Motor
Law Report: Court rules in favour of following German law in crash case
Law reports contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Your say: Different motor markets
Penny Searles, managing director of Wunelli, answers LV managing director John O'Roarke's comments about telematics.
Concern over PPOs makes 'nervous' reinsurers more 'selective' in writing
The spectre of the UK motor market being hit by the further withdrawal of primary capacity, and resistance to new entrants, has again been raised, this time through the reinsurance community's concern about periodical protection orders.
Post magazine - 19 July 2012
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
LV Broker handed spot on EIP schemes motor panel
LV Broker has been appointed to the schemes motor panel of Equity Insurance Partnerships.
Be Wiser reports 43% jump in premium income to £76m
Be Wiser Insurance Services has reported its premium income grew 43%, up to £76m, in the 12 months to 31 May 2012 (2011: £53m).
Average motor premiums fall in 2012
Actuaries have questioned whether recent reductions in the average costs of motor insurance premiums have come prematurely, as personal injury costs continue to rise.
Aria Assistance teams up with Ageas and Aviva on emergency help products
The newly-independent Europ Assistance team Aria Assistance is working with a host of major insurers providing policyholders with commercial and personal lines emergency services.
Analysis: Major events in the Russian insurance market in Q2 2012
Highlights for the Russian insurance market for Q2 include a number of important personnel reshuffles, several companies being sold and problems with a high roller. Paul Koshik reports.
Stormy weather causes £35m worth of vehicle damage
Two weeks of severe weather has caused £35m worth of damage to vehicles.
Telematics sales increase 'fivefold'
Telematics insurance sales have increased fivefold in the past two years and are set to snowball to around 500 000 in the next two years.
Telematics could deliver an 'Olympic-sized' saving to UK economy
Coverbox has urged the government to encourage take-up of telematics among drivers.
Your say: Third-party injury spike is old news
An 18% increase in the proportion of third-party accidents involving bodily injury from 2010 to 2011, as identified by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' 2012 report on third-party motor claims and periodic payment orders, is indeed, as the…
Expert analysis: The return of motor madness
The push for volume in motor has started again, with a fall in rates for a fourth consecutive quarter, while home is proving more resilient, says Tom Cooper.
Poor seat design puts two-thirds of car users at risk of whiplash
Hundreds of thousands of whiplash claims could be prevented each year with better head restraints and seats in UK cars, according to research conducted by Axa Personal Lines and motor research organisation Thatcham.
Brightside to pocket £70m premium in Asda affinity deal
Brightside's new affinity partnership deal with Asda Money is expected to bring in up to £70m in premium over the next 18 months.
RAC sells Ace travel product
RAC is to sell travel insurance in the UK after striking a deal with Ace Group.
Brightside reveals Asda home and motor insurance win
Insurance broker Brightside has partnered with Asda to manage its Asda Money car and home insurance offering.
Huatai is "first Chinese firm to deploy fraud protection"
Chinese property insurer Huatai is to use Fico Solutions’ fraud protection product in an effort to reduce losses from auto insurance claims fraud and accelerate its claims processing.
Former HSBC Insurance duo poised for £50m drive with motor start-up
A new motor start-up, fronted by a duo of former HSBC Insurance UK executives, has been tipped to make a major play for the broker market in the second half of the year, underwriting up to £50m of business by the beginning of 2013.
Four arrested in suspected crash-for-cash bus fraud
Four men in Liverpool believed to be part of a suspected crash for cash scam involving a bus have been arrested.
Telematics firm Cobra UK to launch 'innovative' new product
Vehicle technology firm Cobra UK is planning to launch its windscreen mounted telematics box at a Post event next week.
In conversation with Zurich: Personal lines broking
Personal lines brokers have endured endless change in insurance distribution and survived – and they continue to do so.
Fraud prevention in mind as Admiral appoints supplier CRIF
Admiral has appointed CRIF Decision Solutions as its new supplier for the automation of processes to support fraud prevention during the purchasing process.