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Spotlight: Solving pet fraud through data sharing
Pet insurance is a promising market – and one that is as exposed to fraud as other sectors
Tardy leaves Paris for Axa Asia marketing and digital role
Global insurer Axa has appointed Frederic Tardy as its Asia chief marketing, digital, data and customer officer.
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions gains Hong Kong license
Swiss Re's general insurance arm Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has been authorised to place general insurance business in or from Hong Kong.
Fosun's insurance profits fall as revenues more than double in first half
Chinese conglomerate Fosun's insurance division saw mixed fortunes in the first half of 2016.
Allianz says plans to replace to replace QBE-bound Broughton "well developed"
Andrew Broughton has left Allianz where he was director of commercial broker markets and will join QBE as executive general manager of corporate partners and direct.
Top lawyer becomes latest to step down from Gable board
A man described as “one of the finest insurance lawyers in the country” has resigned from the board of Gable Holdings, just a year after being appointed.
CII appoints senior executives to Insuring Women's Future committee
Senior executives from the insurance industry have joined the Insuring Women's Future programme's committee to focus on women's insurance risks.
Home insurance premium rises remain low despite flood costs
Increased competition is limiting annual home insurance price rises to just 1.6%, research has revealed.
Hiscox completes sale of Hong Kong Direct Asia operation
Hiscox-owned Direct Asia has completed the sale of its Hong Kong operation to Hong Kong-based financial services group Well Link.
Solicitors' PI: Uncertainty ahead
Most law firms will seek renewal of their professional indemnity insurance this autumn, although an estimated one-third will renew their PII away from 1 October. The announcement that unrated insurer Enterprise has stopped writing new business leaves the…
Esure's Stuart Vann on why whiplash reforms need to stay on the government agenda
With parliamentarians heading back to work in the next couple of weeks and the Brexit decision two months behind us, attention now needs to turn to the deliverables the government signed up to in advance of the referendum and the subsequent change of…
Spotlight: Fraud at the vets
Pet claims fraud is on the rise and insurers are developing or contemplating new tools against it: a database, cross-referencing strategies and pet photographs on policy documents.
Blog: Pet owners could be left in the dog house without cover
They say dog is a man's best friend, but this is seemingly untrue when said dog has cost you thousands of pounds worth of damages to your home.
Principal Insurance to double staff numbers with HQ relocation
Specialist motor and business insurer Principal is relocating its headquarters to Manchester as it prepares to double its staff numbers.
ABI rejects claim that insurers are 'profiteering' over savings on personal injury claims
The Association of British Insurers has defended the rise in motor premium costs, despite the insurance industry saving over half a billion pounds as a result of a drop in personal injury claims.
Challenging market is ‘no excuse’ for poor performance, report finds
Challenging market conditions are no excuse for poor insurer performance, according to a report by Willis Towers Watson.
Charles Taylor reports 6.8% rise in revenue to £74m
Charles Taylor has reported a 6.8% increase in revenue to £74m in the first half of 2016.
Allianz will not revise policy for crashed Airlander 10
Allianz will not revise premiums for the experimental Airlander 10, despite the aircraft crashing on its second flight last week.
Disappointing results for Slater and Gordon due to poor performance in its UK operations
Slater and Gordon has reported an overall loss of £778.59m, in its final results for 2015-2016 partly due to its underperformance in its UK operations.
Why owners should love their pets enough to insure them
Almost four million cats and dogs are insured in the UK but a significant number of pet owners are leaving their pets uncovered.
Rios rejoins Allianz for Asia-Pacific risk role
Diego Rios has returned to Allianz as chief risk officer for Allianz Asia-Pacific.
Tay joins Axa as Asia chief risk officer
Annie Tay has joined Axa in Asia as the chief risk officer for the region.
Week in Post: CMC impersonators, NED worries, and a Team GB gold medal winner
Sitting in my front room on Saturday morning I took a phone call from a claims management company.
Elite Insurance sees pre-tax profit soar with 140% increase
Elite Insurance has reported strong H1 results for 2016, with a 140% increase in pre-tax profit and a 20% increase in net assets.