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Axa revenues up 3.7%
Axa group results show improvement in revenues across the business, with P&C growing just over 5%.
Everest Re reports Q3 income surge
Bermudian insurer and reinsurer Everest Re has seen takings swing sharply upwards in its third-quarter results.
Penny Black's Insurance Week
Penny has always thought driving in London was for the brave, or indeed foolhardy, and the experience of a friend from Gibraltar has done little to calm her nerves.
Investing in the Profession: Asta moves to new premises
Asta Managing Agency has moved to a new office to make room for potential expansion.
Investing in the Profession: Chartis scheme gains CII approval
Chartis' multinational broker training academy has been accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Law report: Zero-hour staff can be employees
Law reports contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Law report: Subsidence verdicts not at odds on 'foreseeability' question
Law reports contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Law report: Nursing and Midwifery Council’s explanation for nurse suspension ruled inadequate
Law reports contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Your say: Take advantage of telematics
Telematics allows the premium to be priced fairly and young drivers to monitor their progress, says Linden Holliday.
Start-up chief promises to learn from past mistakes as launch is delayed
The team behind start-up venture Quotall is due to begin previews of its insurance broker software next month.
Lloyd's syndicates queue up to use IFED services
At least nine Lloyd's syndicates are understood to be in talks with the Association of British Insurers and the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department with a view to using the service.
SRA warns industry to take new referral fee rules seriously
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has warned the industry that it will clamp down on any firms that breach new rules governing referral fees due to come into force in April.
Marsh backing Project Noah despite rival Aon joining flood insurance race
Aon Benfield's decision to unveil a reinsurance-based flood risk solution has sparked a bullish response from rival Marsh's top flood specialist, who claimed that the launch of his firm's Project Noah proposal is imminent.
View from the top: The changing face of risk
A recent Europe-wide survey of risk managers identified the top issues keeping board members at major corporations awake at night, says Nigel Bamber.
View from the top: Risk ready for Rio
With London 2012 behind us, Rio 2016 offers another sensational showcase for global risk management, says David Ross.
Market moves: CEO change at Willis takes the headlines
Recruitment news this week was dominated by the appointment of a new group chief executive at Willis, after long-serving CEO Joe Plumeri announced that he is standing down early in 2013 after 12 years, and the appointment of a new broking CEO at Hastings…
BGL Group to target Brazil, India and Turkey as it seeks to widen footprint
Compare The Market parent BGL Group is eyeing opportunities to extend its aggregator reach into Brazil, India and Turkey, according to chief executive Peter Winslow.
My Best XI: Steven Williams, Go Compare
Steven Williams, the new product development manager at Go Compare, selects his Best XI for a start-up insurance company. As well as a range of brokers, online specialists and telematics providers, two Welsh footballing legends are chosen in attack,…
Spotlight on Economy and Society: Run for cover
Underinsurance is an on-going issue for the industry and, without a concerted effort to tackle the problem, the effects of the financial storms may continue to strike.
Fraud 2012: Fraudsters target insurance because it's 'easy'
Fraudsters target insurance "because it is easy", according to Professor Martin Gill, director of Perpetuity Research International.
Fraud 2012: Don't overuse meta-data, BLM warns insurers
Insurers must be cautious not to over-apply for evidence drawn from telematics technology when building fraud prosecution cases, according to partners at law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Fraud 2012: App fraudsters 'going back to basics' to beat security
The role of brokers in weeding out application fraud is to grow as improvements to online security drive fraudsters back to phones and branches, according to a panel of industry experts.
Spotlight on Economy and Society: Big money in micro insurance?
Eager to tap into new markets, insurers are forming new micro insurance partnerships in the far corners of the world.
Thailand floods: Back in business
The scale of the Thailand floods was not the only element to hamper recovery - they exposed a lack of loss mitigation and recovery knowledge in Asia.