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Markerstudy creates chief investment officer role as it eyes further growth
Emma Rawlinson has been appointed to the newly created role of chief investment officer at Markerstudy Group, effective immediately.
Allianz’s counter fraud head James Burge departing for Hiscox
James Burge, Allianz UK’s head of counter fraud, is leaving the insurer to take up a global role at Hiscox, Insurance Post can reveal.
Kingfisher’s commercial acquisition; RSA’s D&O product; Zurich’s head of SME
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Lloyd’s Lab sets up insurtech investor panel
Lloyd’s Lab has set up an investor panel aimed at offering expertise and advice on the financial landscape and fundraising initiatives for insurtechs on its accelerator programme.
Credit hire invoice costs quintuple in 10 years
Research released by Keoghs has revealed that the average cost of a credit hire invoice is now five times higher than it was in 2014.
Aviva to roll out ‘transparent’ broker portal
Aviva’s MD for commercial and chief distribution officer, David Martin has revealed to Insurance Post that, in November, the insurer will be rolling out a new broker portal.
Inclusive job adverts key to tackling talent gap
Job postings should be amended to be more inclusive to attract diverse talent and drive recruitment, according to Martyn Matthews, managing director of SSP Broker.
FCA claims Gap action will save consumers £70m
The Financial Conduct Authority has said consumers will save around £70m due to improvements firms must make to guaranteed asset protection insurance products.
Lamppost liar loses £600K claim
HF and Hastings Direct have successfully contested a £600,000 claim based on conflicting passenger references and no evidence of vehicle damage.
Saga in talks with Ageas over insurance arm
Saga is reported to have entered into exclusive talks with Ageas in relation to its insurance arm.
Gallagher promotes Collings to chief broking officer
Gallagher has promoted Simon Collings to the role of chief broking officer, reporting to Michael Rea, CEO of Gallagher in the UK.
Insurance Museum seeks fresh financial backers
Reg Brown, retired Lloyd’s underwriter and chairman of the Insurance Museum, is hosting a drinks reception tonight (1 October) at The Association of British Insurers HQ in a bid to reinvigorate financial support for the history initiative.
FCA remains ‘concerned’ about premium finance
The Financial Conduct Authority’s Sheldon Mills has said the regulator is still watchful and concerned about premium finance, but is encouraged that "progress has been made."
Sompo’s marine proposition; Lockton’s charity walk; Allianz Partner’s travel director
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Time to shift from diversity thinking towards inclusive action
Editor’s View: Emma Ann Hughes reflects on Lloyd’s tenth Dive In festival and concludes it showed the insurance industry needs to go from Sunday morning thinking about diversity to Monday morning action to create an inclusive culture.
Insurance intercepts 230 fraudulent claims per day in 2023
The Association of British Insurers has today revealed that £1.1bn worth of fraudulent claims were detected last year, up 4% on 2022.
Admiral celebrates two decades on the London Stock Exchange
Admiral celebrated its 20th anniversary as a publicly listed company on the London Stock Exchange last night, following its first float in 2004.
Equipment breakdown cover ‘more of a necessity’ as tech advances
Andy Bazley, underwriting manager at HSB Engineering, has said awareness of equipment breakdown insurance needs to be ramped up as the reliance of technology develops.
Sir Trevor Phillips warns insurers face a ‘reckoning’
Sir Trevor Phillips, former head of the Commission for Racial Equality, has revealed that “more than any other industry,” the insurance sector needs to tackle the disparate way it treats customers.
Howden and Microsoft launch climate risk platform
Howden has collaborated with Microsoft on a platform aimed at enabling clients to manage climate risk and increase climate resilience.
Esure makes ‘sizeable’ savings from gen AI applications
Esure has said it could potentially save up to 8% on its frontline operations, and claims resource costs through generative artificial intelligence use.
Climate protesters enter Chubb’s Manchester office
Eight Extinction Rebellion protesters entered Chubb’s Manchester office yesterday (19 September).
GoCompare’s partnership; Axa’s claims service; Davies’ chief AI officer
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Biba calls for larger SMEs to be exempt from Consumer Duty rules
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has called for larger SME commercial customers to be removed from the scope of the Consumer Duty requirements.