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Expert analysis - aggregators: Mixing things up
Softening motor rates, more movement between best-price brands and augmented ancillary income emerge as aggregator themes
Post Magazine - 06 October 2011
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
NZ faces mass withdrawal as earthquake claims stack up – Insurance News Now
Post reporter Callum Brodie outlines this week's major general insurance stories including the possibility that insurers and reinsurers could stop providing earthquake cover in New Zealand altogether, forcing its government to handle claims.
20% of holidaymakers travel without insurance
One in five UK holidaymakers go abroad without travel insurance, according to Abta.
Staddon resurfaces at Devitt
Former British Insurance Brokers Association head of technical services Peter Staddon has joined Devitt as broker personal lines executive director.
Post Blog: Insurance must embrace the cloud
Organisations in the insurance sector don't have a reputation for changing their software very often.
BIS 2011: Numerate grads the future of underwriting
The future of underwriting rests in the hands of graduates with strong numeracy skills and business understanding who are willing to embrace specialist areas of the industry.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny was very close to whipping out her cheque book at the sight of the all the diamond jewellery up for auction at Sterling Insurance’s open day.
News analysis: Insurance industry feels the shockwaves of the economic meltdown
It has been hard to escape the doom and gloom of the volatile stock market and wider economic woes over the past week.
Looking back - 1991: Hitting the hot hatches
On 26 September 1991, Post reported a tale familiar to today’s law-abiding general public: soaring motor insurance premiums. Current year-on-year rises cited are in the region of 30% to 40%, but the figures from 20 years ago suggested hikes of up to 74%…
View from the top: Time for action
Insurers must fight to protect their fundamental purpose faced with the threat of external interventions, says Barry Smith, CEO, Ageas UK.
Top 100 UK insurers supplement: A man for all seasons
As CEO of Ageas UK for the last decade, radical changes in distribution, more intelligent use of capital and the financial turmoil are just a few of the changes Barry Smith has witnessed.
Top 100 UK insurers supplement: Referral fees roundtable: The hot potato
With barely a day going by without another opinion voiced on the adverse effects of referral fees, our panel of industry experts debated their contribution to cost inflation and the bigger issues*
Top 100 UK insurers supplement - AM Commentary: An uphill struggle
With earnings down, falling reserves and diminishing returns on investments, the tough times continue for UK non-life insurers.
BIS 2011: Mutually beneficial partnerships key to boosting industry social profile
Pinpointing a single organisation to emulate, if not a whole industry, could be the first step towards improving the social profile of the UK insurance community – and action must be taken at industry level not individually.
Post Magazine - 29 September 2011
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Bruce joins UK General in bid to boost commercial – Insurance News Now
Post senior reporter Amy Ellis outlines this week's major general insurance stories including the appointment of Cathie Bruce to the newly created role of commercial managing director at UK General.
RBSI appoints director of pricing
RBS Insurance has recruited Rudi Van Delm to its personal lines executive team as director of pricing, subject to FSA approval.
Post Blog: The future of PPI
There hasn't been a hotter topic than payment protection insurance in the industry this year.
Japan typhoon causing "minimal" damage
AIR Worldwide has estimated insured losses from Typhoon Roke are between $150m and $600m.
Business agility for improved profitability - webinar now available on demand
If you missed the recent Post webinar in association with Pitney Bowes Business Insight on the challenges of communicating with customers in today's changing world, you can now watch the on-demand version.
Business agility for improved profitability - webinar now available on demand
If you missed the recent Post webinar in association with Pitney Bowes Business Insight on the challenges of communicating with customers in today's changing world, you can now watch the on-demand version.
Business agility for improved profitability - webinar now available on demand
If you missed the recent Post webinar in association with Pitney Bowes Business Insight on the challenges of communicating with customers in today's changing world, you can now watch the on-demand version.
Expert opinion: A missed opportunity
MP for Blackburn Jack Straw's proposed bill will have no effect on fraud or premiums, says Philip Dicken, strategic partnersip director, New Law.