Verisk develops e-alerts platform for IFIG
Verisk has developed a cloud-based e-alerts platform for the Insurance Fraud Investigators Group (IFIG). The new platform will enable more than 300 IFIG industry users to access the group’s extensive...
View ArticleThe AA partners with AX for accident aftercare programme
The AA has partnered with AX to deliver its accident customer mobility requirements with a new programme. AX will provide mobility solutions to personal members of its breakdown service and to AA motor...
View ArticleAXA Travel Health Calculator ‘improves’ consumer choice
AXA and CEGA have launched a new travel health tool to give consumers clearer choices about travel insurance. AXA’s Travel Health Calculator offers a quick online solution for travellers with...
View ArticleHigh Court jails insurance fraudster for contempt of court
A former government lawyer and Home Office border guard who used multiple identities in order to play the victim of a motor accident and then legally represent the other driver has been sentenced to...
View ArticleMS Amlin confirms exit from aviation insurance market
MS Amlin ceased underwriting aviation insurance renewals or new business yesterday, confirming its exit from the market. The decision excludes the aviation hull war portfolio, which will continue to be...
View ArticleAirmic highlights risks in complex business supply chains
Airmic has warned that businesses are struggling to manage exposures in modern supply chains. The risks were highlighted in a new report, Complex Supply Chains in a Complex World, released at Airmic’s...
View ArticleBIBA 2020 theme confirmed as ‘A Year to Pioneer’
The theme of next year’s British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) conference and exhibition has been confirmed. BIBA 2020, to be held in Manchester Central on 13 and 14 May, will follow the theme,...
View ArticleRowles of MPS to chair Clinical Negligence Debate 2020
Medical Protection Society (MPS) director Melanie Rowles will chair the Clinical Negligence Debate 2020. Rowles, who is director of delivery service at MPS, will lead the discussion and debate over the...
View ArticleNew senior appointments at First Central Group
First Central Group has made three new appointments to its leadership team as it looks to position its portfolio of insurance companies for commercial growth. Ben Tomasetti has joined as chief...
View ArticleCII launches Society of Underwriting Professionals
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has launched a new society for underwriting professionals. David Williams, managing director of underwriting at AXA Insurance UK, is currently acting as chair of...
View ArticleAllianz Insurance names new claims operations manager
Allianz Insurance has appointed Hollie O’Neill as its claims operations manager in Birmingham. In her new position, O’Neill will lead the motor trade claims team at Allianz’s Birmingham Centre of...
View ArticleFraudulent claims earn CMC employee prison sentence
A man who attempted to make a series of fraudulent claims on policies he’d been able to secure by lying to insurers about his poor insurance history has been sentenced to three years in prison....
View ArticleKennedys partners with UCL to develop emerging risk tool
Law firm Kennedys is partnering with University College London (UCL) to develop an emerging risk analytical tool for insurers, after securing funding from the Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer...
View ArticleCampings.com and Setoo offer rainy day protection for campers
Campings.com, a Europe-wide campsite bookings company, has partnered with insurance and protection-as-a-service company Setoo to provide a weather insurance product to its customers. Currently...
View ArticleBeazley launches suite of cyber risk management services
Specialist insurer Beazley has launched a suite of cyber risk management services for international policyholders. The full suite is designed to aid policyholders in preparing for and preventing...
View ArticleLV= General Insurance renews Verisk partnership
LV= General Insurance (GI) has renewed its use of Verisk’s Xactimate and XactAnalysis to support property claims for a further three years. The insurer is a long-standing Verisk customer, having used...
View ArticleDUAL Asset partners with Aviva
DUAL Asset has struck a deal with Aviva that will see the insurer’s legal indemnity insurance products sold through several of its online comparison sites. Aviva, under the Norwich Union brand, will...
View ArticleAIG to launch HNW syndicate at Lloyd’s
AIG is planning to launch a new syndicate at Lloyd’s serving the specialist US high-net-worth market. Talbot Underwriting, the managing agency acquired by AIG last year, will manage Syndicate 2019,...
View ArticleHCML develops new digital treatment platform
HCML has released a new online platform for patients and stakeholders to digitally manage physiotherapy treatment from referral to discharge. The rehabilitation and case management provider created the...
View ArticleInsurtech investment surpasses 2018 total, finds Willis Towers Watson
Investment in the insurtech sector this year has already surpassed 2018, according to Willis Towers Watson. Figures from Willis Towers Watson that investment exceeded $1.2 billion (£936 million) for...
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