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Three convicted in crash-for-cash scam
Three people have been convicted for their involvement in a crash-for-cash scam involving seven collisions across the Thames Valley and Metropolitan Police areas.
Back office admin highlighted as key in improving efficiency
The majority of insurance industry executives polled by information management provider EDM Group believe back office administration presents the best opportunity for insurers to improve efficiencies and cut costs.
Post magazine – 26 June 2014
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QBE portfolio manager Mendola joins Advent
Lloyd's insurer Advent has appointed QBE Europe’s Sarah Mendola to the new role of head of property binding authorities.
UK growth behind W.R Berkley Europe's MGAA membership
W.R. Berkley Insurance Europe has joined the Managing General Agent’s Association in a bid to help drive the firm’s UK development.
Experts call for caution despite low level hurricane activity prediction
Hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin is projected by seasonal outlook providers to be near or below average for the 2014 season, according to Guy Carpenter’s latest hurricane season briefing.
Editor's comment: What would Rob's mum want?
In 2004, my first year working for Post, the Boscastle Floods occurred and saw the two villages of Boscastle and Crackington Haven in Cornwall suffer extensive damage after flash floods caused by the huge amount of rain that fell over a small period.
Lloyd’s chief executive Inga Beale takes aim at market inefficiencies
Beale urges market to make progress in developing and retaining talent
Flood Re excluded parties given hope as government and industry bodies meet
Defra conducting research into issues faced by SMEs and leasehold properties
Isis Iraq insurgency set to push rates up amid fears unrest could spread
Extremist group’s actions have led to evacuation enquiries from oil and gas firms
Ageas’s ‘fresh and innovative approach’ rewards collaborative and flexible firms
Larger firms refute suggestions their scale adversely affects customer service
15% of middle-aged travellers deceive in insurance applications
15% of middle aged men and women have deliberately omitted details on travel insurance applications, according to a survey performed by specialist provider All Clear.
Government to reform laws on London short-term letting
Research from Direct Line's select premier insurance shows London homeowners could earn an average of £116 per room once legislative changes making short-term letting easier come into force.
RSA unveils changes to global broker function
Former Benfield Group general counsel Derek Walsh will take over responsibility for RSA’s global broker sales with key relationship managers following the retirement of Paul Donaldson at the end of the month.
Automation: Rise of the machines
A recent study has placed underwriters near the top of a list of jobs most at risk of being phased out in favour of automated systems. But how real is the prospect of underwriters being replaced by machines, and should it be welcomed or feared?
BIA Countdown: 20 years of claims
As part of Post’s countdown to the 20th anniversary of the British Insurance Awards in July, we spoke to claims experts at firms that have experienced wins over the years, asking them how the industry has changed since the first BIAs in 1994.
ERAC Spotlight: Keep on moving
Since the millennium, replacement cars have become standard, offering customers uninterrupted mobility
ERAC Spotlight: Aiming Hire
Are technological advances and regulatory changes the answer to the insurance industry's problems with credit hire?
Q&A - Michael Butt: The impact of climate change
Some 67 insurance and reinsurance chief executives recently signed The Geneva Association’s Climate Risk Statement in Canada. Michael Butt, chairman of Axis and co-chair of the association’s extreme events and climate risk working group, comments on the…
Career development & CSR: Sterling launches 2014 graduate training programme
High-net-worth specialist Sterling Insurance Group has unveiled details of its 2014 graduate training programme ahead of its summer graduate intake.
Hartley leaves Simply Business for Danish insurer
Former Simply Business product manager Robert Hartley is to join Danish insurer Qudos as an underwriter.
Interview: Edmund Truell: This man means business
With a career spanning the length and breadth of financial services, Edmund Truell is now muscling into the telematics sector. Post meets a man who speaks his mind about the insurance industry – and, according to him, it’s not all a bed of roses
Market Moves - 26 June 2014
All the latest job moves in the insurance market
Higos teams up with NCI on pet insurance offering
NCI Vehicle Rescue has agreed a partnership with independent broker Higos Insurance Services to exclusively provide its network of branches with pet insurance.