Insurer
Cycling: Pedal power
Cycling among the UK population is more popular than ever. How can the insurance industry tap into the potential need for theft and accident cover?
In Series: Liability and Collaboration: More than a tick box exercise
Proper ID checks can help tackle liability fraud, says Crif Decision Solutions director, Sara Costantini.
In Series: Liability and Collaboration: Bridging the gap
With panel sizes reducing and the market getting more competitive, how can law firms demonstrate they can work with both the mass market players and niche market specialists?
Courier company owner given suspended jail sentence
The owner of two West Midlands-based courier companies who forged multiple motor fleet and freight liability insurance policies to win business worth more than £700,000 has been sentenced to 16 months in prison, which was suspended for two years.
Interview: Duncan Finch: More than a general ambition
Insurance giant Legal & General is on a mission to grow its general insurance offering in the UK. Post spoke to Duncan Finch, the man tasked with making that happen
Relocation and motor claims expected as St Albans sinkhole is filled
Work on repairing a sinkhole in St Albans that left more than 50 properties without water, electricity or gas has taken place at an estimated cost of £100,000 so far.
FCA ‘would consider' insurance issues in financial advice consultation
The Financial Conduct Authority has told Post that it would consider expanding a consultation on improving financial advice for consumers to include insurance issues if they are brought up during discussions.
C-suite - Insurer: A change in perception
Businesses feel their risk profiles are increasing – so how are they adapting?
Lawyers and insurers unite on catastrophic injury claims code
Insurers and law firms have joined forces to produce a guide to help speed up the handling of catastrophic injury claims valued at more than £250,000.
LV commercial boss Crane to be replaced by Arista's Jones
LV has confirmed that former Arista regional operations head Euros Jones has been appointed as Mike Crane’s successor in the role of LV Broker commercial lines director.
Conditional dealings commence as Hastings IPO is priced at 170p per share
Hastings has confirmed the pricing of its initial public offering of 123,529,412 shares at 170 pence per share at a market capitalisation of £1.12bn.
NAHL agrees £25m deal for rehab firm Bush & Company
Legal services focused UK consumer marketing business NAHL has conditionally agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Bush & Company Rehabilitation.
MA Assist scoops RSA property claims contract
Property claims and building repair specialist MA Assist has been appointed as sole supplier to RSA for repair fulfilment on property claims under £20,000.
Quiz of the week - 9 October 2015
Test your knowledge of the week's insurance news with Post's quiz of the week. don't forget to share your score using #postquiz
Mass chair takes swipe at insurers over pre-med offers for whiplash
The perception of whiplash as “easy money” is the fault of certain insurers making pre-medical offers, according to the chair of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society, who has questioned the extent to which claims management companies are fuelling fraud.
Motor premiums in biggest rise for five years
Motor insurance premiums in the UK have risen 8.1% over the past 12 months, signalling the end of three years of declining rates, according to the latest Car Insurance Price Index from Confused and Towers Watson.
Blog: How to prepare for the Insurance Act's duty of disclosure
Among the many impacts the Insurance Act 2015 will have on insurers, brokers and insured parties alike is the duty of disclosure. The inherent question is: if a material change is in the public domain, does this mean an insurer is deemed to know about it?
The ABI says the worst has been avoided in BEPS reforms
The Association of British Insurers says the revision of international tax rules could have had unintended consequences on insurers but its proposals helped avoid the worst.
NFU set to axe around 85 staff as part of service centre consolidation
Rural insurer NFU Mutual is to consolidate its nine regional service centres into two ‘centres of excellence for general insurance’ at the expense of around 85 roles across the UK.
RSA's Currie replaces Emms as non-exec chair of Thatcham
Insurers’ automotive research centre Thatcham Research has appointed RSA’s Ian Currie as chairman of its non-executive board.
Increasing number of homeowners overestimating value of possessions
Homeowners are spending more on insurance premiums than necessary because of unrealistic valuations of their possessions, according to data from the specialist financial services provider Wesleyan.
What you’ve been reading this week
A round up of the 10 most read stories on Post Online this week.
Travelers UK general manager Purvis 'taking a break'
Keith Purvis has stepped down from his role as Travelers UK general manager after almost 23 years at the insurer.
Axis Capital axes retail division in Australia
Axis Capital has decided to close down its Australian retail insurance operations.