News Analysis – Page 196
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News AnalysisDaily briefing: Time is running out for CPP
Another deadline passes and the troubled insurer still has no agreement on its future, but will they be able to reach a deal to avoid administration?
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Online onlyLloyd’s to quit iconic home?
As unthinkable as it sounds, the sale of its famous headquarters has prompted Lloyd’s to consider moving
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Online onlyDaily briefing: What's next for Quindell?
Having quickly established itself as a major player, the insurance outsourcing firm is likely to continue on the acquisition path
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Online onlyIncreasing reinsurance capital will change the way the market operates
New capital providers will provide an alternative destination to place risk
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Online onlyDaily briefing: Regulator levy hikes will be tough to swallow
The new regulators’ demands that the industry coughs up another £86.5m for oversight is a bitter pill for the industry
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Online onlyWill other companies follow Aviva's move out of SME PI?
Low rates, tough competition and long-tail claims caused the insurer to leave the professional indemnity market for small to medium-sized enterprises. Analyst predicts other insurers could follow suit
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Online onlyOutsourcing: The only way is Europe
The insurance outsourcing market is at a tipping point, but many say its future could lie in continential Europe
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Online onlyDaily briefing: Insurance fraud more than doubles in five years
Experian report reveals which elements of the population are the main culprits
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Online onlySocial media: the new frontier
Sheilas’ Wheels has done it on Facebook; consumers and businesses do it on Twitter. It’s high time the rest of the industry logged on to social media
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Online onlyHow will Deakin help Gallagher UK's masterplan?
Broking group will benefit from her arrival in its quest for growth, acquisitions and explaining its strategy
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Online onlySpotlight on construction
The UK construction sector remains in the doldrums, with a knock-on effect on the commercial insurance market
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Online onlyDaily briefing: Admiral enters legal services industry
Can the insurer’s new in-house legal businesses, Admiral Law and BDE Law, help curb its ancillary income losses?
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Online onlyShould you be scared of ghosts?
Although not yet costing the industry as much as cash for crash crime, the problem of ghost broking has been growing steadily for the past five years
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News AnalysisDaily briefing: Brokers ushered under the complaints spotlight
Eiopa consults on guidelines for brokers’ compaint-handling procedures, but are they simply a set of common sense rules?
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NewsDo insurers need to invest in new asset classes?
Living in a low-yield economy will dampen conventional investment returns
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Online onlyDaily briefing: Deakin's departure is not a total surprise
While Aviva’s intermediary and partnerships director says joining Gallagher was an opportunity she couldn’t turn down, there are plenty of financial reasons for quitting the insurer
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Online onlyStart-up brokers: there's never been a better time
Despite the increasing obstacles to joining the market, some say now is a good time for small brokers and start-ups to show how they can outshine the big players in customer service
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Online onlyWhat is driving insurers' squeeze on brokers?
Losses and problematic expense and claims ratios are to blame for insurers becoming increasingly selective
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Online onlyWhat have the Jackson reforms done for us?
Civil litigation overhaul ushers in new era for insurers, lawyers and claims managers
