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Sharing Economy: Taking a slice of the action
With the sharing economy growing year-on-year, what are the challenges and opportunities for the insurance industry?
Brexit and results in the news; Tasker interviewed
The insurance news and Post exclusives of the past week, in case you missed it.
Quiz of the week - 20 May 2016
Test your knowledge of the week's insurance news, with the Post insurance quiz of the week.
Motor helps Ageas UK’s COR to stay below 100
Ageas UK has reported a 99% total combined ratio (Q1 2015: 99.7%), driven by improved motor COR of 98.7% (Q1 2015: 106.4%), but other non-life ratios were weaker compared to this time last year.
C-Suite Europe: Ageas' Bart De Smet on mergers and alliances
Recent consolidation moves must not overshadow the business opportunities offered by joint ventures: the acronym M&A could be redefined as mergers and alliances.
Carole Nash acquires Ageas Retail motorcycle books
Manchester-based insurance broker Carole Nash has reached an agreement to purchase the motorcycle insurance books of Ageas Retail, effective from 1 June.
Affinity: Creating perfect partnerships
Despite the public outcry over the affinity partnership between Age UK and Ageas, a clear objective and strategy can reap rewards for both halves of a deal.
C-Suite Broker: Brightside's Mark Cliff on the trend for insurers to move to brokers
The last car I bought was a large 4x4. As I drove it around I noticed plenty of other people driving the same model of car on the road - these cars seemed to be everywhere.
Motor: Manufacturers and insurers – joining up the data
With a raft of new technology being installed in motor vehicles, the debate has started over who owns the data it produces – insurers or manufacturers?
Aviva claims head points to resistance from “two major players” as subrogation portal targets 70% take up by 2017
Aviva hopes to have two fifths of the UK motor insurance market signed up to use the subrogation portal it launched last year by the summer - and 60-70% by the end of the year.
Blog: 1980s classic car revival creates hot targets
From the Vauxhall Nova to the Ford Escort MkII, the 1980s classic car market is booming.
Mental health: The last taboo?
Insurer attitudes towards mental health issues are not always enlightened - as the number of Financial Ombudsman Service complaints shows - but there are signs of greater understanding and that includes employees too
Former Ageas CEO Smith joins Uinsure
Barry Smith will join Manchester-based general insurance provider Uinsure as non-executive director, following his departure from Ageas in October last year.
Blog: Bring on the Enterprise Bill
The Enterprise Bill should mean quicker payments for SMEs - and for insurers, a chance to stand up and be counted.
Concern expressed as 'rigorous' SIMR adds pressure on senior roles
Insurers have welcomed the launch of the Senior Insurance Managers Regime, however, there remains uncertainty as to what extent top ranking employees will be impacted.
Ageas settles Fortis legal claims for €1.2bn
Ageas, the insurer spun out of banking group Fortis, yesterday agreed a settlement of €1.2bn (£934m) for outstanding legal claims from the 2007 and 2008 financial crisis.
GI CEO's urge against IPT increase in letter to Osborne
Twenty-three general insurance executives have written to Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne ahead of the 16 March Budget announcement, urging against a further increase in insurance premium tax.
Towergate and Ageas sign £300m capacity agreement
A new capacity deal will see Ageas provide £60m annually for five years across Arista’s commercial motor, property and liability products, as well as Towergate’s holiday homes portfolio.
C-Suite - Insurer: The human touch
Technology is a very useful tool, but sometimes dealing with a real person gets the best result.
Blog: Super hero insurance takes on the DC and Marvel Universes
With Marvel's Deadpool currently setting the cinema box office alight, and plenty more comic adaptions on the way starting with Batman versus Superman in March, I thought it might be time for some Friday fun.
Ageas will replace UK General capacity deal
Ageas will look to replace the agreement it had with UK General after it was announced Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK) will takeover as the managing general agent's major capacity provider.
Storms to cost Ageas £46.1m as FY profit slides
Ageas estimates it will pay £46.1m worth of claims following the December 2015 storms and floods, taking its 2015 combined ratio to 102% (2014: 99.8%).
The Post Power List 2016
In a year where regulation, natural disasters, consolidation and cyber/digital again look set to make waves, and when the country could learn if it’s in or out of the European Union, Post had a mind mapping session – with a bottle of wine – to see who…