Direct Line and Churchill lift Covid-19 cancellation restrictions in travel...
Direct Line and Churchill have lifted restrictions to travel insurance cancellation cover that were implemented last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The insurance providers say the changes mean...
View ArticleMcLarens recruits global head of data and analytics
Insurance services provider McLarens has appointed Jennifer Barclay to a newly created leadership role as global head of data and analytics strategy. Based in London and reporting to Adam Weiner,...
View ArticleDigital insurer Getsafe extends series B funding round
Digital insurer Getsafe has secured another $63 million (£46.2 million) in funds, extending its series B round to $93 million (£68.1 million). Among the newest investors in the insurtech, which serves...
View ArticleCar insurance premiums fall despite drivers returning to roads
Drivers are being offered the cheapest average car insurance premiums since the summer of 2015, with the lowest average falling to just £533, according to CompareTheMarket.com. The price comparison...
View ArticleUK car insurance premiums see biggest annual drop in over seven years
Comprehensive car insurance premiums have fallen by 16% (£97) since Q3 2020, with motorists now paying £514 on average. This is the biggest annual drop since 2014, according to the latest Confused.com...
View ArticleHowden aims to create ‘credible alternative’ UK broker with Aston Lark...
Howden, the international insurance broking group, has reached agreement to acquire Aston Lark from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Bowmark Capital. The acquisition completes Howden’s UK broking...
View ArticleRadius Insurance eyes motor insurance/telematics integration with acquisition
Radius Insurance Solutions has acquired Leeds-based Milestone Insurance Consultants and Signature Underwriting, specialists in business motor insurance. The combined companies now have a gross written...
View ArticleOIC data reveals 45,000 claims processed, 436 settlements reached
The Official Injury Claim (OIC) service, the online portal launched earlier this year to manage road traffic accident claims under £5,000, processed more than 45,000 claims during its first three...
View Articlehandl Group appoints new digital head to spearhead digital growth strategy
Service provider handl Group, which owns a portfolio of businesses across the claims and rehabilitation sectors, has appointed Neil Vose as head of digital transformation. Vose began his new role on 11...
View ArticleInsurer wouldn’t be first call for 65% of drivers, finds AA Accident Assist
Two thirds of drivers (65%) would initially call someone other than their insurer following a collision, according to a poll by the newly launched AA Accident Assist. Imagining they were in a collision...
View ArticleMotor insurers save £3.3b thanks to fewer claims during pandemic, finds ACSO
A new study commissioned by the Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO) has found that motor insurers benefitted from a windfall of £118 per policy—or £3.3 billion in total—because fewer...
View ArticleDAC Beachcroft and AIS launch digital tool to help motor insurers meet OIC...
Law firm DAC Beachcroft and insurtech Automated Insurance Solutions (AIS) have launched ACE, an automated digital solution for gathering evidence and preparing compliant witness statements quickly, to...
View ArticleAllianz appoints future-proof approved repairer network
Allianz Insurance has appointed its new approved repairer network for motor claims, having selected repairer partners best placed to keep pace with advances in vehicle technology. During the tender...
View ArticleRoad accidents jump 8% in week after the clocks go back, says Tesco Bank Car...
Claims for road accidents jump 8% in the week after the clocks go back, according to analysis of internal data by Tesco Bank Car Insurance. The findings are based on data from 2013 to 2019 (and exclude...
View ArticleQuestGates acquires contingency and entertainment claims specialist
Specialist loss adjuster QuestGates has completed its fourth deal of 2021 with the acquisition of Focus Claim & Risk Management. Focus specialises in managing contingency and entertainment claims,...
View ArticleQBE and Corporé partner on rehabilitation
QBE and Corporé have signed a three-year deal for rehabilitation services. The contract, which commenced last month, will see Corporé provide case management and treatment services to all of QBE’s...
View ArticleFOIL elects Stuart Hardy as president
Stuart Hardy, partner at BLM Law, has been elected president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL). Nicola Critchley, partner at DWF Law, becomes vice president of FOIL, and will work closely with...
View ArticleAX Motor Assist to provide end-to-end claims management for motor insurance...
Mobility and incident management specialist AX has launched a new, technology-driven end-to-end claims management service for insurance brokers and their customers. Building on more than two decades...
View ArticleKudo to reward customers with the AA-serviced annual breakdown policy
Kudo, the provider of a motor insurance app, has partnered with the AA to provide its customers with an annual breakdown policy when they purchase motor insurance. Through the partnership, Kudo...
View ArticleLV=-branded bodyshops achieve Green Heart status
AW Group and the Vella Group have become the first LV= General Insurance (GI)-branded bodyshops to achieve the Green Heart Standard, confirming the car repairers as environmentally friendly, green and...
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