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AA partners with Cigna on travel offering
AA Insurance has appointed Cigna Insurance Services to provide its travel underwriting, claims and marketing services.
Zurich appoints Sime to sales head role
Chris Sime has been appointed sales head for commercial broker and personal lines at Zurich.
Insurance workers value job satisfaction over salary poll finds
Insurance industry workers value job satisfaction and work-life balance over their salary package, a YouGov and Reed poll has found.
Europe: Investing in creating digital value
Accenture's Roy Jubraj and Thomas Meyer examine how European insurers can create effective digital transformation strategies.
PRA expects total UK insurance capital to drop under Solvency II
The Prudential Regulatory Authority’s executive director of insurance has forecast that total capital held by insurers in the UK will likely drop under incoming Solvency II rules.
Europe, the next frontier for e-accounting....
XL Group's Simon Squires shares insights from the company's work with the Ruschlikon Initiative, which aims to make e-accounting more widely used within insurance.
Admiral seeks more than 250 new recruits
Admiral is recruiting for more than 250 jobs across its contact centres, IT department and law firms.
BGL boss Donaldson heralds 'record profits' in 2013/14
BGL Group has chalked up a 6% annual increase in profit before tax to £94m for the year ending 30 June 2014 (previous 12 months: £88m).
NCI proposes ISDX withdrawal to shareholders
NCI Vehicle Rescue is proposing a withdrawal from the ISDX Growth Market in a letter sent to shareholders today (22 January).
Man charged for attack on Aviva mobile phone system
A man who carried out an attack on Aviva's mobile phone system has been charged today (21 January) by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit.
Pen looking to expand product offering and branches in 2015
Arthur J Gallagher's Pen Underwriting has outlined plans to grow its product offering and branch network this year.
Axa claims merger results in middle management job cuts
The merger of Axa’s UK claims division into a single operation has been completed at the expense of up to 13 middle management redundancies.
Post magazine – 22 January 2015
The latest issue of Post Magazine is now available for Post subscribers. Download the latest Post iOS App Edition on the App Store or read the Post Digital Edition online.
Blog: On the tenth anniversary of Insurance Mediation Directive
On 15 January 2015 the Insurance Mediation Directive will be 10 years old. So how have things changed since?
85 insurers gain Guernsey licence in 2014
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission licensed 85 new international insurers during 2014 - 35% of which were UK-owned.
Pen Underwriting launches commercial offering
Pen Underwriting has launched its first own-branded product; a commercial solution for the mid-market.
Prosight announces deal with British Mountaineering Council
Prosight Specialty Underwriters has agreed a deal to write a specialist travel insurance scheme for members of the British Mountaineering Council.
Emerging Asia's premiums grew 12.7% in 2014, says Swiss Re
General insurance premiums in Asia grew 6.6% when stripping out inflation in 2014 according to reinsurance giant Swiss Re with emerging Asia leading the way.
Ace's Kerr promoted in Australasia reshuffle
Ace's state manager Queensland Stuart Kerr has been promoted to casualty manager for Australia.
Aviva and Zurich pledge £1m funding for mesothelioma research
Insurance companies Aviva and Zurich will donate a combined £1m over two years to the British Lung Foundation’s research programme into the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma.
Editor's comment: Taking flooding seriously
2015 was always set to be a big year for UK flood discussions, with the Flood Re scheme agreed within the Water Bill due to be up and running this summer.
No FSCS compensation levy for GI brokers in 2015/16
General insurance brokers will not have to pay a Financial Services Compensation Scheme levy for costs associated with compensation in the next financial year.
In Series: Corporate risk: Upping the pace
How can commerical insurance industry innovation better keep up with the ever-increasing speed of technological advancement and changing demands from UK businesses?
Digital Distribution Strategies: Walking with dinosaurs?
The challenges insurers face as customers embrace the ‘omnichannel experience’ are enormous. How can they move from a disconnected multichannel approach to a genuinely integrated service before they face extinction?