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NewsAgeas confirms John Lewis travel insurance exit
The news follows Ageas partially exiting its travel insurance line last year
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NewsWoman accused of chopping off own hand to defraud insurer
The 21-year old used a circular saw in an attempt to sever her arm so she could claim £340,000 from her insurance company
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AgendaOne day left to enter the Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2019
Eight categories are open for entries this year
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FeaturesSedgwick continues speciality expansion with entertainment acquisition
Sedgwick has today announced the addition of technical insurance loss adjuster, specialising in film and television production, Adams Media Loss Adjusting. Adams Media also specialises in broadcast, commercials, music, concert touring, theatre, live events, sound, lighting, video and rigging. The team of specialists at Adams Media, Nick ...
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NewsExclusive: Zurich to launch new SME e-trading platform for brokers
The new extranet will be fully up and running in the spring, when it will also be available for brokers to use on the Acturis platform
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AgendaRichard King targets direct insurers as Munich Re-backed telematics venture goes live
King told Insurance Times support of celebrity investors Gary Lineker and Theo Paphitis would be ‘rocket fuel’ for helping new venture Ticker compete against direct insurers in the motor market
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NewsEthiopian Airlines crash broker and insurer named
A Reuters report has also named the lead underwriter as Chubb
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AgendaTeacher pays £12,500 in costs for ‘fundamentally dishonest’ whiplash claim
AXA’s counter fraud manager said it was good that the opportunistic crime was dealt with so severely
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NewsKonsileo boosts northern presence with two senior hires
The broker’s chief executive and co-founder John Warburton was one of a working group which came together as early stage architects of the project – Insurtech UK
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AgendaAXA in UK & Ireland management restructure
The restructure has been brought about by confirmation of new chief operating officer Shali Vasudeva’s areas of responsibility
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AgendaBroker Brunel completes South West acquisition
The directors of the business will remain with Brunel
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NewsIt is official: "Women are the safer drivers," says insurethebox research
Insurance Times’ Savan Shah speaks to general manager of communications of insurethebox, Naomi Little on the age old question of which gender is the better driver on International Women’s Day
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NewsMoneySuperMarket moves away from 'loud advertising' with reinvention
Customers have “had enough of gimmicky advertising” among aggregators, says MoneySuperMarket
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News AnalysisDiversity in insurance: How far has the industry come?
To mark International Women’s Day today, Insurance Times speaks to some of the female trailblazers in the industry about the gender seniority gap and how they foresee the future
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NewsDual pricing frustration breeds opportunistic fraud - experts
Experts at the launch of BLM’s latest counter-fraud whitepaper discussed the link between underwriting and sales frustration, to the likelihood of claims fraud, with some stating that consumers feel like “victims”
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NewsBiba joins forces with Worry+Peace connecting customers to brokers
The platform is designed to connect insurance providers to buyers
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AgendaNew e-trade platform “exceeding expectations” – ERS boss
The platform launched in November, and it already has eight ERS products on it
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NewsMA Group expands skill set to fire and flood with acquisition
MA Group acquires specialist property restoration business to compliment previous purchases
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NewsAdmiral shares fall as results fail to meet expectations
The company’s home and travel segments both saw small losses
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NewsAdmiral sinks to travel and household loss
Severe weather and subsidence claims saw the group post a household loss last year
