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Editor's comment: Practise what you preach
It’s always nice when people practise what they preach, rather than taking the ‘do as I say, not as I do’ approach – and it seems brokers should be taking a bit of their own advice at the moment.
Insurers need to replicate Amazon model to attract young customers
Insurers need to think and act more like Amazon if they are going to engage with a new generation of connected customers.
Insurers among secondary beneficiaries as Internet of Things takes hold
Insurance companies are likely to be among the secondary beneficiaries as the Internet of Things becomes more ubiquitous.
Research: State of the Broking Nation Part 1: Insurers
A warts-and-all qualitative view from the broking market
Legal Update: Obesity claims: The thin end of the wedge for EPL insurers
Andrew McDonald and Judith Davison look at the implications of obesity being considered a disability
Trade bodies: Are you being heard?
Legal & General severed ties with the Association of British Insurers for being out of step with the firm, but do trade bodies really listen to and provide value for money for their members?
Roundtable: Digital culture: ‘This is an industry taking action’
How can companies build digital cultures that maintain their relevance in the insurance market of the future? Post, in association with Accenture, invited specialists from a range of insurers to assess this critical issue
C-Suite - Insurer: Stronger together
The power of acting in unity is being displayed around the world and insurers should follow its lead
Penny Speed Meets... Kay Doyle, business development manager, Bexhill Direct
Penny meets Bexhill Direct's business development manager, Kay Doyle
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 23 October
Penny smuggled herself into this years annual lunch for the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters last week, and was rewarded with a suspicious sounding grace, led by Crawford’s Benedict Burke.
Voice of the Future: Holly Hardy
Post talks to talented newcomers about what attracted them to insurance. This week it's the turn of Holly Hardy, claims settlement team and policyholder indemnity team leader, Covéa Insurance.
Market Moves - 23 October 2014
All the latest job moves in the insurance market.
DAS suspends CEO in supplier investigation
DAS has suspended its CEO Paul Asplin after concerns were raised about a relationship between the legal expenses insurer and a supplier, as first revealed by Insurance Age.
BP Marsh increases pre-tax profit to £1.7m for H1
Niche venture capital provider B.P. Marsh & Partners, posted unaudited profit after tax of £1.7m for the six months to 31 July 2014.
Compliance deemed top challenge for multinationals, finds Ace survey
Risk managers surveyed by Ace have highlighted compliance and regulatory issues as their greatest challenges in managing multinational insurance programmes.
D&O policies outside scope of FOS rules judge
A high court judge has delivered a boost to insurers by ruling that the Financial Ombudsman Services’ jurisdiction should not be extended to complaints from D&O insureds.
Driverless cars could be mandatory within two generations predicts Teradata chief
Autonomous cars will be the norm within two generations according to experts speaking at the Teradata Partners conference.
Ecclesiastical promotes Saunders to commercial director
Ecclesiastical has looked internally to find a new commercial director, promoting corporate business and London regional director Adrian Saunders.
QBE announces multiple appointments as it unveils UK and Ireland business restructure
QBE European Operations has restructured its UK and Ireland business into three segments: corporate and large commercial, middle market and SME.
Insurers must learn from e-commerce mistakes with digital role integration
Insurance companies need to break down the walls between internal functions to get the most out of the digital marketing opportunities available today.
One-in-four motorists back compulsory in-car cameras
26% of UK motorists believe the Government should mandate in-car cameras in order to limit “crash for cash” schemes, according to a study from the RAC.
Ferma and ECIIA launch new guidance on corporate transparency
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations and the European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditing have issued a joint guidance document in response to increased EU requirements for more corporate transparency.
Aviva wins on ‘fundamentally dishonest’ whiplash claim
Aviva has declared victory in court battles over a low-speed whiplash claim, which has been ruled “fundamentally dishonest” by the court, with the claimant ordered to pay all of Aviva’s costs.
RFIB hires two from Willis to grow German business
RFIB Group has appointed Colin Pinder and Gary Blakesley as divisional directors to develop a predominantly German marine account.