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High-tech fraud: Faceless threat
Fraud has gone high tech, with the potential damage that hackers using the internet can cause becoming a real danger. Now the industry is starting to use high-tech methods to fight back.
C-Suite - Broker: Sending a message
Attacks on honest motorists need to stop – and a strong message needs to be sent to fraudsters.
AA Insurance Services
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Auto Windcreens pens 10 year deal with AA following acquisition
Automotive glass repair and replacement provider Auto Windscreens has acquired the AA’s automotive glazing business AA Auto Windshields.
UK brokers must innovate to achieve growth in stagnant market, says Finaccord
The UK general insurance broking sector will struggle to achieve organic growth over the next two years, amid strong competition from alternative sales channels, according to Finaccord.
L&G predicts end of soft market after AA index results
Legal & General has suggested the AA Premium Index's second quarter 5% rise in motor premiums could signal the end of the soft market cycle in the general insurance market.
Home and motor policy prices rise in Q2, AA index finds
Average motor and home insurance premiums have risen during the second quarter of 2015, according to the AA's British insurance Premium Index.
Shock IPT raise - more reaction
The insurance sector is still reeling after George Osborne's Budget announcement to raise insurance premium tax by more than 50% from 6% to 9.5%.
AA sees spate of motor claims from ‘giant' hailstones
AA Insurance estimates hailstorms last week in the north east of England have damaged 1700 cars worth up to £1.5m.
AA buys 49% stake in Indian roadside assistance venture
The AA has launched a five-year joint venture with Indian roadside assistance provider TVS Automobile Solutions to provide operational expertise to develop its assistance business in the country.
Motorists back Medco as a force for driving down whiplash claims
The role of Medco as a tool to reduce the number of people lodging whiplash claims has been backed by 79% of 16,863 drivers polled by the AA.
Now Compare parent to launch insurance company and Frank Bruno ad campaign
The Hong Kong-headquartered broking group Alliance has received approval to launch its own insurance company in the third quarter of 2015.
AA tipped to acquire XL Gibraltar arm to launch motor insurer
The AA has been tipped to swoop for XL Insurance (Gibraltar) in order to launch its new motor insurer.
AA index reports 3.6% household premium drop
The average combined quote for a combined home buildings and contents policy dropped by 3.6% in the first quarter of 2015, according to the AA British Insurance Premium Index.
AA refuses to rule out Gibraltar for "well advanced" new insurer launch plan
The AA is “well advanced” in its plans to launch a new insurance company vehicle to quote on its broker panel for motor insurance, with a launch expected within months.
AA posts 1% increase in revenue as it unveils refinancing plan
The AA posted a 1% increase in revenue to £983.5m for the year ended 31 January 2015, preliminary figures published today revealed.
AA calls for government to back Ifed expansion amid increased CMC activity
Nearly two thirds of UK motorists have been cold-called by claims management companies in the past year, with 36% contacted more than 10 times, according to research conducted by AA Insurance.
Drivers who text at the wheel could face higher premiums, warns AA
The AA has welcomed the launch of new technology that is being trialled by police that will catch drivers using mobile phones at the wheel.
AA looks to cut insurance jobs
The AA has said that around 50 insurance jobs at its Newcastle call centre are at risk as part of a company-wide review.
ABSs highlighted as claims upsurge threat as CMC numbers dwindle
The rapid demise of claims management companies and the subsequent reduction in bodily injury claims is in danger of being offset by the future strategy of insurance companies with alternative business structures, according to market observers.
AA partners with Cigna on travel offering
AA Insurance has appointed Cigna Insurance Services to provide its travel underwriting, claims and marketing services.
AA index records static home and motor premiums
The average quote for a combined home buildings and contents policy has remained static over the past three months while an average quoted motor premium rose £1, according to the AA's British Insurance Premium Index.
Ryan Direct Group joins AA panel
Broker AA Insurance Services has signed a home affinity deal with Ryan Direct Group that will see the Doncaster-based firm join the AA’s panel with immediate effect.
ABI clarifies rate tracking method after posting incongruous Q3 motor prices
ABI figures out of step with those produced by The AA and Towers Watson