Association of British Insurers (ABI)
Post in print - 22 July 2010
Post reporter Dan Dunkley outlines the main news from this week's issue of Post.
Credit hire: Stuck on you
After Axa spurned the Association of British Insurers' general terms of agreement, many thought other motor insurers would follow suit. Rachel Gordon examines why a mass exodus has not occurred.
Personal injury - unsolicited SMS: Text pests
With a rise in unsolicited text messages encouraging recipients to make personal injury claims, Daniel Dunkley looks into what the industry can do to tackle this undesirable correspondence.
Overseas illness costs
The Association of British Insurers has highlighted that the cost of falling ill abroad has hit a record high, as travel insurers helped an unprecedented number of people needing emergency medical treatment while overseas.
Editor's comment: ABI headhunt back on
There is no other way of looking at the Kerrie Kelly debacle than as a bit of an embarrassment for the Association of British Insurers.
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Kelly quits ABI
The Association of British Insurers is on the hunt for a new director general following the announcement that Kerrie Kelly has stepped down.
ABI: liability classes lead rise in fraud detection
Figures from the Association of British Insurers published this week are expected to reveal the amount of insurance fraud detected and prevented last year by its members rose again, reaching a total of 122 000 cases — up from 107 00 in 2008 — with a…
ABI DG Kelly jumped before she was pushed claims board member
The Association of British Insurers would have been forced to sack its former director general Kerrie Kelly if she had not resigned.
ABI: travel claims hit all time high
Figures released today by the Association of British Insurers highlight that the cost of falling ill abroad has hit a record high, as travel insurers helped a record number of people needing emergency medical treatment while overseas.
Craig back in the ABI hotseat as Kelly departure confirmed
The Association of British Insurers has confirmed that Kerrie Kelly is stepping down from her role as director general to return to Australia for personal reasons.
Craig back in the ABI hotseat as Kelly departure confirmed
The Association of British Insurers has confirmed that Kerrie Kelly is stepping down from her role as director general to return to Australia for personal reasons.
ABI remains tight-lipped on Kelly departure
The Association of British Insurers has refused to comment on speculation that director general Kerrie Kelly is set to leave her post after just six months.
Postscript - 10 years ago: Claims Direct plans shock industry
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ABI: Directive should not be used to force insurers to hold excessive capital
The Association of British Insurers comments on the launch of QIS5.
Penny Black's insurance week
Last week, Post reported how the Association of British Insurers' director of general insurance and health, Nick Starling, attended a conference for fire and rescue specialists in Harrogate.
Postscript - 10 years ago: Calls for 'safe harbour'
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 10 years ago reveals.
Dry spell linked to subsidence risk
As the Met Office confirms the first five months of 2010 in the UK to be the driest since 1964, it is likely there could be a rise in subsidence claims, according to Cunningham Lindsey.
Technology - E-certificates: Certifiable progress
Jakki May explains that changes to the law regarding e-certificates for motor insurance mean that the industry can now make headway in dispensing with old-style postal delivery, potentially saving millions on printing while also reducing fraud.
Businesses to feel the heat as large fires continue to rise
Challenging economic conditions are having a significant impact on fire danger, according to the Association of British Insurers director of general insurance and health, Nick Starling.
No grace period on IPT
London market insurers and brokers have been told they will not be given the same grace period as when faced with the last hike in insurance premium tax.
Low insurance uptake in NI attributed to state handouts
Government handouts for tenants in social housing without contents insurance could account for the low insurance uptake rates in Northern Ireland.
Insurers seek to make up shortfall after hike in IPT
Insurers with policyholders paying by monthly instalments look set to be worst hit by the standard 1% hike in insurance premium tax, announced in Tuesday's budget.
BUDGET 2010: Osborne pledges to consult on CFC rules
Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans to launch a consultation into the reform of Controlled Foreign Company rules this summer.