Insurer
In Series: Windstorms: Hindcast is a wonderful thing
Use of the right meteorological data is vital for insurers.
In Series: Windstorms: Be prepared
Insurers can make sure they’re ready to hit the ground running once a windstorm has passed by studying weather data before the storm hits.
The Insurance Debate: Professionalism parity
Today Post and Insurance Age – in association with the Chartered Insurance Institute – is launching an interactive forum where you will be able to discuss important topical issues, using an Oxford-style debate.
Editor's comment: Join the digital revolution
It’s fair to say that most people wouldn’t describe the current UK insurance industry as digitally innovative.
Crowded places initiative take-up positive for UK resilience in light of Paris attacks
Promising early take-up of the government’s crowded places initiative has been “positive for building the resilience of British infrastructure” if faced with a similar attack to that witnessed in Paris last week, according to Pool Re CEO Julian Enoizi.
Digital development key for insurers in keeping up with customer demand
Insurance companies have been urged to prioritise harnessing digital technology to meet consumers’ lifestyle demands if they are to thrive in the modern business landscape where frequent customer interaction is crucial.
Legal implications cited by insurers amid complex policy wording criticism
Insurers should be cautious about watering down legal policy wordings to make the documents easier to read, commentators have warned, despite new research showing one-third of policies are written for those with a university-equivalent reading level.
Career Development: Insurance profession diversifies to meet skills shortage
The skills shortage in UK general insurance has reached worrying levels, according to the latest annual Skills Survey from the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Market Moves - 19 November 2015
All the movers and shakers in the insurance industry
Ifed investigation leads to 18 month jail sentence for Southampton con man
A Southampton man who claimed £25,000 on insurance after creating fake invoices for items that he alleged had been stolen during a burglary at his home has been jailed for 18 months.
CMA private healthcare inquiry expected to rumble on despite positive findings
Health insurers are supporting the latest Competition and Markets Authority provisional findings released following an appeal of its final report into the private healthcare market, despite concerns the inquiry could rumble on for several more years.
Space support for planned subsidence mapping tool
A UK-based service to assess the risk of subsidence using satellite observations and property data is a step closer following a study.
XL Catlin recruits from AIG to bolster Australia crisis capabilities
Shelley Devane has joined XL Catlin to become its head of crisis management for Australia.
Insurers invite CHO to discuss GTA issues next week
The Association of British Insurers General Terms of Agreement Technical Committee has invited the Credit Hire Organisation to meet with insurers on 24 November in an attempt to bring the stalemate over 2015/16 rates to a conclusion.
The State of the Insurer Nation: Driving the industry forward
As the State of the Insurer Nation report comes to an end, what can the industry expect in the future and how can it move forward?
Collingwood receives PE backing to grow new product lines
Collingwood Insurance Company has confirmed private equity firm JZ International has become a majority investor in the business to help accelerate its growth plans.
The State of the Insurer Nation: Week Five: Brokers, professionalism and governance
In the final part of a five-part series covering the results of Post’s latest State of the Nation survey, Mairi MacDonald reports how our insurance CEOs view relationships with brokers, professionalism in the sector and the importance of diversity for…
Arista's Earle joins Advent Solutions as non-executive chairman
Advent Solutions Holdings has appointed former Arista chairman Charles Earle as non-executive chairman.
Insurance scammers diversifying as crash-for-cash claims drop
Crash-for-cash claims have fallen by £60m since 2012, according to the Insurance Fraud Bureau, but liability fraud is on the rise.
Helvetia concludes withdrawal from Belgian market
Swiss insurer Helvetia has completed the sale of its subsidiary Nationale Suisse Belgium and the two underwriting agencies owned by the latter to Enstar Group.
Risk mapping software for underwriters launched by Business Insight
Business Insight has launched a new risk mapping software for insurers.
Garwyn Ireland and Associated Loss Adjusters to rebrand as Davies Ireland
Garwyn Ireland and Associated Loss Adjusters will trade as Davies Ireland with managing director of Garwyn Ireland Peter Haran to lead the new group.
Travel Terrorism: Tourism under attack
Travellers want clarity and certainty when it comes to terrorism cover.
C-Suite: Insurer - Forever friends
Every customer wants to feel their insurer is doing right by them.