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Cardiff office to stay despite Zurich job cuts
Zurich has vowed to maintain a presence in Cardiff despite plans to make sweeping redundancies as part of its return to the direct insurance market.
RDT aiming to go global
Insurance technology specialist RDT is targeting global expansion after winning a contract to supply software to South Australian general insurer and motoring organisation Royal Automobile Association.
Credit hire - Common structure: Under the bonnet of credit hire costs
Melanie Mooney looks at suspect commercial arrangements between credit hire firms and repairing garages and considers what the industry can do to fight the practice.
Insurers feel the pressure of rising motor claims costs
The increasing cost of motor insurance is putting more financial pressure on insurers, who last year paid out £1.24 for every £1 collected in premiums.
Brightside trading update points towards future growth
The Brightside Group board of directors are confident of delivering “substantial growth” for the foreseeable future after announcing an 18% policy sales increase in the commercial insurance business.
British Insurance Awards 2011: Driven by ambition
PERSONAL LINES BROKING INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR – WINNER – PROVISIONAL MARMALADE
British Insurance Awards 2011: Spot the difference
COMMERCIAL LINES BROKING INITIATIVE - SME/MID CORPORATE - WINNER - AON
British Insurance Awards 2011: In the customer’s shoes
THE CUSTOMER CARE AWARD - WINNER – AXA PERSONAL LINES (SIMS)
RAA selects RDT
South Australian general insurer and motoring organisation Royal Automobile Association has chosen RDT’s software solution, Landscape, to power its insurance operation.
HSBC Insurance sold for £68.5m
HSBC Insurance Services Holdings has signed a £68.5m agreement for the sale and purchase of HSBC Insurance UK with Syndicate Holding Corp.
Affinity: Telecoms ready to take on banks
James Carpenter, head of insurance at O2, told delegates the telecommunications sector is gearing up to rival the banks as a provider of financial services and products.
Career development & CSR: Hastings supports safety with policy donations
Hastings Direct is supporting the 'Think Bike' motorbike safety campaign by donating £2 for every policy sold.
Affinity: Travel bucks trend as affinity share falls
Finaccord managing director Alan Leach has advised insurers that the affinity market is "not just about motor, household and travel" and to look for potential partnerships in niche segments. He pointed to accident & health, which he said has seen "steady…
Igo4 opens call centre
IGO4 has opened a new contact centre in Peterborough to handle renewals business from existing home and motor insurance customers and offline completion of aggregator quotes, after transferring business from BDML.
Insurance & social media: To tweet or not to tweet
The insurance industry has struggled in its early attempts to adopt social media, due to its staid reputation. Sam Barrett warns that being slow to capitalise on the benefits it can bring means the industry is missing a trick.
TSC re-opens premiums inquiry as referral fee furore escalates
The chair of the Transport Select Committee has told Post that motor insurers will be called back to parliament for further questioning following her decision to re-open its inquiry into the rising cost of motor insurance.
Post history - 20 years ago: Yugoslavia has mixed reaction
Looking back through Post’s back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 20 years ago reveals.
Law report: Accommodation costs application rejected due to unlevel playing field
This law report has been contributed bby national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Tackling fraud - Roundtable: The time for action is now
With new counter-fraud tools coming onstream, Post gathered a group of experts to assess whether these will be enough to outweigh expected reductions in police resource when fighting this crime. Chinwe Akomah reports.
News analysis - Aggregators: The challenge of converting quotes
In the 10th quarterly price comparison watch, Tom Cooper finds no slowdown in quote volumes but converting them into sales represents a growing challenge.
Referral fees a 'red herring' claims CSC
The Claims Standards Council has warned the insurance market that abolishing referral fees is a "red herring" that will only send motor insurance premiums "through the roof", due to the loss of their ancillary income stream.
Insurecom pilots Informed Quotes on Ageas motor
Software house Insurecom claims it will be the first to push personal lines quotes through to brokers using Insurance Initiatives' Informed Quotes system, starting with motor policies from Ageas.
TSC re-opens premiums inquiry - Insurance News Now – 7 July 2011
Post news editor Mairi MacDonald outlines this week's major general insurance stories which include chair of the Transport Select Committee, Louise Ellman telling Post that motor insurers will be called back to parliament for further questioning…
Muir ups One Answer Network stake with Optimas share purchase
Paul Muir, managing director of One Answer Network, has purchased the 38.57% holding of Optimas Insurance Group, signalling the latter's exit from the UK insurance market.