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Independent Inspections hopes to cut claims cycle with prepaid card scheme
Claims management company Independent Inspections has signed up to Tuxedo Money Solutions’ prepaid card scheme in a bid to reduce the lifecycle of a home insurance claim and enhance policyholder experience.
Bid to cut red tape set to enhance UK insurance market’s competitive position
Insurance Growth Action Plan aims to remove barriers for UK insurers overseas.
Adjusters sceptical over ‘organic growth’ plans after Davies seals Garwyn deal
Sources say Davies CEO Saulter’s background points to further M&A activity.
Credit hire portal set for 2014 launch as backers put faith in motor inquiry
Committee confident Competition Commission will draw ‘right conclusions’.
Industry plays down impact of St Jude and Xaver storms on full-year results
Losses expected to be ‘in tens of millions, not high hundreds of millions’.
Chilton tipped to help Gallagher overcome previous reinsurance failings
‘Challenger brand’ expected to benefit from former Benfield CEO’s expertise.
Insurance Technology Conference: Insurers must wake up to the risks of misusing data
Data presents huge opportunities for insurers but the potential for misusing it is a serious risk for the industry, according to speakers at Post's Insurance Technology conference.
Insurance Technology Conference: SSP director Waring criticises ‘naive’ insurers for lacking digital strategies
Insurers vastly overestimate their digital capabilities and risk losing customers to better-equipped competitors, according to SSP director David Waring.
Dutch non-life market “stable” says Fitch
Non-life insurers in the Netherlands face a stable environment in 2014, in spite of continued pressure on the health market.
Fitch Ratings expects further Malaysia market consolidation
In an outlook report, Fitch Ratings believes the requirement for composite insurers to segregate operations into life and general insurance units could mean further consolidation in the market.
HKFI raises doubts on Hong Kong government health scheme
The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers has hailed the progress made by private medical insurance in Hong Kong and says it has doubts over the effectiveness of the proposed Health Protection Scheme.
UK leads Europe for PI cover
The UK has the largest market for professional indemnity insurance in Europe according to research by Finaccord.
L&G GI head Diane Buckley to leave insurer
Legal & General's general insurance managing director Diane Buckley, pictured, is to leave the business amid a company restructure.
Liberty Mutual wholesale manager Goodearl joins XL
XL Group has appointed Lewis Goodearl as chief underwriting officer UK property and casualty for its Lloyd’s business.
Open GI appoints insurer relations exec
Open GI has grown its insurer relations team with the appointment of Siân Nicholls as insurer relations executive.
TSC to unveil report to government’s whiplash response
The Transport Select Committee has agreed to publish its Eleventh Special Report of Session 2013-14 on 12 December.
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 12 December 2013
Arriving late for last week’s All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services, Financial Conduct Authority boss Martin Wheatley found his own words had been used against him.
Penny Speed meets... Elke Vagendene, AGCS head of product Development Financial Lines
Being an insatiable socialite, Penny Black is always eager to probe the personalities behind the professional veneer of her industry friends. What better way to squeeze in and share as many intimate revelations as possible than her very own ‘speed…
Career development: CII welcomes government apprenticeships announcement
The Chartered Insurance Institute has welcomed the Treasury's announcement of its gateway project to help people find apprenticeships and graduate training places within insurance.
Career file: Amlin UK's CEO to retire in 2014
Amlin UK's chief executive Brian Carpenter will be retiring in 2014.
Review of the Year: Legal: A year of change
2013 was a huge year for the legal sector, with both positive and negative changes coming thick and fast. How have key figures in the industry reacted to such a period of change?
Aviva promotes Fraser Edmond as Hudson’s successor
Aviva has promoted Fraser Edmond to replace Sam Hudson as broker performance director, the insurer has confirmed.
LMA power group opens up to companies market
The Lloyd’s Market Association will open up members of its newly-formed power generation panel to the companies insurance market.
International: Europe: Weathering the storm
In the wake of devastation caused by typhoon Haiyan in the Phillippines, what is the future for insurance in disaster-prone regions?