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Post history - 50 years ago: Post history: abstinence insurer wins approval
Looking through Post’s back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this article from 50 years ago reveals.
Axa cuts to hit commercial
Sources close to Axa UK's personal lines division and broker Bluefin have insisted management cuts will only affect commercial lines.
Biba and IIB warn members over Bribery Act compliance
The British Insurance Brokers' Association and the Institute of Insurance Brokers have urged members to start putting measures in place to comply with the forthcoming Bribery Act.
E-business: Wishman: mobile e-commerce has finally arrived
Mobile technology has "finally arrived" in the insurance space and now is the time to develop a mobile online strategy, according to LV group e-commerce director Paul Wishman.
Editor's comment: keeping the buzz alive
After the initial buzz of excitement swarmed round the industry at the prospect of an insurer-funded dedicated police unit to combat fraud, all has gone strangely quiet. Fair enough, the Association of British Insurers did stress that its discussions…
Disease claims - ELTO: location, location, location
Difficulties inherent in identifying the relevant insurer in a long-tail disease claim led to the creation of the Employers' Liability Tracing Office. Anne Griffiths and Alan Hunter explain what is needed to make it work.
Interview - Michael Walter & Edward Maddison: Engaging the next generation
Lynn Rouse talks to ASL's Michael Walter and Edward Maddison about expanding horizons, operational expertise and engaging the firm's next generation.
View from the top: the online commitment
There has never been a better time for us, as business insurers, to remind ourselves how it feels to be a customer — especially because being a customer, with smartphones and computers now constantly at close quarters, is changing month-by-month.
Besso management buys out Union Hamilton shares
Besso has insisted it is business as usual at the firm, after its management completed a shareholding purchase worth almost £3m.
Legal update - corporate manslaughter: driving issues
With the first conviction under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 having finally taken place in February, Roger Ball explains the potential consequences for motor fleet operators.
Aggregators join ABI and Biba in fraud fight
Aggregators have joined forces with the Association of British Insurers and British Insurance Brokers' Association to publish new guidance on online application fraud.
London authorities unveil combined insurance panel
An insurance purchasing body incorporating eight London councils has selected Aviva, Lloyd's and Zurich to sit on its panel of insurance providers.
Towergate shakes up team after Heath Lambert coup
Towergate has rearranged its Scottish management team, after the broker attracted Heath Lambert's former regional head of commercial Mark Webster and his team.
Career development & CSR: management tips for the top — part one
As the chief executive of an expert management body, I’m regularly asked what my top tips for being a great manager are. It’s a trickier question to answer than you might think.
Litigation fears in wake of NZ quake
The New Zealand earthquakes in September 2010 and February 2011 have left some brokers and insurers at risk of litigation, the chief executive of Cunningham Lindsey's New Zealand operation has warned.
Penny Black's insurance week
It is always heartening to see people battling adversity, and those in New Zealand have had it bad over the past six months.
Career development & CSR: Open GI clinics given CPD nod by CII for a fourth time
Open GI's product clinics have been accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute for the fourth year running.
SPB reports revenue of €77.4m
Recent corporate acquisitions have boosted net revenue at SPB Group in 2010 to €77.4m.
Blanc: Axa will open new branches if brokers want them
Axa Commercial Lines CEO Amanda Blanc has exclusively revealed the firm may open new branches as it seeks to “fill in gaps” in its UK regional network.
Post magazine – 7 April 2011
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
SPB reports revenue of €77.4m
Recent corporate acquisitions have boosted net revenue at SPB Group in 2010 to €77.4m.
Aston Scott extends partnership with Broker Assistance
National broker Aston Scott and motor claims specialist Broker Assistance have agreed an extended partnership programme to provide claims handling service, for Aston Scott’s motor client portfolio.
Ex-Power Place boss joins Axa as 114 made redundant
The former Power Place chief executive Matthew Reed has been reunited with his former boss, Amanda Blanc, after being appointed managing director of intermediary and direct at Axa Commercial, at the same time as 114 staff members are made redundant.
FSCS reduces annual levy by £23m
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has confirmed its proposed levy for 2011/12 at £217m.