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Penny Black's Insurance Week - 1/8 August 2013
One of Penny’s favourite things about her beloved insurance business is that it lends itself to people doing some very silly things – so she was thrilled this week when a mobile insurance website sent over its top 10 strange locations where lost handsets…
View from the Top: Revealing the ‘us’ in customer focus
In order to regain the trust of our paying public we need to focus on their needs, not ours.
Two new account managers for Axa Reading branch
Axa commercial lines and personal intermediary has appointed two new account managers to its Reading branch.
Olympic 2012 PR guru Brock-Doyle and Axa's Blanc to address Insurance Strategy
The 2013 Insurance Strategy conference is delighted to announce a raft of major CEO speakers alongside the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic PR guru Jackie Brock-Doyle.
Middle quits Aviva to become Ageas partnerships director
Aviva’s Ant Middle is stepping down from the role of strategic partnerships director to take on a similar position at Ageas.
Axa settles ahead of its first Accident Exchange retrial
Axa has agreed an estimated £30 000 settlement, ending the prospect of what would have been the first retrial for the insurer in its ongoing legal battles over Accident Exchange credit hire rates.
Axa appoints RSA’s Owen Shelley to Midlands role
Axa has named Owen Shelley as its senior mid-corp development underwriter.
Generali, Prudential and Ping An among list of global systemically important insurers
The Financial Stability Board has published the list of global systemically important insurers with views to developing a policy framework to address the risks these firms they are thought to present.
Aviva, Allianz and Axa named as global systemically important insurers
The Financial Stability Board has published the list of global systemically important insurers with views to developing a policy framework to address the risks these firms they are thought to present.
Axa’s whiplash proposals attacked for being ‘expensive and unnecessary’
French methods of using X-rays and MRI scans slammed by claimant bodies.
Insurance women recognised at awards
Axa and Xchanging were both represented at last week's Women in the City's Future Leaders Award.
Law report: Memorandum 23 not a self-standing form of cover in defective workmanship case
This law report was contributed by law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Axa blocked in latest Autofocus retrial bid
Axa has experienced a legal setback in the latest of its battles with credit hire firm Accident Exchange, just a week before an Autofocus retrial is scheduled to come to court for the first time.
Axa whiplash report calls for compulsory MRI scans as evidence
The UK should introduce mandatory MRI scans and impose a time limit on the appearance of symptoms to curb the number of spurious whiplash claims, according to Axa.
Claims Club Monthly Missive: The end of dotcom innocence
Last week Aviva announced it is to close its online salvage business, Bluecycle, outsourcing the business to Copart.
Post Audio Supplement - 11 July 2013
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Relive the 2013 British Insurance Awards: Video Highlights
The 2013 British Insurance Awards was last week widely praised as “the best ever”.
Airmic’s basis contract clause campaign bolstered by heavy hitters
Lloyd’s market remains reticent to address elimination of avoidance clauses.
Affinity news: Axa director warns against using ‘herd mentality’ to avoid FCA action
Goss points at PPI scandal as example of mass impropriety.
Axa finds business crimes down 14%
Crimes committed against UK business fell after two years of consecutive increases according to figures released by Axa today.
British Insurance Awards 2013: Insurance Personality of the Year Award
If the shoe fits…
Zurich, Direct Line Group, Cunningham Lindsey and Allianz among winners at 2013 British Insurance Awards
Reg Brown, chairman of the Managing General Agents Association, was honoured at the British Insurance Awards last night, receiving the Achievement Award.
Axa launches apprenticeship scheme
Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary has launched a national apprenticeship scheme to run across its regional branch network.
Expertise in Action: Professionalism: Pros & Cons
Qualifications aren’t the be-all and end-all when it comes to professionalism – training, working together and sharing knowledge across the industry are equally important.