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Career Development: Axa Insurance secures industry first for customer experience
Axa Insurance has become the first insurer to secure a three star Investor in Customers ‘Exceptional’ rating across both its personal and commercial lines broker businesses.
Anti-competition concerns quelled as insurers back subrogation portal
The use of electronic portals for subrogation claims is set to become widespread among motor insurers as concerns such systems could be anti-competitive were quashed by the first companies to use the technology.
Covéa confirms involvement in subrogation portal pilot
Covéa Insurance has confirmed it is piloting the electronic subrogation portal on which Aviva and Ageas went live last week.
Aviva and Ageas agree subrogation portal to cut claims handling costs
Aviva and Ageas are the first companies to reach an insurer-led agreement to reduce the cost of handling third party motor claims following the 2014 Competition and Markets Authority motor insurance ruling.
Rate reductions mooted as industry calls on government to follow NI lead on GDL
Pressure is building from the insurance industry on government to introduce graduated driver licensing across the rest of the UK, following the roll out of new laws for young drivers in Northern Ireland.
Subsidence: A close call with cracks
While subsidence claims have been insignificant of late, some subsidence experts believe another event year could be around the corner.
Ageas teams up with Pii to cover landlords
Ageas has launched a new property owners' scheme in conjunction with underwriting agency Property Insurance Initiatives (Pii).
Quiz of the week - 8 January
Test your knowledge of the week's insurance news with the Post insurance quiz of the week.
Blog: The IoT is a marathon, not a sprint, for insurers
Customer propositions and experiences encompassing the Internet of Things are changing the way we live, from health trackers to remote heating controls. Even our white goods are getting smarter: Amazon has teamed up with manufacturers, allowing…
Ageas takes from Zurich and promotes from within for New Year reshuffle
Ageas has made moves in underwriting and broker development, with Niraj Shah moving from chief actuary to underwriting director and Joel Markham back from Zurich to head regional broker development.
C-Suite - Insurer: Extending the claims team
If a customer's home has been flooded, affected by fire, weather or some other unforeseen circumstance, they are going to be pretty upset.
IIS top award for Bermuda-based "trailblazing" CEO Kramer
The International Insurance Society will give its top honour to Donald Kramer, chairman and CEO of Bermuda-based ILS Capital Management.
Storms' insured loss estimate increases to £1.4bn
Latest estimates from accounting firm PWC suggest insured losses from storms Desmond, Eva and Frank, which battered the UK in December 2015, could reach £1.4bn as Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday (3 January) pledged £40m to repair and improve flood…
Penny Black's New Year 2016
As the insurance industry rings in the New Year, Penny Black asked commentators how they like to celebrate and what resolutions they will be making for 2016.
Penny Black's Christmas questions 2015: What does an insurer's Christmas look like?
What are insurers and brokers up to at Christmas? Post has asked them how they celebrate the festive season and found out a lot of them like to hear the bells ringing out for Christmas Day.
German investment firm snaps up one third of Stream UK
Stream Claims Services UK is gearing up for a year of organic growth ahead of future acquisitions in 2017 after a third of the business was sold to German venture investment firm Tiburon.
Penny Black's Insurance week - 3 December 2015
We recently heard why robbers shouldn’t target any insurer’s chief digital officers as they are likely to be caught on camera by high tech gadgets.
Management changes for Ageas Retail and Partnerships
Ageas has announced several key moves across the business in its retail and partnerships divisions.
The State of the Insurer Nation: Week Five: Brokers, professionalism and governance
In the final part of a five-part series covering the results of Post’s latest State of the Nation survey, Mairi MacDonald reports how our insurance CEOs view relationships with brokers, professionalism in the sector and the importance of diversity for…
The State of the Insurer Nation: Week Four: Data, social insurance and emerging risks
In the fourth report covering the results of Post’s latest State of the Nation survey, Mairi MacDonald asks how important data is, how social insurance and social media tools fit into the sector and what the emerging threats are for our CEOs and managing…
Ex-cons avoid return to jail after attempting to defraud Admiral and Ageas
Two men who met and became friends in prison yesterday (5 November) received suspended prison sentences at the Old Bailey after staging a ‘cash for crash’ accident in order to claim over £16,000 from Admiral and Ageas.
The State of the Insurer Nation: Week Three: Public Perception
In the third of a five-part series covering the results of the State of the Nation survey, Mairi MacDonald reports how our CEOs and managing directors view the public’s poor perception of the insurance industry and how simplified wordings and more…
Watson commends 'stable' profits despite nine-month drop
Ageas UK CEO Andy Watson told Post he is unconcerned by the firm's nine-month results published today (4 November), which included a 25% profit drop.
Ageas UK sees profits fall to £46.9m
Ageas UK has reported a decrease in profits for the first nine months of 2015 - down to £46.9m from £63.2m in the same period last year.