News Analysis – Page 182
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Online onlyCan Towergate shrug off the Moody's downgrade?
The rating action may look unflattering, but should be seen in context of the broker’s 2012 results
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Special ReportsThe Knowledge: claims innovation
This month’s issue look at claims handling, which is at the brink of a data-enabled revolution
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Online onlyBroker Clinic: e-trading complex risks
Brokers are seeing the benefits of trading larger risks online, but delegates to the latest Broker Clinic highlighted lingering concerns about auto-rating, preserving hard-won relationships with insurers and the need to build confidence by focusing on existing business
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Online onlyDaily briefing: Why are brokers seeing red?
Brokers are feeling unhappy after Nationwide launched a scheme that could potentially make them lose business
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Online onlyInsurers lack confidence in own big data capabilities
Survey reveals underwriters and loss adjusters ill-equipped to grab opportunity
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News AnalysisDaily briefing: Is acquiring Co-op the right move for Aviva?
Such a purchase may not please shareholders at the troubled insurer
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Online onlyWhat the latest job cuts say about Aviva
Is Aviva on the ropes, or reacting badly to its new medicine?
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Online onlyDaily briefing: Time to celebrate for Brightside
The broker’s profits have increased and analysts predict it will carry on to attract investors
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Online onlyWhat the FCA levy hike means for you
A 15% levy hike sees total FCA fees rise to £646.3m
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Online onlyDaily briefing: Why are insurers big fans of sports sponsorship?
Allianz is in ‘advanced’ talks to buy the naming rights of a new football stadium in Brazil
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Special ReportsSpotlight on specialist motor
With profits in the mainstream motor market remaining hard to get, insurers are turning to specialised products, such as those aimed at convicted drivers and classic car owners
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Online onlyIs a compensation culture on the rise in emergency services?
Claims by police and ambulance workers for work-related personal injury are on the up
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Online onlyDaily briefing: What a sale would mean for Giles
Clarity of ownership would put the consolidator on firmer footing for the future
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Special ReportsWhen staff get itchy feet
The employment market is picking up, and insurance bosses must think differently to retain quality staff
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Online onlyInto the mind of a household insurance fraudster
Report reveals fraudulent claims are most likely to be for accidental damage valued at under £500
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Special ReportsCompetition heats up in home insurance
Household insurance is becoming increasingly competitive, with new entrants and existing players vying to grow books of business
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Online onlyDaily briefing: Who is responsible for unrated insurers?
Another unrated insurer is barred from writing business in the UK
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FeaturesMartin McLachlan, Polaris
Software house Polaris’s Martin McLachlan believes he can transform personal lines broking. All he needs is for insurers to get behind the idea with their wallets
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Online only‘Terraced melting pot’ fuels rise in claims fraud
Twelve in 10,000 insurance claims are now fraudulent, up from just 1.85 in 2006
