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Aviva launches iPad app following broker feedback
Aviva has introduced an iPad app to its online trading platform Fast Trade, with a view to providing brokers with the facility to ‘quote and buy’ online in less than five minutes.
Ageas investigators expose bogus claimant four years after collision
A woman who lodged a £100 000 claim with Ageas for back injuries she supposedly sustained in 2009 collision has been ordered to pay back upwards of £19 000 after she was found to have pre-existing problems.
XL appoints Brazil Re boss
Dublin-based insurer and reinsurer XL has promoted its senior underwriter in Argentina to a new role heading up Brazilian reinsurance operations.
Cuna targeting loan protection after debt waiver gets regulatory green light
Financial services insurer Cuna Mutual is to launch a new debt waiver product after the products were given approval by the Financial Services Authority and the Office of Fair Trading.
AIG acquires HSBC's French GI arm and extends Turkish footprint
AIG has entered a 10-year bancassurance agreement with HSBC Group to become the exclusive provider of non-life insurance products to the bank's customers in Turkey and France.
Clunes rages at Churchill over axe
Former Men Behaving Badly star Martin Clunes has labelled Churchill Insurance "neurotic and very heavy-handed" after it dropped him from TV adverts.
Machell to leave Aviva; AIA veteran lined up as successor in Asia
Simon Machell, chief executive of higher growth markets, Aviva is to leave the company at the end of February.
Opinion: The difficulties of cross-border insurance
Suresh Krishnan, general counsel of Ace Group's multinational client group, asks why more risks can't be insured from abroad and discusses some of the complexities involved in cross-border insurance.
Insure The Box cuts third party providers from telematics
Insure The Box has become the first UK insurer to create its own in-house telematics platform in a bid to reduce costs and improve customer service.
Lemma Insurance Europe policies disclaimed
The Supreme Court of Gibraltar has passed an order winding up Lemma Insurance Europe and appointing Frederick White, of Grant Thornton, as liquidator.
NIG updates e-trading platform with launch of 'The Hub'
Commercial insurer NIG has launched a full-cycle e-trading platform for commercial brokers, following recent investment in technology.
Trade body welcomes Eiopa revisit of long-term guarantees
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has launched a technical assessment to find the most appropriate treatment of long-term guarantees under the forthcoming Solvency II regulations.
P&C insurers better placed than life firms to weather economic storm
Property and casualty insurers are better positioned to withstand a slow growth environment compared to life insurers, which will be more impacted by the weak global economy given they are mainly "discretionary" purchases and the low interest rates,…
L&G offers group discounts on premium
Legal & General has claimed to be the first major insurer in the UK to offer group discounts on home insurance.
Weak economy to hurt commercial lines more than personal, says Moody's
The outlook for property & casualty insurers is stable in 2013, despite macroeconomic conditions, Moody's said today.
Aspen launches ‘plain English’ goods-in-trade policy
Aspen Risk Management has launched a worldwide goods-in-transit policy, which it claims has been written in ‘plain English’.
Premium taxes soar across Europe
Insurance premium taxes are rising all over Europe as pressure from finance deficits and a worsening economic outlook hits home, according to the Insurance Underwriting Association.
Hill Dickinson swoops for DLA Piper Sheffield and Manchester practice
Law firm Hill Dickenson has picked up the majority of DLA Piper’s defendant insurance practice in Sheffield and Manchester.
GI firms valued upwards of £100m drops 15% in 2012
The number of general insurance companies valued at over £100m dropped by almost 15% last year, according to research carried out by industry advisory firm IMAS.
Argo hires general liability underwriter from Besso
Argo International, the Lloyd’s insurer and member of Argo Group, has appointed Vanessa Lampard as an underwriter in its general liability team.
Worsening economic outlook pushes up IPT
Several governments across Europe have ramped up insurance premium tax rates in response to finance deficits and a worsening economic outlook, research has shown.
Argo International looks to Besso for underwriting director
Argo International has recruited Besso’s director of underwriting to serve in its general liability team.
Covéa hands head of financial crime role to ex-police chief
Covéa Insurance has appointed Steve Jackson, former senior fraud manager at Zurich as head of financial crime.
Axa Assistance marks roadside recovery deal with Footman James app
Axa Assistance UK has developed a smartphone application offering breakdown assistance for Footman James customers.