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Expert analysis: Aggregator assessment
A continuing drop in motor premiums and a rise in instalment charges are just two trends identified by the latest market analysis.
Data management: Handle with care
The colossal amount of customer data held by the industry presents ethical and security challenges. How can firms cope with these issues while making data work?
Roundtable: Medical matters - product liability in the life sciences
Advances in medical science have created new opportunities and challenges for product liability insurers and policyholders, but is either party ready for what lies ahead?
Factor in reforms, motor insurers urge Competition Commission
The Competition Commission has been urged to consider the impact of upcoming legal reforms, including the ban on referral fees and changes to general damages, when it begins its two-year investigation into the private motor insurance market.
Interview: Peter Hubbard - back in business
After spending his time since leaving Axa in 2008 pre-occupied with a range of non-executive roles, Peter Hubbard has burst back onto the scene this week as chief executive of UK General. He talks to Post about his decision to return to a company in a…
Editor's comment: Motor madness drives on
Love it or hate it, the UK private car insurance market grabs all the industry's political airtime outside floods and hurricanes.
Post magazine - 4 October 2012
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Home & Legacy unveils building works product
Allianz subsidiary Home & Legacy has partnered with Allianz Engineering to launch a unique building works product to the high net worth insurance market.
Judgment on damages uplift faces further delays as new Chancellor is sworn in
The Court of Appeal's written judgment on how the incoming 10% rise in general damages will be implemented has been further delayed, much to the exasperation of interested parties.
Brake technology to cut insurance premiums
Motorists who buy cars fitted with autonomous emergency braking technologies as standard could benefit from cheaper insurance premiums from this month.
RSA makes two promotions in global specialty lines
RSA has made two new appointments in its global specialty lines business.
CVC Capital Partners takes majority stake in loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey
CVC Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in global claims and loss adjusting firm Cunningham Lindsey.
Grant Thornton appointed as Gibraltar insurer Lemma goes into liquidation
Lemma Insurance Company has gone into liquidation, the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission has confirmed.
DLG to miss out on FTSE 100 listing
Direct Line Group is unlikely to join the FTSE 100 when it lists on the London Stock Exchange this month.
DLG publishes IPO prospectus
Direct Line Group published its prospectus this afternoon for an initial public offering.
OFT decision hit DLG float pricing, say analysts
The referral of the motor market to the Competition Commission has had a direct impact on Direct Line Group's pricing estimations as the company continues plans to float up to 33% of total share capital.
Law firms hail OFT for looking at bigger picture beyond whiplash
Lawyers have continued to highlight their support for the Office of Fair Trading's decision to refer the motor insurance industry to the Competition Commission.
DLG expects £2.7bn value on flotation
Direct Line Group has announced a price range for its planned initial public offering of 160p to 195p per share.
OFT probe "will open a can of worms", says law firm
A law firm has suggested that the Office of Fair Trading's decision to refer the private motor insurance market to the Competition Commission could leave the policyholder worse off.
Helphire losses fall 83% as company knocks £23m off net debt
Helphire has posted a statutory loss before tax of £6.3m for the full year ending 30 June 2012, an 83% improvement on the £34.1m loss reported for the same period last year.
Fraudsters brought to book after investigations by Hill Dickinson unit
Fraud unit bosses at Hill Dickinson have revealed that of the 298 suspected organised motor fraud ring claims they have investigated this year 167 have been rejected as proven fraud.
CC investigation should "strip out excessive costs", says Aviva claims boss
Aviva has welcomed the Office of Fair Trading's decision to refer the private motor insurance market to the Competition Commission.
Zurich hands commercial claims role to MYI
Loss adjuster MYI has landed a share of Zurich's commercial claims work, a contract that was previously handled solely by rival Cunningham Lindsey.
Analysts reiterate 'buy' recommendation after 'excellent' H1 for Gable
Gable Holdings has this morning reported a 26% increase in gross written premium of £15.4m in the first half of 2012, in a set of results that also show a 55% rise in pre-tax profit to £3.2m.