Motor
QBE's property, casualty and motor CUO Bathia departs
Ash Bathia, chief underwriting officer of QBE’s property, casualty & motor division is leaving the company.
Ageas claims team undertakes motorcycle training
Groupama Insurances, soon to be Ageas Insurance Limited, has put its motorcycle claims team through a series of training sessions to help them understand the needs of motorcyclists when handling claims.
Elite launches motor business
Elite Insurance Company has launched a motor business and is aiming to achieve £20m GWP in its first year.
Motor specialist Sky Insurance goes live on Transactor
Motor specialist Sky Insurance has gone live on a Transactor software solution following a 10 month project.
£25m annual savings touted after bus crash ruling
A Court of Appeal ruling is expected to save the motor insurance industry from bearing the brunt of bus operators’ overheads in the event of a claim, according to an insurance law firm.
LV to pay £7m PPO after newlywed hit by uninsured driver
LV will today be ordered to pay a £7m settlement to a bride who suffered brain damage when knocked off a motorbike by an uninsured driver.
Axa’s whiplash proposals attacked for being ‘expensive and unnecessary’
French methods of using X-rays and MRI scans slammed by claimant bodies.
Rates drop as motor insurers anticipate legal reform windfall
Average car insurance premiums have plunged in the second quarter of 2013, following the implementation of key parts of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act.
Fatal crash prompts calls for insurers to scrap nighttime driving curfews
Telematics providers are urging insurers to remove nighttime driving restrictions from their products, after a coroner cited a curfew as a factor in a fatal crash involving two teenagers.
RAC Foundation calls for overhaul of licencing system
The RAC Foundation has called the government to consider placing conditions on young drivers’ licences as a way of reducing fatal accidents among this age group by more than a half.
Editor's comment: A fork in the road
In 2008 when Aviva (then Norwich Union) shelved its pay‑as‑you‑drive model due to “poor take-up” after only two years in the open market, it appeared that the product had fallen at the first hurdle.
UK driverless car trial planned for 2013
A trial of driverless cars is set to be launched onto UK roads later this year, the Department for Transport has announced.
Broker Network inks three year Alps deal
Broker Network & Countrywide has signed a deal with Auto Legal Protection Services that will serve its members with products and services.
Telematics: Ask the experts
Insurers should be wary of rushing into the telematics market alone – pricing, legacy technology and cost mean collaborating may be a wiser strategy.
Interview: Steve Langan: Onwards and upwards
Concerned that the wider industry is dangerously out of touch when it comes to technology, servicing customers and advertising, Hiscox UK managing director Steve Langan tells Post how his firm keeps up with the times.
Claimants View: Misinformation has public running scared
Motor insurers are not suckers for punishment – suckers do not make multimillion-pound profits.
View from the Top: Crazier than spaghetti junction
After all the protracted pandemonium for motor insurers, discipline is now needed, says Colin Batabyal, personal lines director, Covéa Insurance
Aviva to close Bluecycle salvage operations in further cuts
Aviva has confirmed it is to close its online salvage business, Bluecycle, and will acquire its future salvage services from Copart.
Europe: Cracking the whip
The UK has been dubbed the whiplash capital of Europe but what can it learn on the continent as it looks to crack the problem? Tim Evershed investigates.
Towergate telematics offering implicated in teen driving deaths
A coroner is to write to Towergate Smart Motor with concerns about telematics rules following the death of two teenagers who sped home to meet the curfew set by their insurer.
Q&A: Andy Watson: Happy days
Andy Watson reflects on his short time in charge of Ageas UK and discusses market issues, including the referral fees ban, regulation, telematics and recent job cuts in the sector.
UK General Insurance launches lifestyle product with Gibraltar-based company
UK General Insurance has launched a lifestyle excess product in partnership with Gibraltar-based insurer Enterprise Insurance Company.
In Series: Claims: Investigating the investigators
What will the FCA’s examination of insurers’ use of private investigators uncover – and will it affect industry efforts to combat fraud?
Competition Commission finds evidence of over-costing in the motor insurance market
The Competition Commission has found evidence that the separation of cost liability and cost control in the provision of post-accident services to non-fault motor claimants is pushing repair costs up.