series A investment led by Aviva Ventures.
UK General acquisition receives regulatory approval
JC Flowers has completed its acquisition of UK General Insurance.
AIG’s credit rating affirmed by AM Best as Duperreault gets nod of approval
AIG’s credit rating has been affirmed by AM Best, putting an end to the firm's credit review and removing a potential roadblock to the firm’s profitability.
Insurers at risk of losing two thirds of previous customer data due to GDPR
Insurers will have to delete two thirds of data that they hold on customers and risk losing a vital sales pipeline under the General Data Protection Regulations that come into place on May 2018, according to research from Consumer Intelligence.
Why and how cross-selling works for microinsurance
Cross-selling is a great way to distribute microinsurance, as illustrated in Africa, where some farming insurance programmes are also experimenting with new ways to pay out claims, write Tom Johansmeyer, assistant vice-president at Verisk Insurance…
Claims Club Blog: Service, travellers, and the new British export
BLM's Terry Renouf sums up the last Claims Club meeting where tackling supply chain issues, talking about artificial intelligence and applying gig economy opportunities made the headlines.
Live blog: Motor Insurance World 2017
Post's Motor Insurance World, as it happened.
AIA extends Tottenham Hotspur sponsorship
Hong Kong-headquartered Asia life and health insurer AIA has extended its sponsorship agreement with English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur until the end of the 2021/22 season.
Aviva plans to tackle dual pricing with Ask It Never service
Aviva is planning to tackle the issue of dual pricing with its Big Data-driven Ask It Never service and offer customers a fixed level pricing when they renew their policy.
BC Partners reportedly preparing to sell Sabre
Sabre Insurance is reportedly being sold by private equity firm BC Partners.
Tragic hero of Manchester bombing was Aviva employee
One of the victims of the Manchester terrorist attack, Kelly Brewster, was an employee of Aviva, it has emerged.
Blog: From Noddy to Sweep, kids TV has been helping insurers sell products since 1985
Post content director Jonathan Swift reflects on the relationship between children's television and insurance over the last four decades.
Former Autofocus employees found guilty of 'systemic' fabrication of evidence
A judge today found seven former Autofocus employees guilty of doctoring credit hire rate evidence to defend insurers in court.
Q&A: Cheryl Agius, L&G
Cheryl Agius was recently appointed CEO of Legal & General's general insurance business. She talks to Post about what GI can learn from retirement and other sectors, and in which areas she's looking to grow the business.
Zurich and Axa close Manchester branches for the day following terror attack
Zurich and Axa have closed their Manchester branches following last night’s terrorist attack on Manchester Arena.
Pool Re will respond to Manchester attack as ‘quickly as possible’
Pool Re will work with its members to resolve any claim arising from the suicide bomb attack in Manchester, the terrorism reinsurance fund has said.
Globe Underwriting enters marine market
UK-based managing general agent, Globe Underwriting, has entered the marine market with the launch of a new marine division.
Liberty Specialty denies reports it has picked Luxembourg for post-Brexit base
Liberty Specialty Markets denied it had already made a decision over the base of its European Union subsidiary, despite reports it has picked Luxembourg for the base.
Vienna Insurance Group sees profits climb by 22%
Vienna Insurance Group saw profits before tax rise 22% in Q1 2017 to €109.6m (£94.6m) from €89.6m in the same period last year.
ABI in talks with the ICO to set up anonymised cyber incident platform
In response to the Wanna Cry ransomware attack, the Association of British Insurers has reiterated its calls for an anonymised cyber incident database once the General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect.
Perils lifts storm Thomas loss
Natcat expert Perils has given its second loss estimate for windstorm Thomas, also known as Doris, which affected Belgium, Germany, Holland and the UK on 23 and 24 February.
Blog: Diary of an insurtech start-up, episode 3: The quickening
Start-ups have to go to great lengths to attract business, both literally and figuratively, writes James Stuart Clarke, head of sales and partnerships at Digital Fineprint.
Mass's Simon Stanfield on the whiplash opportunity
The delay in whiplash reform should not be wasted, says Simon Stanfield, chair of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society, urging all parties to grasp the opportunity.