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Brace yourself: Dental injury claims quadruple
Insurers have seen a marked uptick in claims involving dental injuries in the last three years, according to law firm HF.
Women working in insurance earn 20% less than men
Gender pay disparities in the insurance industry continues to stubbornly persist, with virtually no companies reporting on whether an ethnicity pay gap exists.
LV reassures staff it is committed to Bournemouth
Allianz has confirmed that it plans to move roles lost to “natural attrition” to a call centre in India.
Which? reveals insurer premium finance APRs
Research conducted by Which? has found that several motor and home insurers are charging what the consumer watchdog called “excessively high levels of interest on monthly payments.”
Travel insurers that satisfy customers revealed
Saga, LV, Tesco Bank, Multitrip.com, and AA have the happiest travel insurance customers, according to the latest Fairer Finance survey.
Why data-sharing is essential to fighting travel insurance fraud
Following Scott Clayton, head of claims fraud at Zurich, stating the industry needs to share travel insurance data and create a database to crack down on fraud, Tom Luckham examines what it will take to stop travel being an easy target for false claims.
Is it time to ditch lithium ion batteries?
News Editor's View: Scott McGee considers if government legislation to make lithium ion batteries safer is too little too late for electric vehicle insurers and whether providers’ appetites for covering such cars will only return when manufacturers…
Allianz UK profits surge 55%
Allianz UK has reported a 55% increase in operating profit to £174.8m for the first six months of 2024, compared with £112.8m for the same period in 2023.
Jensten’s trio of acquisitions; Aviva’s Glasgow office; Swiss Re’s CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Insta-scammer left reeling following ghost broking sentence
A man who made £17,618 by selling invalid car insurance policies on Instagram has been handed a two-year suspended sentence.
2024 Claims and Fraud Awards shortlist revealed
The shortlist can today be revealed for the 2024 Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards.
Former RSA product director Ian Bostock passes away
Tributes have been paid to RSA’s former personal lines underwriting, governance and change director, Ian Bostock, after the insurer announced his death.
British Insurance Awards 2024 winners revealed
Aviva was among the big winners with four outright prizes at last night’s (3 July) British Insurance Awards, on an evening where former British Insurance Brokers’ Association CEO Steve White was recognised with The Achievement Award.
SRG buys broker; Lockton’s space practice; Markel’s head of casualty
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Why home insurers must cut to the chase
Editor’s View: Emma Ann Hughes is annoyed by home insurers’ waffling attempts to explain what is pushing up premiums.
Q&A: Nigel Walsh, Google Cloud
Nigel Walsh, global head of insurance at Google Cloud, explains how insurance is moving from predict to prevent, and shares why providers will fall into two buckets when it comes to artificial intelligence over the next 12 months.
Clear’s latest deal; JMG surpasses £300m GWP; Kane named Allianz ambassador
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Mounting dissatisfaction with home insurance as premiums increase
Data analysis: NFU Mutual, Bank of Scotland, Nationwide, Saga, and Co-operative Insurance have the most satisfied home insurance customers, according to research by Fairer Finance.
What does Winslow’s hiring splurge say about DLG’s future?
Content Director’s View: Jonathan Swift takes stock of Direct Line Group CEO Adam Winslow’s new look executive team and asks whether it has the attributes to succeed.
Allianz launches three-tier home insurance product
Allianz has launched a three-tier home insurance product in order to “provide more choice” for customers.
How is insurance stepping up amid election uncertainty?
With a record number of elections in 2024 set to introduce substantial unpredictability into an already volatile risk environment, Edmund Tirbutt examines how insurance is engendering resilience amidst unrelenting geoeconomic uncertainty.
Allianz’s Fletcher on fraud prevention in the age of technology
View from the Top: Ben Fletcher, director of financial crime at Allianz Personal, calls for the industry to prioritise prevention over reaction in the fight against fraud.
Power List: Ones to watch in insurance in 2024
Here are the ones to watch who narrowly missed out on a place in this year’s Insurance Post Power List, but based on their role, career to date and growing influence look set to feature in future rankings.
Colm Holmes, Allianz UK
Colm Holmes joined Allianz as CEO in December 2021 with a mission: to make the business the number one insurer in the UK.