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Spotlight: Big data: Insurers must embrace the wider use of data
Insurers must embrace the wider use of data in order to interact with customers or risk being left behind
Spotlight: Big data, big opportunities
Imagine having access to a digital record of potential customers’ daily lives. The information is there – it’s just a question of how insurers can use it
Insurance Census - Age: Just a number?
Attracting the best young people into the insurance industry can be an uphill struggle. Coupled with an ageing population, is the sector encouraging diversity?
Career Development: Trainees prepare for insurance career
Autonet Insurance launched its first 18-week traineeship program recently, which will see 11 trainees aged 16 to 24 prepare for their future careers.
Career file: Phil Zeidler named Simply Business chairman
Simply Business has appointed Phil Zeidler as chairman of the board.
Market Moves - 19 March 2015
All the latest job moves in the insurance market.
Rate hikes touted as product recall review points to increased insurer exposure
A review into the way companies handle product recall could trigger premium inflation and compound administrative burden as insurers' exposure to recall costs increases significantly, legal experts have warned.
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 19 March
Technology is not Penny’s forte.
North of the Border: No balance on bereavement awards
Two appeal cases have highlighted the inconsistencies between fatal claims awards
C-Suite - Insurer: Cyber risk suffers from clouded thinking
Businesses, insurers and government must work together to provide resilience to cyber attacks
Spanish MGA launches with Partner Re support
Spanish managing general agent Iberian Insurance Group has launched as part of a five-year commercial agreement with Partner Re Wholesale.
Laspo benefits questioned as industry rallies behind Aviva whiplash proposals
Insurers have backed Aviva's proposals to reduce the volume and cost of whiplash claims against a backdrop of criticism around the effectiveness of the government's civil justice reforms and aggressive tactics by third parties.
New underwriting agency launched for waste management sector
A new underwriting facility backed by Lloyd's capacity has been launched to deliver a range of products targeted at the UK, Ireland and Germany.
RSA looking to offload Latin American arm - report
RSA has instructed Goldman Sachs to sell its Latin American business, according to a report.
Aviva's Wilson sees 2014 bonus rise 15%
Aviva group CEO Mark Wilson was awarded a £1.27m bonus for 2014; a 15% increase on his 2013 bonus.
Brokerbility next to pilot Axa claims tool
A web-based claims tracking tool for brokers is entering its second pilot phase with members of the Brokerbility network with a wide release planned for the second quarter of this year.
QBE leads Hong Kong underwriting profitability for 2014
QBE made a $41m (£27.6m) underwriting profit in Hong Kong last year according to provisional figures released by the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.
Insurers fear 'floodgates' will open if scope for psychiatric claims is widened
Insurers have expressed concern that Association of Personal Injury Lawyers proposals to broaden the scope of who is able to lodge a claim for psychiatric harm could “open the floodgates” to spurious claims.
Smith verdict due in May - report
An employment tribunal will reconvene in May to deliver its findings into Philip Smith's departure from RSA Ireland.
Insurers told to expedite sales call backs
Customers that have requested a call back from a contact centre about an insurance purchase will lose interest in the sale if they wait more than 24 hours for the call, research from Callstream has found.
Memorial service planned for centenary CII president Kellett
Former industry colleagues of the Chartered Insurance Institute’s centenary president Bryan Kellett have been invited to attend a City memorial service following his passing in January.
DLG director Jones to step down at AGM
Direct Line Group senior independent director Glyn Jones will not be submitting himself for re-election as a director at the company's 2015 annual general meeting.
Zurich unveils cyber policy
Zurich has launched its new cyber protection policy in the face of international demand for such a product.
Flood campaign urges defence spending boost in Budget
The Association of British Insurers' Flood Free Homes campaign is urging government to increase spending on flood defences and maintenance ahead of the Budget announcement on 18 March.