Motor
Insurers granted permission to appeal mixed-injuries ruling
The Court of Appeal has granted permission for the Association of British Insurers to appeal the decision of the first two cases of mixed-injury claims involving both whiplash and non-whiplash injuries, Insurance Post can reveal.
How apprenticeships can help electric vehicle insurers
Ahead of Insurance Post's Motor and Mobility Conference 2023, Michael Golding, LV's general insurance network manager, explores the challenges with electric vehicle repairs.
Trade Voice: ABI’s Mervyn Skeet on why higher insurance bills may not be the hardest price rises to stomach
Mervyn Skeet, director of general insurance policy at the Association of British Insurers, argues that increasing home and motor insurance premiums need to be seen in a wider context of rising prices.
Cost-of-living crisis causes motorists to ditch insurance add-ons
Data Analysis: The cost-of-living crisis is causing cash-strapped drivers to cut back on motor insurance cover, a survey by Axa reveals.
Diary of an Insurer: Markerstudy’s Amanda Fox
Amanda Fox, head of broker management and product governance at Markerstudy Group, strives to overcome industry-wide challenges such as shortage of parts and gets the ideas flowing with a sugar rush.
Simplifai’s AI tool; Howden’s telematics app; A-One joins Brokerbility
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
View from the top: How motor insurers are recovering from 'near death experience'
Geoff Carter, chief executive of Sabre Insurance Group, examines how the motor insurance market leapt off a cliff and the ways it is clawing back to profitability.
Interview: James Dalton, MIB
In his first interview since joining the Motor Insurers’ Bureau as chief services officer, and two years after the introduction of the Official Injury Claims portal, James Dalton chats to Pamela Kokoszka about how he is taking on the challenge to remove…
Claims Apprentice 2023: Episode five – Claims Inflation Podcast part two
Having recorded their vox pops this week, things get real as Teams Aspire and Connect go into the studio to record their broadcasts.
Why inefficiency is an insurer issue
Graham Gordon, product and strategy director for Property and Casualty at Sapiens, explains why intelligent workflows and process automation is key to insurer's getting ahead of the game.
Admiral founder warns clock is ticking on car insurance
Henry Engelhardt, founder and former chief executive of Admiral Group, warns the “clock is ticking on car insurance”.
Zurich and Core Logic partner; Marshmallow secures extra funding; Lloyd’s appoints CUO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Where we’re going, we won’t need price comparison websites
Editor’s View: Insurance Post Editor Emma Ann Hughes wonders if the latest motor insurance developments could cause price comparison websites to soon be consigned to the history books.
Arc Legal considers expansion into new lines
Arc Legal bosses reveal plans to provide total ancillary insurance cover as celebrates 20 years of operation.
View from the top: Aon’s Walia on making better decisions in uncertain times
Elisha Walia, UK chief of staff and director of UK public affairs at Aon, outlines the chronic risks that businesses need to face up to if they are to thrive in the years ahead.
Claims Apprentice 2023: Episode four – Claims Inflation Podcast part one
With one victory each, the third challenge looks to be vital for Teams Aspire and Connect as the claims apprentices seek to impress Kennedys’ very own ‘Alan Sugar’, Claire Mulligan.
Could technology cause more to self-insure?
Edmund Tirbutt examines how the centuries-old insurance sector is using technology to shift from handling claims to focus on changing customer behaviour to reduce their risks.
Insurance’s richest figures revealed
Douw Steyn and family are the only famous faces from the world of insurance to make it into the top 100 of this year’s Sunday Times Rich List.
Aviva looks to build new product lines
David Martin, managing director of UK GI distribution & SME at Aviva, revealed that the insurer is considering its fund allocation with the intention of building out new products.
Insurers continue to grapple with rising costs for vehicle repairs
While property and motor claims’ post-Covid difficulties have begun to ease, the latter in particular are still presenting challenges to insurers, according to Zurich UK chief claims officer James Nicholson.
Applied Systems expands commercial lines; Value Space invests; and Avid opts for Allianz for capacity
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Briefing: Why the potential Markerstudy/Ardonagh Retail merger makes sense
As reports surface on what some have called “the worst kept secret at Biba”, why does the potential merger between Ardonagh Retail and Markerstudy make sense?
Video Q&A: MRN’s Peter Thompson on the challenges facing the motor repair industry
In the lead up to the 2023 Motor and Mobility Conference, Peter Thompson, director of product at event sponsor Motor Repair Network, sat down with Jonathan Swift to discuss the biggest challenges facing the motor repair industry?
