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NewsNew MGA launched in UK insurance market
The business will specialise in the accident and health insurance market
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NewsBiba launches holiday scheme in anticipation of UK holiday boom
The scheme will provide brokers with the ability to ‘help clients and create business opportunities’, says head of technical services
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NewsTravel MGU Tifgroup ‘excited’ to once again serve UK broker market after capacity loss
The MGU has revealed a new portal for brokers
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NewsBrits' confidence in overseas travel renewed as policy sales increase – World Nomads
The insurer’s insights reflect that UK travellers have ‘well and truly cast the shackles off post-pandemic’, says general manager
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NewsConsumers with mental health conditions penalised when seeking insurance
Money and Mental Health Policy Institute has called on the FCA to stop firms from making pricing decisions ‘behind locked doors’
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Sponsored ContentGallagher Bassett: What’s next for travel insurance?
The travel and tourism industry’s gross domestic product reached $8.35tr in 2022 and is expected to hit $9.6tr in 2023. Simon Hoskin, head of travel, accident and health at Gallagher Bassett, assesses what this means for the insurance industry
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News AnalysisHow is the industry faring ahead of the FCA’s Consumer Duty implementation?
Insurance DataLab provides exclusive analysis of the Financial Ombudsman Service’s most recent complaints data to see how prepared the industry is for the FCA’s Consumer Duty this July
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NewsTravel, home and pet policyholders ‘forced’ to cancel cover – GlobalData
The ‘squeeze on living standards’ in the UK is causing consumers to change their spending habits, says insurance analyst
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NewsSaga returns to profit for H1 2022 as travel soars post-Covid
The insurer’s group chief executive says although the business is ’mindful that the external environment remains challenging’ it is confident that Saga is now in a stronger position than it was pre-pandemic
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NewsStaysure Group buys remaining shares of price comparison website
The price comparison website’s founder and managing director will be stepping down as a result
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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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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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NewsAdmiral Group sees COR rise to 96.7% for H1 2022 as inflation squeezes profitability
The insurer is ‘happy’ with its progress during the first half of the year, against the ‘backdrop of a more turbulent cycle than usual’, says chief executive
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AnalysisBriefing: FCA must focus next on customers’ expectation gap following dual pricing ban
Consumer group managing director calls expectation gap the ‘number one problem in insurance’, over and above ‘sideshow’ price walking that the FCA has been focused on
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NewsTravel insurers must address ‘misunderstanding’ over coverage – Consumer Intelligence
A lack of consumer trust in the travel insurance sector should be addressed with greater clarity over policy exclusions, says senior insight analyst
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NewsDOA Underwriting strikes capacity deal for travel policies with Axa Partners UK and Ireland
The insurer says the agreement forms ‘a key part in our travel strategy’
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NewsJust Travel Cover buys London-based travel insurance scheme specialist from insurtech
Existing partnership moves to ‘the next level’ as part of ‘wider company growth strategy’
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NewsStrike action travel insurance cover sparse amid airline complications – Which?
Nearly half of travel insurance policies do not cover customers for strikes by airport or airline staff, the firm’s latest research reveals
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NewsRising cost of living provides ‘opportunity’ for industry to tailor products – Guidewire Software
Ever increasing inflation is causing consumers to choose between putting food on the table or buying insurance - however, the industry is in a key position to adapt products to suit changing demands
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NewsAxa Partners reveals multimillion-pound partnership extension with underwriting agency
The underwriting agency’s managing director says that Axa Partners shares its ’key value of putting customers at the heart of everything’
