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PPI complaint numbers still 'significant challenge', ombudsman warns
The Financial Ombudsman Service said the number of payment protection insurance complaints it receives is still a “significant challenge”.
Insurers selling cyber cover are themselves open to risks from hackers
Big players risk damage to brand if they don’t properly protect themselves
R&Q ‘back in the black’ after turnaround in results
Randall and Quilter has announced a pre-tax profit of £1.2m for the first half of 2016, a turnaround from a £4.5m loss in the same period last year.
Brexit is opportunity to abandon ‘mad’ gender directive
Female drivers in the UK could have saved £500m every year since the European Union’s Gender Directive was introduced.
Did the Gibraltar regulator miss the warning signs?
The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission has once again fallen under scrutiny after Enterprise Insurance became the third major insurer to collapse in the tax haven in recent years.
Blog: Motorcycle licensing laws are an insurance headache
Motorbike sales have risen, while the number of young riders taking the licensing test has dropped. The young generation may be discouraged by the complexity of the scheme, which is also a bit of a headache for insurers.
State of the Nation: Lloyd's and the London Market: Innovation and modernisation
The London Market is keen to encourage innovation, but that will involve overturning tried and tested practices and bringing through the younger generation
Week in Post: trampolining, brokers in the dark and cake
I was reminded of the insurance industry this surprising sunny bank holiday weekend when I was required to sign a waiver to accept and acknowledge my participation in Gravity Force trampolining could entail "known and unknown risks that could result in…
CMA calls Co-op out over no claims bonus order compliance
The Competition and Markets Authority has called out Co-op Insurance for being unable to fully comply with its Private Motor Insurance Market Investigation Order.
Lancashire Holdings reveals succession plans at Syndicates 2010 and 3010
Lancashire Holdings has revealed succession plans for the active underwriter roles of Syndicates 2010 and 3010 at Cathedral Underwriting.
ABI takes to ITV to discuss motor insurance fraud and premium rises
The Association of British Insurers’ director of general insurance policy James Dalton appeared on ITV Tonight yesterday discussing insurance fraud and motor premium rises.
Hurricane Hermine to make landfall in Florida today
Hurricane Hermine is expected to make landfall on Florida’s coast today.
Chubb targets China's marine market
Chubb is now offering insurance for importers, exporters and transport operators working in the Chinese marine market.
Video: Spotlight on pet insurance fraud with Crif director Sara Costantini
Only one-fifth of the UK population purchases insurance for their pet yet incidences of fraud are soaring, from £420,000 in 2009 to nearly £2m in 2014.
Blog: Insurance for autonomous cars - from concept to reality
It has now been 11 years since a team from Stamford University won a $2m (£1.5m) prize for developing ‘Stanley’, a fully self-driving car.
Diversity: How to implement a more eclectic workforce
Historically, the insurance industry has lacked diversity. When you imagine a typical insurance firm, you may picture a male, pale and stale boardroom. Increasingly, though, the industry has been implementing a range of initiatives to draw in a more…
Foister swaps Liberty for Markel energy in Singapore
Timothy Foister has left Liberty International to join Markel in Singapore.
Insurance drops out of top three worst customer experience sectors
The Insurance sector is no longer one of the worst three sectors for customer service and experience.
UK unlikely to have a 'bonfire of regulation' following Brexit
There will be no need for a ‘bonfire of regulation’ following Brexit and legal frameworks are unlikely to be disrupted, a report has suggested.
Less than a third of millennials deem insurance necessary, research finds
Less than a third of millennials deem insurance as 'necessary', with 34% saying that it is 'overpriced' and just 12% believing insurance is 'good value'.
ABI and Access to Justice go to war over motor premium rises
Access to Justice has called out the Association of British Insurers over its defence of motor premium rises in the face of falling whiplash claims.
Europe: Bermuda and its Solvency II equivalent meet the highest standards
Bermuda has been granted equivalent status under the Solvency II directive, besides being approved as a qualified jurisdiction by the US National Association of Insurance commissioners.
Blog: 10 years of collaboration with the Insurance Fraud Bureau
In 2006, insurers were alert to the threat of organised criminal groups targeting them in an attempt to defraud millions of pounds.