Latest News – Page 377
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NewsBeazley bolsters GWP by 22% in first half of 2021
Chief exec is ‘excited about the growth opportunities ahead’ as profit before tax improves from 2020’s loss position
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NewsQBE vows to ‘do more’ after publishing first UK ethnicity pay gap report
QBE has laid out what it will be doing to address its ethnicity pay gap
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NewsAston Lark Ireland buys Dublin-based motorbike broker
Aston Lark Ireland chief executive says acquisition ’significantly diversifies’ firm’s existing personal lines business
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NewsJames Reader set to leave Covéa after nine years as chief exec
The insurer’s chief operating officer will fill the top spot
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NewsBogus car insurance broker sentenced after pocketing almost £18k
The fraudster was also behind a dissolved broker advertising insurance services for private clients
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NewsNearly three quarters of consumers willing to share personal data to get cheaper premiums – Capco
The global technology and digital consultancy’s latest survey highlights four areas of opportunity for insurers
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NewsHiscox’s Masojada to retire this year as ‘time is right to hand over to new leadership’
The current group chief executive will be succeeded by the insurer’s chief financial officer
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NewsSmall businesses see 50% hike in insurance spending – Dext
The increase has been driven by the Covid-19 pandemic
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NewsHouseholder and SME climate change concerns grow but action lacking – Aviva
Only 12% of SME owners have a business continuity plan that includes climate change risks
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NewsAviva unveils seven steps to protect UK homes and businesses from climate change
Aviva’s Adam Winslow says severe floods and storms are an ‘acute reminder’ of how extreme weather is affecting livelihoods
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NewsUK car insurance premiums face biggest drop in over five years
The personal lines industry is ‘braced for one of the most turbulent times in its history’ thanks to sector-wide regulation changes
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NewsThatcham Research launches EV training programme ‘essential’ to future success of insurance
EV registrations are rising sharply and Thatcham Research believes adoption will continue to increase
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NewsAirmic appoints easyJet director as its next chair
The new hire, who has been a member of the association for 20 years, will succeed current chair Tracey Skinner
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NewsAllianz Insurance seeks ‘judicial determination’ over restaurant chain BI claim
The insurer allegedly owes £16.4m to cover the restaurant chain’s pandemic-related losses
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IT Interviewe-trading Q&A: Allianz reflects on four star rating for third consecutive year in e-trading survey
Allianz’s digital trading manger, Julie Tongue tells Insurance Times’s head of research Savan Shah about its improved ranking to second position and achieving a four star rating for the third consecutive year in the e-trading star ratings survey
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NewsIFB backs calls for government to include online ads in Online Safety Bill
The ABI has joined the IFB in asking the government to include online ads in the bill
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NewsAxa UK rolls out new tool to streamline complex property claims
The tools aims to enable the insurer to provide ‘quicker’ and ‘more advanced’ decisions for its customers
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NewsTrõv partners with private rental insurer
The insurtech’s founder and chief exec believes that its embedded insurance offering helps close the consumer protection gap
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NewsGRP agrees to buy WTW’s Northern Ireland commercial risk and broking business
GRP’s group chief executive called the deal ‘a coup’ that will provide a ‘leading position in Northern Ireland broking’
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NewsInsurer caught up over delayed water damage claim
The insurer has apologised and offered the customer £600 for the inconvenience caused
