Insurance news

• RIAS founders launch brokerage

  11-02-2015 18:06
  
  Intelligent Insurance set up to offer home insurance for non-standard risks.
  
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• FinTech futures: Digital innovation campaign launched

  11-02-2015 17:37
  
  Insurance Age launches FinTech Futures campaign to push broking into the digital age and drive innovation.
  
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• FinTech Futures: Why we must drive digital growth

  11-02-2015 17:06
  
  Jonathan Swift explains why Insurance Age is launching a campaign to promote FinTech in the broker market.
  
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• AA set to cut 50 insurance roles as 300 posts go

  11-02-2015 16:54
  
  Newcastle call centre employs over 1,000 people.
  
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• Premium Credit to digitise business for customers

  11-02-2015 14:33
  
  Firm is moving away from phone and paper and says new owner, Cinven, is supporting plans.
  
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• AA to cut 300 jobs

  11-02-2015 14:19
  It is expected that around 50 could go from its Newcastle call centre
  
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• Allianz’s Andrew Torrance returns to UK in non-exec role

  11-02-2015 13:01
  Return follows year and a half as head of Fireman’s fund in California
  
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• Motor stabilisation ‘overplayed’ says Berenberg as it downgrades Esure

  11-02-2015 12:42
  
  Francesca Nyman Postonline
  
  
  Equity analysts Berenberg have downgraded Esure from 'buy' to 'hold' citing ‘near term dynamics’ in the motor market expected to affect the firm.
  
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• Criminal avoids return to jail for fraudulent forklift claim

  11-02-2015 12:17
  
  Callum Brodie Postonline
  
  
  A 36-year-old Bradford man has been sentenced to eight months suspended for a year and ordered to work 200 hours unpaid after attempting to con RSA out of £10,000.
  
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• Gable chairman Michael Sofaer steps down

  11-02-2015 12:10
  Non-executive director Jost Pilgrim named interim chairman
  
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• Blog: How many men does it take to fix a kitchen? Part 1

  11-02-2015 12:01
  
  Stephanie Denton Postonline
  
  
  The latest installment in Post editor Stephanie Denton's leaky kitchen saga is here - and things are not looking good...
  
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• Torrance returns to UK role with Allianz

  11-02-2015 11:57
  
  Former Allianz CEO comes back from the USA, as non-executive director for Allianz Holdings, after two years.
  
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• Towergate to close Berwick office

  11-02-2015 11:54
  
  Consolidator says it is committed to operating in the Scottish borders.
  
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• Torrance returns to Allianz board after short-lived US adventure

  11-02-2015 11:45
  
  Callum Brodie Postonline
  
  
  Former Allianz UK CEO Andrew Torrance has been appointed as a non-executive director of Allainz Holdings, two months after leaving the firm’s Fireman’s Fund business in the US.
  
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• Post magazine – 12 February 2015

  11-02-2015 11:38
  
  Post Online Postonline
  
  
  The latest issue of Post Magazine is now available for Post subscribers. Download the latest Post iOS App Edition on the App Store or read the Post Digital Edition online.
  
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• Patrick Snowball to step down as Suncorp chief executive

  11-02-2015 11:17
  UK GI veteran’s stint at Australian firm to end after more than five years
  
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• Can Towergate really wait a year for David Ross to join as CEO from Gallaghers?

  11-02-2015 11:09
  
  Jonathan Swift Postonline
  
  
  What a week. But are we still really any clearer about David Ross’s appointment as CEO of Towergate Group?
  
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• Blog: Can Towergate really wait a year for Ross to join as CEO?

  11-02-2015 11:09
  
  Jonathan Swift Postonline
  
  
  What a week. But are we still really any clearer about David Ross’s appointment as CEO of Towergate Group?
  
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• Government launches driverless car trials

  11-02-2015 10:36
  AXA and RSA are taking part in three projects
  
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• Profits flat at Willis in 2014

  11-02-2015 10:17
  
  Willis Insurance UK posts “low single digits” fall in organic commission and fees for final quarter.
  
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• UK Broker Award winner teams up with Open GI

  11-02-2015 09:51
  
  Fresh Insurance sign three-year deal with technology provider.
  
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• Lockton account manager in coma after collision during football match

  11-02-2015 09:29
  Twenty-one-year old Kariym Irving collapsed hours after complaining of a headache on Saturday
  
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• Lockton account manager fighting for life after sports injury

  11-02-2015 09:29
  Twenty-one-year old Kariym Irving collapsed hours after complaining of a headache on Saturday
  
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• Revenue fall in transport and real estate stunts Willis Insurance UK growth in Q4

  11-02-2015 09:24
  Broking Group profit dips by 0.8% in full year 2014 as organic growth slips
  
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• Credit hire firms cannot contribute to the running of IFED

  11-02-2015 09:18
  Credit Hire Organisation director general Martin Andrews said the credit hire industry does not have the required resources to provide funding
  
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• IFED labelled a ‘victim of its own success’

  11-02-2015 09:17
  Politicians heard how regional policing of insurance fraud has suffered following the success of the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department
  
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• Gallagher to close Rayleigh office

  11-02-2015 09:17
  
  Twenty five staff will be affected.
  
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• Government asked to evidence flood defence funding plan

  11-02-2015 09:12
  Katie Marriner Postonline
  
  
  The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs committee has called for government to show how the partnership funding model for flood defences will deliver greater private sector funding.
  
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• Gable chairman Sofaer steps down

  11-02-2015 08:25
  
  Katie Marriner Postonline
  
  
  Lichtenstein-based Gable Holdings' non-executive chairman Michael Sofaer has stepped down from the board to concentrate on family and other business commitments, the company has announced.
  
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• QuestGates launches risk surveys to help drive down cost of environmental claims

  11-02-2015 07:30
  Joint venture with environmental specialists Oracle will be rolled out through brokers and insurers
  
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• Gallagher's Rayleigh staff facing redundancy or relocation amid closure plans

  11-02-2015 07:30
  Planned Essex office closure is as result of integration following Oval and Giles acquisitions and lease expiration
  
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• David Ross on one year's notice at Gallagher

  11-02-2015 07:30
  Departing international chief may not take Towergate helm until next year
  
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• Suncorp's reinsurance "issue" could cost A$118m (£60m)

  11-02-2015 04:14
  
  Andrew Tjaardstra Postonline
  
  
  Australian financial services group Suncorp has been advised there is a potential issue with its recovery of catastrophe losses from its 2011 reinsurance program.
  
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• Suncorp's reinsurance "issue" could cost £60m

  11-02-2015 04:14
  
  Andrew Tjaardstra Postonline
  
  
  Australian financial services group Suncorp has been advised there is a potential issue with its recovery of catastrophe losses from its 2011 reinsurance program.
  
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• Snowball gives no reason for Suncorp exit

  11-02-2015 03:07
  
  Andrew Tjaardstra Postonline
  
  
  Industry giant Patrick Snowball is set to leave Australian financial services group Suncorp by the year's end.
  
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• Government launches UK driverless cars trials

  11-02-2015 01:05
  
  Katie Marriner Postonline
  
  
  Today's launch (11 February) of three UK driverless cars trials have been hailed as a step towards safer roads while Uswitch research shows half of UK consumers would be unwilling to be a passenger in such a vehicle.
  
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• Government launches UK driverless car trials

  11-02-2015 01:05
  
  Katie Marriner Postonline
  
  
  The launch of three UK driverless car trials has been hailed as a step towards safer roads while research from aggregator Uswitch has revealed half of UK consumers would be unwilling to be a passenger in such a vehicle.
  
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