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Generali named in MIT Technology Review of 2015's smartest companies
Generali has been listed as one of the smartest companies of the year by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Cost of data-sharing a thorn in the side of telematics' mainstream potential
The mainstream adoption of telematics remains an unlikely prospect, according to market commentators, as the industry struggles to overcome the price tag older drivers place on their data.
Career Development: Are you the future of the profession?
The Chartered Insurance Institute is calling for potential future leaders in claims, underwriting, insurance broking and the London Market to put themselves forward for the 2015/2016 New Generation Programme.
Ex-Zurich corporate boss Green joins broker as director
Former Zurich corporate boss Steve Green has joined broker Anthony Jones as a director.
Career File: Heather Wheeler - Wheeler elected APPG chair
Heather Wheeler, MP for Derbyshire South and a former Lloyd’s broker, has been elected the new chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services.
Market Moves - 2 July 2015
Find out the movers and shakers in the insurance industry this week.
FCA gives Markerstudy's Chaucer purchase green light
Markerstudy's bid to acquire Chaucer's UK motor business has been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Data Leaks: Plugging the leaks
With a new EU directive concerning data security expected later this year, insurers must make sure they exceed industry standards.
Roundtable: Telematics: a move into the mainstream
Will the falling cost of telematics devices see the technology move away from exclusively targeting young drivers and into other sections of the motor market?
FCA opens the door for product reviews in value data debate
The Financial Conduct Authority has not ruled out using consumer reviews to demonstrate the value of an insurance product, despite hinging an industry-wide value debate on utilising claims ratios as a metric.
Ruling clarifies stance on payouts for not 'appreciably worse off' NIHL claimants
A legal ruling where a claimant who had suffered noise induced hearing loss caused by her employment but was not compensated because the extent of the damage did not constitute a disability could have significant ramifications for the wider insurance…
Insurer uptake of cloud on the up despite continued legacy issues
Two fifths of insurers are still allocating more than 70% of their technology budget on non-discretionary or run spend, rather than projects that might allow them to innovate and change their businesses.
JBA Risk Management selected to model Flood Re risk
Flood modelling specialist JBA Risk Management has been commissioned by Flood Re broker Guy Carpenter to develop a probabilistic loss model for flooding in the UK.
ICA claims revised Australia insurance code is "self-regulation benchmark"
Australia's revised General Insurance Code of Practice came into full effect today (30 June) after a 12 month transition.
LV wins retrial against PI claimant who pocketed £20k
A retrial has this week reversed a court's decision to award a pregnant woman around £20,000 in damages for personal injury.
Ex-Swiftcover boss Hardy launches direct Chinese insurer Xuan Zin Bao with Sinosafe
The co-founder of the UK’s first online insurer is looking to replicate the success of Swiftcover in China as part of a pan-Asian roll out that started in the last fortnight.
Q&A: Andrew Snyder-Beattie: Biological thinking
Advances in biotechnology promise to revolutionise the way we live. Post sat down with Andrew Snyder-Beattie of the Future of Humanity Institute at the Oxford Martin School to find out about the possible risks involved.
Insurers sticking by Autoglass in wake of consumer criticism
Insurers that maintain commercial partnerships with Autoglass have vowed to work alongside the embattled windscreen repairer to address criticism of the firm’s service levels following its decision to scrap its branch network.
Quindell shareholders to seek compensation under Financial Services and Markets Act
Quindell is expected to announce "significant restatements" of accounting policies, along with write-downs on a number of companies bought in the 2013 to 2014 period, according to the lawyer coordinating a shareholder action against the firm.
C-Suite - Insurer: Making customers feel loved
A strong relationship between brand and customer is key to future success, says Gary Duggan.
C-Suite - Insurer: Driverless cars gathering pace
The barriers preventing widescale adoption of autonomous vehicles are slowly being broken through, says Kenny Leitch.
Widespread telematics adoption questioned despite growing young driver uptake
More than one in five (22%) of young male drivers have telematics insurance policies, yet mainstream adoption of the technology remains a long way off, according to research conducted by Consumer Intelligence.
Europe: Cyber security
With hacking and phishing scams on the increase, businesses would be expected to include cyber insurance in their arsenal of measures designed to protect them and their customers in the event of breaches.
Blog: mobility scooters and the law
It is estimated there are around 350,000 people in the UK who regularly use mobility scooters. Following the European Court of Justice decision in Vnuk v Zavarovalnica Triglav, the Department for Transport is considering the impact of the case on the…