Motor
Zurich and Core Logic partner; Marshmallow secures extra funding; Lloyd’s appoints CUO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Where we’re going, we won’t need price comparison websites
Editor’s View: Insurance Post Editor Emma Ann Hughes wonders if the latest motor insurance developments could cause price comparison websites to soon be consigned to the history books.
Arc Legal considers expansion into new lines
Arc Legal bosses reveal plans to provide total ancillary insurance cover as celebrates 20 years of operation.
View from the top: Aon’s Walia on making better decisions in uncertain times
Elisha Walia, UK chief of staff and director of UK public affairs at Aon, outlines the chronic risks that businesses need to face up to if they are to thrive in the years ahead.
Claims Apprentice 2023: Episode four – Claims Inflation Podcast part one
With one victory each, the third challenge looks to be vital for Teams Aspire and Connect as the claims apprentices seek to impress Kennedys’ very own ‘Alan Sugar’, Claire Mulligan.
Could technology cause more to self-insure?
Edmund Tirbutt examines how the centuries-old insurance sector is using technology to shift from handling claims to focus on changing customer behaviour to reduce their risks.
Insurance’s richest figures revealed
Douw Steyn and family are the only famous faces from the world of insurance to make it into the top 100 of this year’s Sunday Times Rich List.
Aviva looks to build new product lines
David Martin, managing director of UK GI distribution & SME at Aviva, revealed that the insurer is considering its fund allocation with the intention of building out new products.
Insurers continue to grapple with rising costs for vehicle repairs
While property and motor claims’ post-Covid difficulties have begun to ease, the latter in particular are still presenting challenges to insurers, according to Zurich UK chief claims officer James Nicholson.
Applied Systems expands commercial lines; Value Space invests; and Avid opts for Allianz for capacity
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Briefing: Why the potential Markerstudy/Ardonagh Retail merger makes sense
As reports surface on what some have called “the worst kept secret at Biba”, why does the potential merger between Ardonagh Retail and Markerstudy make sense?
Video Q&A: MRN’s Peter Thompson on the challenges facing the motor repair industry
In the lead up to the 2023 Motor and Mobility Conference, Peter Thompson, director of product at event sponsor Motor Repair Network, sat down with Jonathan Swift to discuss the biggest challenges facing the motor repair industry?
Movers and shakers who made Insurance Post’s Power List revealed
This year’s Insurance Post Power List provides a blueprint of what you need to do to achieve and succeed in today’s world.
Zurich’s broker club; Novidea’s $50m funding; and Gallagher sponsors women’s rugby
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Motor claims fall to lowest ever level for Q1
Latest data from the Compensation Recovery Unit shows the number of motor claims has fallen to its lowest level ever for this quarter of the year, but the claimant body believes this is due to people not claiming.
Ardonagh in double swoop; UK General rebrands; SRG launches in Europe
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments, and strategic moves of the week.
Allianz and Thatcham highlight ‘opportunity’ of EV battery recycling
With no repair nor recycling option available for electric vehicle batteries, Allianz and Thatcham described a “real commercial opportunity” for motor manufacturers to invest in recycling power units.
US insurer reveals plan to expand into the UK
Florida-based specialty insurer Fortegra is redomiciling European operations from Malta to Belgium, filing for passporting rights throughout the continent plus applying for licences in the UK to write "regular property and casualty insurance products",…
Direct Line snaps up By Miles
Direct Line Group has acquired By Miles Group to bolster “digital-first journeys” for customers.
MIB-funded initiative cuts uninsured drivers on UK roads by 400,000
The Motor Insurers’ Bureau has committed to extending its funding for Operation Tutelage until 2027.
Could the PRA soon be knocking on personal lines insurers’ doors?
Editor’s View: 2022 was tough for personal lines, but if you are an insurer who had a particularly difficult year, the Prudential Regulatory Authority could soon be knocking on your door.
Rental versus private e-scooter data and legal implications
New data on e-scooters will be vital in assisting regulators and insurers with future planning, says Petty Abrams, associate at Plexus Law.
Insurers must evolve as customers adapt to new mobility solutions
Premiums for autonomous, connected, electric and shared vehicles could grow by more than $0.5tr by 2030, according to a Capgemini report.