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Tay joins Axa as Asia chief risk officer
Annie Tay has joined Axa in Asia as the chief risk officer for the region.
Week in Post: CMC impersonators, NED worries, and a Team GB gold medal winner
Sitting in my front room on Saturday morning I took a phone call from a claims management company.
Blog: In defence of CMCs
All those involved in personal injury must work more closely together, particularly if rogue claims management companies are to be stamped out.
Inspool, Insure Street, Teambrella and Tego Cover among eight UK insurtech start-ups to watch
KPMG published last week its latest Pulse of Fintech report, including the investment figures for the year-to-date in the insurtech space.
UK GI's Karen Beales on the push for diversity
Saatchi & Saatchi chairman Kevin Roberts has found himself in hot water, following his remark that ‘women lack vertical ambition, preferring circular ambition to achieve happiness’.
Week in Post: Amazon Echo; pills that make you hard; CMC scourge and elderly drivers
This week Post reporter Rosie Quigley and I were given a tour around the Accenture Innovation Lab at Plantation Place in the City.
Axa's David Williams on the unbearable intrusion of CMCs
With two-thirds of the population cold-called on a weekly basis, it’s time to take action
Fire claims are getting more costly for insurers
Despite a continuing reduction in the number of fires, the cost of blazes is actually increasing. What can be done to educate the public about the risks involved?
Broker Network appoints Paul Meehan as non-executive director
Broker Network has appointed Paul Meehan as independent non-executive director with immediate effect.
Norfolk insurance broker Hugh J Boswell becomes latest to suffer a cyber-attack
Norfolk insurance broker Hugh J Boswell has become the latest insurance firm to suffer a cyber-attack, Post can reveal.
The Great Fire of London and the birth of the insurance industry
350 years ago, London was ravaged by the Great Fire. Out of its ashes was born a fledgling property insurance market. What strides have been made in the following centuries?
Axa exposes two crash-for-cash cases after fundamentally dishonest evidence was given
Axa has successfully exposed two cases of crash-for-cash fraud by proving that evidence given in court was fundamentally dishonest.
Week in Post: Softball, Millennials, results season, beards, Beale and Jason Bourne
This week the Post editorial team, alongside their colleagues from Insurance Age, sales, events and subscriptions took part in the annual Incisive Insurance softball showdown.
Compensation culture remains a challenge for insurers, says Axa UK’s Blanc
The compensation culture is still dogging the UK insurance industry and so the market must continue to price for it, according to Axa UK CEO Amanda Blanc.
Axa posts solid global first half results despite 'headwinds'
Axa's underlying profits were flat at €3.1bn (£2.6bn) in the first half of 2016 compared to the same period last year, with net income climbing 4% to €3.2bn.
Ageas launches app-based millennial insurer Back Me Up with monthly fee
A new app-based insurance start-up aimed at millennials has launched this week targeting the millions of 18 to 34-year-olds who do not currently buy contents, travel or device cover.
Axa exposes fraudulent £5,348 claim by father and son
Mohammed Rustam Khan claimed over £5000 on his Axa home insurance policy after a burglary at his London home. However, a police investigation revealed Khan’s son, who was also living at the address had stolen his car and staged a burglary.
Axa ties up partnership with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba
Axa has signed a deal with Alibaba to jointly explore opportunities to distribute insurance products and services through the Chinese e-commerce giant’s platforms including Ant Financial Services.
Travel: Navigating the exclusions
Travel insurance policies come with exclusions that can have huge consequences on your financial and personal life.
Broker: The cross-selling opportunity
It is a commonly expressed view that the general insurance community isn't sufficiently capitalising on existing client relationships to cross-sell further products, and that it lags well behind the major banks and online retailers in this respect.
Insurers begin lobbying ministers following cabinet reshuffle
Insurers and brokers have already begun lobbying the new cabinet following prime minister Theresa May’s reshuffle last week.
BIA 2016: General insurer, personal lines insurer, commercial lines insurer
Commercial Insurer of the Year; Personal Lines Insurer of the Year; General Insurer of the Year
Insurers discuss driverless cars consultation in Parliament
Insurers met on Tuesday in Parliament to discuss the government's consultation paper on insurance for driverless cars.
GRP closes in on MGA One Commercial as Primary mulls offers for UK General, Rural and Lorica
Insurance investment vehicle Primary Group is in discussions with consolidator Global Risk Partners about the potential sale of a number of assets including its commercial specialist One Commercial.