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FCA outlines proposals to extend senior managers regime to insurers
The Financial Conduct Authority has today published proposals to extend the senior managers and certification regime to insurers, essentially replacing the approved persons regime.
Analysis: Monitoring medical misdeeds
Surgeon Ian Paterson went to prison in May for carrying out unnecessary cancer operations and this case has highlighted gaps in the insurance coverage of medical malpractice
Suncorp's Tower bid rejected by Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission in New Zealand has rejected Brisbane-headquartered Suncorp's bid to buy New Zealand insurer Tower outright.
Aetna buys Bupa Thailand
US-headquartered global health insurer Aetna has purchased UK health provider Bupa's Thailand operations.
Axa partners with Uber to provide employee cover
Uber and Axa have signed a partnership that will see France-based independent Uber employees receiving insurance cover for free.
Allianz wins naming rights to Minnesota United stadium
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America has signed a multi-year naming rights agreement with Minnesota United FC which will see the team’s stadium named “Allianz Field”.
Allianz appoints John Berry as director of underwriting and technical for personal lines
Allianz has appointed John Berry as director of underwriting and technical, personal lines.
Legal Update: Catastrophic injury claimants can benefit from assistive technology
Assistive technology can provide a cost-effective way of helping claimants with catastrophic injuries, explains Malcolm Henké, partner at Horwich Farrelly.
Blog: Digitisation and the battle for relevance
Digital technologies offer insurers the opportunity to reconnect with their clients and earn back their trust, writes Robin Wolstenholme, senior marketing specialist at Liferay.
BIA 2017: Winners and finalists
All the winners and finalists from the night
BIA 2017: The judges
Meet the judges who deliberated over the winning entries at this year's British Insurance Awards
Money Supermarket slapped with £80,000 fine for deluge of spam emails
Price comparison website Money Supermarket has been fined £80,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for sending millions of emails to customers who didn’t want them.
Personal injury CMCs made £2.8bn over the last decade
Personal injury claims management companies earned £2.8bn over the last 10 years, a government report has revealed.
Aviva names five start-ups for fintech incubation programme
Aviva and Founders Factory have revealed the first five start-ups selected for its fintech programme.
Public divided on driverless cars, study reveals
Over a third of the public are sceptical of driverless cars, with only four in 10 ready to embrace the technology.
India Q+A: Sainesh Dar, Chartered Insurance Institute
Insurance Post speaks with the Chartered Insurance Institute's South Asia and Middle East regional head Sainesh Dar about the organisation's work in India.
Tey swaps Chubb for Beazley in Singapore
Nicholas Tey has left global insurer Chubb to join Beazley in Singapore.
Jelf and Bluefin's Phil Barton on the Ogden rate
There have been many column inches devoted to the impact of Ogden discount rates on the motor and liability insurance markets since its unforeseen reduction to minus 0.75% in March this year. Jelf and Bluefin's CEO Phil Barton takes a closer look.