Motor
This Week in Post: Personal injuries and parenting fails
I felt very smug when my daughter tried on her first pair of slipper socks: she liked them! That meant I wouldn’t need to argue with her to keep her little feet warm – and she wouldn’t risk slipping on wooden floors. What I hadn’t foreseen though was…
Controversial motorcyclist injury claim ‘could spark more lawsuits’
A man who knocked down and killed a pedestrian was able to claim injury compensation from the victim’s motor insurance policy in a landmark legal case.
Analysis: Review of the year 2017
The past year has been a stormy one for the insurance market – and not just in terms of weather: the discount rate saga and the insurance premium tax hike helped propel motor premiums to stratospheric highs. Industry figures see clearer skies, however,…
Week in Post: All hail Captain Side Parting
This year’s Budget was rewarding for many reasons: a freeze on insurance premium tax, an increase in research funding for driverless cars, and a dig at Jeremy Clarkson.
Motor premiums to fall next year from Ogden and whiplash changes: EY
Motor premiums could fall in 2018 as an expected change in the Ogden rate could reverse some of the losses faced by insurers, EY said.
Underwriting Service Awards 2017: Winners
The leading lights of underwriting gathered last night at Post’s annual Underwriting Service Awards. The winners are below:
Analysis: NIHL: Make some noise
The fixed-cost regime proposed for noise-induced hearing loss claims is like music to insurers’ ears, although it comes way after the hubbub
Sabre aims to raise £213m through IPO next month
Motor insurer Sabre has confirmed its plans for an initial public offering next month, bringing to a close months of speculation.
Blog: Digitise your underwriting, not just your quotes
Insurers have been digitising their application process but not so much their underwriting operations, writes Selim Cavanagh, insurance vice-president at Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions, warning they might be missing on some efficiency gains.
Esure reports strong growth despite drop in home policies
Esure has seen a 25.4% increase in gross written premiums over the past year, rising to £625.8m from £499m in Q3 2016.
Q&A: Mike Brown and Alistair Kinley, BLM
The insurance industry is currently battling with a multitude of uncertainties: Brexit, Ogden, and the impact of technology. Mike Brown, senior partner, and Alistair Kinley, director of policy and government affairs, BLM, spoke to Post about how those…
Direct Line reports growth in its own-brand policies
Direct Line Group has reported growth among its direct own brand policies over the last year and claims to be on target to hit its desired combined operating ratio for 2017.
This month in Post: How long before the first woman in insurance says #MeToo?
It is an ugly truth that almost every woman who has worked in insurance for some time has a story about sexual discrimination.
Video: How the economy influences insurance claims
BLM partners Jennette Newman and Julian Smart explain how macroeconomic trends can be analysed to predict insurance claims.
Profile: Jon Turner, Pen Underwriting
After spending the past year hiving up a dozen entities under the Pen Underwriting roof, CEO Jon Turner talks to Will Kirkman about the managing general agent’s drive to be a ‘virtual insurer’ with the firepower to invest in data analytics and new…
Top 30 Asia Insurers: Growth prospects in Asia vary by region
AM Best’s annual ranking of Asia-Pacific’s non-life insurers includes familiar companies, but they face different challenges
Spotlight: ADAS webinar: Negotiating the potholes of automated driving
A panel of motor experts discussed the challenges of repairing cars equipped with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, at a webinar organised by Post in association with Auto Windscreens.
Spotlight: ADAS: Safety first
Rupert Armitage, managing director of Auto Windscreens, argues Advanced Driver Assistance Systems need to be recalibrated by manufacturers, and not the aftermarket
Asia usage-based insurance Q+A: Morten Gregersen, Scope Technology
Morten Gregersen, business development director Asia, Scope Technology, explains the opportunities for usage-based insurance in Asia-Pacific.
This week in Post: Mergers, Microbreweries and Millennials
This week, the cold has crept in and we are bringing back our winter coats while shoving on our summer clobber to one side.
Commercial vehicle specialist Tradewise secures £20m investment from Harwood Private Equity
Tradewise Insurance Group has secured a £20m investment deal with Harwood Private Equity.
Roundtable: How new technologies can speed up motor claims
The motor space is under intense pressure in terms of costs. With margins tight, how can insurers handle claims efficiently while delivering good customer service? New technology may provide part of the answer
Research: What brokers really think of insurers
Brokers share their views on their relationships with insurers, the impact of technology and their investment priorities, in this exclusive piece of research conducted by Post in association with WPA
Legal: Driverless cars, shifting liability
Kennedys partner Rachel Moore analyses the liability shift autonomous vehicles are operating in motor insurance.