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AnalysisOpinion: Inflation and cost of living tightrope testing insurers’ balance
Editor Katie Scott discusses how inflation has impacted insurers’ 2022 half-year results
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AnalysisBriefing: Insurance industry must adopt signposting to support UK’s ageing population
With people living longer and retiring later in life, insurers must be flexible with their travel insurance policies to ensure that consumers are not left without cover
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NewsUK P&I Club snaps up chief underwriting officer from Newline Underwriting
The firm’s outbound CUO will be moving up the ranks to head up the firm’s arm in the Netherlands
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AnalysisSector cautiously welcomes UK government amendments to planning guidance for preventing flooding in new builds
Affordable home insurance is ’essential to public trust’ in insurance and is impossible without ‘drastic improvements’ to flood resilience, says CII director of policy and public affairs
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NewsJunior underwriter at reinsurer wins sexual discrimination case
A derogatory comment was made about the underwriter’s breasts
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NewsMan jailed after using different identities to submit fake travel insurance claims
Aviva was one of six insurance companies impacted by the 27-year-old’s fraudulent activity
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NewsMarsh launches new (re)insurance capacity for hydrogen energy projects
The broker states that adequate insurance provision for greener technologies is lacking
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NewsTesco Bank appoints new chief customer officer
The new hire will oversee the firm’s proposition for customers across its insurance, banking and money service divisions
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AnalysisIn Focus: Could telematics present a win-win for insureds and the industry as the cost of living crisis ramps up?
As inflation accelerates and wages fall, the ‘risk reductions’ provided by telematics-based motor insurance could allow insurers to pass on ‘cheaper premiums’ to their customers
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NewsPool Re launches members consultation on suggested transition to treaty model
The reinsurer’s consultation will run until the end of October 2022
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NewsBeazley receives ‘in principle’ approval to establish Lloyd’s Syndicate 5623
The insurer’s Smart Tracker will transition into a ‘full market-facing syndicate’ at the beginning of next year
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NewsStubben Edge Group snaps up Lloyd’s broker as it targets 1m live policies in 2022
The firm has also incorporated Guernsey-based 1Edge Insurance, with the aim of expanding the group’s capabilities for IFAs and brokers
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NewsProbitas’ Syndicate 1492 achieves COR of 78.5% in H1 2022
The Lloyds syndicate also grew its underwriting profit by 86% from the equivalent period last year
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NewsCNA Hardy bags ex-Axa XL chief as new director of risks
He has also worked for the likes of EY, Accenture and Deloitte in senior roles
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AnalysisWhich firms are leading the way on customer experience?
Insurance DataLab takes a deep dive into the customer experience provided by personal lines insurers and brokers – which organisations have excelled across the analysis’ four service metrics?
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NewsInflation is surmountable with proper provision – Beazley
The specialist insurer has ensured it has sufficient amounts of reserve capital in place, to help it weather economic storms such as inflation
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NewsBeazley posts 2022 half-year COR of 87%
The insurer is actively managing ’inflation and recession’, says chief executive
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NewsPeter James Insurance appoints classic vehicle enthusiast as partnerships director
The appointee will be leading the implementation of a new proposition for the firm in his latest role
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NewsAllianz Partners names new UK and Ireland chief executive ahead of Tozer departure
The search for a new chief sales officer has also commenced
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AnalysisUptick in livestock disease claims leads to farmer losses and increased insurer costs
It is pivotal that brokers have meaningful conversations with agricultural clients to ensure they understand farming’s operational risks
