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London Assembly slams insurers for 'slow' settlement of riot claims
The London Assembly has criticised insurers for being "too slow" to settle claims from last year's riots and has urged them to publish average settlement times for future major events.
DLG to axe 70 leadership roles
Direct Line Group is to scrap 70 senior leadership roles across the business as part of the next phase of a programme to achieve £100m in gross annual cost savings by the end of 2014.
RSA secures third bilateral agreement
Global insurer RSA has signed a bilateral agreement with LV in a bid to speed up motor payment processes and remove unnecessary costs.
Select & Protect joins Paradigm GI panel
Select & Protect has entered into a strategic partnership with Paradigm Mortgage Services providing access to its home insurance products.
US homeowners batten down the hatches as Hurricane Sandy nears
Risk modelling experts predict mass damage to properties and widespread power outages across New York City when Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the US today.
Cooper Gay yacht specialist joins Chartis
Chartis has named former Cooper Gay broker Ben Lind as senior yacht underwriter in the firm's private client group.
Axa reports P&C growth in Turkey, Mexico and Gulf with Q3 results
Axa Group has reported total revenues up 1% to €68.4bn for the first nine months of 2012.
AHA teams up with DiGi to launch mobile phone cover in Malaysia
American Home Assurance Company Malaysia has teamed up with mobile phone network operator DiGi to promote an insurance scheme for handsets in Malaysia.
Penny Black's Insurance Week
Penny has always thought driving in London was for the brave, or indeed foolhardy, and the experience of a friend from Gibraltar has done little to calm her nerves.
Your say: Take advantage of telematics
Telematics allows the premium to be priced fairly and young drivers to monitor their progress, says Linden Holliday.
SRA warns industry to take new referral fee rules seriously
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has warned the industry that it will clamp down on any firms that breach new rules governing referral fees due to come into force in April.
BGL Group to target Brazil, India and Turkey as it seeks to widen footprint
Compare The Market parent BGL Group is eyeing opportunities to extend its aggregator reach into Brazil, India and Turkey, according to chief executive Peter Winslow.
Spotlight on Economy and Society: Run for cover
Underinsurance is an on-going issue for the industry and, without a concerted effort to tackle the problem, the effects of the financial storms may continue to strike.
Spotlight on Economy and Society: Big money in micro insurance?
Eager to tap into new markets, insurers are forming new micro insurance partnerships in the far corners of the world.
Thailand floods: Back in business
The scale of the Thailand floods was not the only element to hamper recovery - they exposed a lack of loss mitigation and recovery knowledge in Asia.
Spotlight on Economy and Society: Insurance to the rescue
From the development of new technology to innovations in micro insurance, the insurance industry can play a major part in stimulating global economic growth.
Post magazine - 25 October 2012
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Solvency II: The waiting game
With the possibility of further delays to the implementation of Solvency II seeming ever more likely, what will be the impact on insurers?
Interview: Kevin Wood - creating a silver lining
Taking over the reins at the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters just as Merlin went into administration, Kevin Wood is determined to continue the trade body's promising work.
Aviva's Spencer admits Lloyd's re-entry still possible
Aviva’s new chief executive of general insurance in the UK & Ireland hopes to stay in his new role for at least three to four years in a bid to bring some continuity to the business he joined 17 years ago.
ABI hits back at Apil "sniping" at industry efforts on historic policy tracing
The Association of British Insurers has accused the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers of "sniping from the side-lines" in the insurance industry's efforts to help trace historic employers' liability policies.
Foil boss brands ERR Bill amendment criticism "absurd"
Apil president Karl Tonks’ proclamation that the government amendment to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill has set back health and safety laws in Britain by 100 years has been branded “absurd” by the Forum of Insurance Lawyers.
ProSight hires ex-Travelers boss Cusition as syndicate underwriter
ProSight Specialty Underwriters has appointed Paul Cusition, former global head of professional indemnity at ANV, as active underwriter of Syndicate 1110 at Lloyd’s.
Young female driver premiums fall ahead of ECJ directive
The average motor premium for young drivers has fallen slightly, while the gap between motor premiums for young male and female drivers is narrowing, according to the AA.