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Blog: Tackling insurance fraudsters, one piece of shared information at a time
Insurance fraud is often painted as a victimless crime - but as anyone in the industry can tell you, it most certainly isn't.
Fraud taskforce agrees terms of reference in first meeting
The government fraud taskforce has identified data protection as one area to focus on following its first meeting this week.
Ping An buys Marsh's UK head office building
Chinese insurer Ping An has bought office and shopping complex Tower Place in the City of London for £327m.
Quindell confirms Slater & Gordon sales talks
Troubled insurance services provider Quindell has confirmed that it is in talks over disposals with law firm Slater & Gordon.
Treasury insurance boss slams industry for lack of self-promotion
HM Treasury’s head of insurance and savings has hit out at the failure of the insurance sector to attract young workers, calling for more self-promotion from the industry.
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.