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NewsZurich launches initiative to help flood-stricken customers build back better
The insurer aims to reduce its carbon footprint and help customers that are victims of repeated flooding
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AnalysisHow has the Covid-19 pandemic affected HNW clients?
Ecclesiastical’s art and private client business director tells Insurance Times how high net worth clients have reacted to the ups and downs of the coronavirus crisis
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NewsEmployers’ liability insurance has low penetration in UK SMEs
The penetration rate for EL cover has gradually fallen over the last four years, signposting the need for greater education around this type of insurance, says data and analytics business
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NewsLV=GI and think tank make policy proposals to end property development on high risk floodplains
The insurer’s claims director says the firm’s latest research highlights a ’concerning amount of current and future development in high flood risk areas’
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NewsMcLarens confirms exclusive affiliate in Poland
Focusing on commercial claims, loss adjusting firm co-owner called the partnership ‘a great fit’
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IT InterviewQ&A: Insurer Ageas says its ‘role is to enable brokers to grow their potential’
Ageas’ director of distribution Russell White explains how the insurer strives to ’continuously improve communication with customers’
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NewsLaw firm warns of e-scooter recalls and liability claims following London tube fire
The government’s Office for Products and Safety Standards (OPSS) recall report in January 2021 listed an e-scooter as the first recalled product for battery fire risk
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AnalysisCredit hire companies ‘on notice’ that they are in the crosshairs for defendants’ costs
After a road traffic accident-based case heard by Leicester County Court hit headlines this year, law firm partner emphasises that legal ‘rule change is a gift to insurers wanting to fight fraud claims’
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IT InterviewQ&A: Markel UK believes policy terms and conditions are not a ‘second chance to decline’ claims
Markel UK’s sales and marketing director Nic Brown explains how the insurer strives to use ’dynamic wordings’ to improve policy clarity for brokers and end customers because ’maintaining clear and precise communications and documentation is a focus for Markel’
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IT InterviewHiscox paying up to 800 BI claims a month despite policyholder information struggle
Outgoing chief executive confirms that the insurer has accepted around 10,000 business interruption claims linked to the Covid-19 pandemic
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FeaturesBrokers and LEI providers must ‘bridge the access to justice gap’ for personal injury claimants
Poor usability of the OIC portal and solicitors’ cherry-picking cases has left claimants in a vicious circle
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NewsZurich’s property and casualty GWP up by 11%
The insurer’s chief financial officer says that recent claims events are ’likely to extend the hard market’
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NewsVan insurance premiums for the UK’s youngest drivers fall 18.1% - Consumer Intelligence
Despite the drop, the price of a typical annual policy remains high
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NewsTwo LV= General Insurance branded bodyshops gain Green Heart status
Just over 75% of the the insurer’s branded bodyshops are now carbon neutral
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AnalysisParametric products will have role to play in closing protection gaps
Broker and insurer collaboration will be vital to create parametric ‘products that will meet the challenges of new risks and rising demand’
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Sponsored ContentA turbulent time for repairers - what can the industry expect in the next 12 months?
Matthew Stansfield, operations director of motor engineering at Davies, reflects on the challenges arising for repairer networks as the UK emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic
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NewsBackchat November 2021
A spy running late, a spooky Halloween inspired game for brokers and a controversial home insurance advert. What has the insurance industry been up to lately? You heard it here first…
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Sponsored ContentOIC portal data raises questions – Carpenters Group
The data published by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) regarding the first three months of operation on the Official Injury Claim (OIC) portal poses some interesting questions. Carpenters Group director Donna Scully takes a closer look at the potential problems so far
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NewsFilm and TV production Covid support scheme extended following broker support
Tysers director described the move as ‘fantastic news’ because the scheme ‘was the only way to get projects back into production and the industry back on its feet’
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NewsFlood Re chief exec urges focus on ‘Build Back Better scheme’ as ‘resilience is not being prioritised’
Homes need to be built ‘in the right place and in the right way’ to help make them ‘more resilient to rising temperatures and an increased risk of flooding’
