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Fraud: Breaking the habit
From holidaymakers to corporates, exaggerating or fabricating an insurance claim could become common practice – so what can insurers do to combat this culture By Ruth Lawrence
Penny speed meets... Jon Byford, head of personal lines intermediary motor, Axa
Being an insatiable socialite, Penny Black is always eager to probe the personalities behind the professional veneer of her industry friends. What better way to squeeze in and share as many intimate revelations as possible than her very own ‘speed…
One in four landlords lack insurance cover
Axa has warned one in four landlords have the wrong or no insurance cover and lack the necessary financial back up should the worst happen.
BGL strengthens ‘own-brand’ business with appointment
The BGL Group has appointed Ingrid Murray as consumer marketing director for Frontline, the business behind BGL’s in-house brands such as Budget and Dial Direct.
Axa and Accident Exchange reach agreement on Autofocus fraud
Four years after Accident Exchange revealed the details of the Autofocus fraud scandal, Axa and Accident Exchange have agreed a settlement to their long running dispute.
Market Moves: Axa leads the way with a batch of new recruits as Hanks re-emerges at Liberty
Insurance industry recruitment picked up this week, with insurers and brokers alike busy hiring new staff. Axa was among the most prolific, while HCC, AIG, Bluefin and Keelan Westall were also active. The week also saw the return of former Allianz boss…
Travel: In rude health
The refusal of some Spanish hospitals to accept EHICs sparked anger in the insurance industry, but will the scandal impact premiums?
Birmingham branch boss takes on Axa strategic partnerships role
Axa commercial lines and personal intermediary has appointed Barrie King as head of strategic partnerships.
Axa Wealth fined £1.8m over advice failures
Axa Wealth has been slapped with a £1.8m Financial Conduct Authority fine after the regulator found it failed to ensure it gave suitable investment advice to its customers.
Axa Wealth fined £1.8m in UK over advice failures
Axa Wealth has been slapped with a £1.8m Financial Conduct Authority fine after the UK regulator found it failed to ensure it gave suitable investment advice to its customers.
Zurich fails in Accident Exchange settlement bid
Zurich has been rejected in a bid to settle more than 50 credit hire rate disputes with Accident Exchange.
Axa reveals regional trading teams following broker feedback
Axa has unveiled its commercial lines and personal intermediary regional broking managers responsible for leading sales teams across the country.
Career file - Bertrand Poupart-Lafarge: Axa Canada CFO moves to UK
Axa Canada chief financial officer Bertrand Poupart-Lafarge has been named new CFO at Axa UK.
Market Moves: Insurers flood back into recruitment market with raft of key hires and promotions
Insurers swarmed the recruitment space this week, redressing a balance that has seen brokers dominating. The start of September saw a number of new recruits, with appointments rising in both the London and companies market. XL, Markel, First Title and…
Penny Speed meets... Barrie King, Branch Manager, Birmingham and Bristol, Axa
Being an insatiable socialite, Penny Black is always eager to probe the personalities behind the professional veneer of her industry friends. What better way to squeeze in and share as many intimate revelations as possible than her very own ‘speed…
Ex-Axa director Hector to lead Covéa's southern operation
Covéa Insurance has appointed Keith Hector to the newly created position of head of regions for the south.
Internal appointment for new Axa UK CFO
Axa Canada chief financial officer Bertrand Poupart-Lafarge has been named new CFO at Axa UK.
Accident Exchange spurns Axa settlement
Credit hire firm Accident Exchange is set to reject a £1.5m settlement offered by Axa to settle a suite of rate disputes.
Axa to reveal Drouffe’s successor
Axa UK will reveal tomorrow the name of its new finance, risk and strategy director as Jean Drouffe has relocated to the insurer’s headquarters in Paris.
Aldermanbury successor unclear as some insurers struggle to meet its terms
Taskforce behind declaration yet to discuss its direction beyond end of 2013
Insiders fear Aviva is ‘falling apart’ as Clayden follows Deakin out the door
Industry insiders have expressed their shock at Dominic Clayden’s imminent departure from Aviva and expressed doubt over the insurer’s ability to influence wider markets without him.
Axa pulls out of pet insurance market
Axa Direct and Partnerships is looking for an insurer to take over its pet insurance client base after deciding to stop offering the product
SME: On board the enterprise
The SME space is a key battleground for the future of the industry. But if SMEs can do business direct online, where does that leave brokers? By Mark Sands