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• Editor's comment: Learning from the whizz kids

  17-03-2015 18:02
  
  Stephanie Denton Postonline
  
  
  My six year-old is a whizz on the iPad and has been since he was four. While I carefully follow the instructions to the apps we download, he learns as he plays and instinctively works out when he needs to tap, tilt or shake the tablet.
  
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• Crawford's Muress thanks staff and clients as CMA signs off on GAB Robins deal

  17-03-2015 18:00
  
  Callum Brodie Postonline
  
  
  The Competition and Markets Authority has unconditionally cleared the acquisition of GAB Robins by Crawford and Company after concluding its review of the purchase ahead of schedule.
  
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• C-Suite: Risky business

  17-03-2015 17:54
  
  Toby Merrill, Ace Postonline
  
  
  Ace’s Toby Merrill outlines the risks of employees being allowed to access company data on their own devices.
  
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• Hiscox’s Bronek Masojada gets 24% pay rise in 2014

  17-03-2015 17:37
  Chief executive paid £2.9m in total despite drop in annual bonus
  
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• Watchdog may lift the lid on interventions

  17-03-2015 16:40
  Financial Conduct Authority could publish information on banned business lines, says new supervision head
  
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• Quindell still in talks over £640m business arm sale

  17-03-2015 15:50
  
  James Verrinder Postonline
  
  
  Quindell has told the stock market that it is still involved in talks to sell its professional services arm, and has given details of a potential price of the deal for the first time.
  
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• Brit chief Mark Cloutier’s pay drops 18% despite beating targets

  17-03-2015 15:39
  Lloyd’s insurer boss paid £1.5m in 2014
  
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• Arson: No smoke without fire

  17-03-2015 15:33
  
  Sam Barrett Postonline
  
  
  While fire risk has dropped considerably over the past decade, almost half the £1bn paid out in fire claims each year is as a result of deliberate acts. So what can be done to reduce the losses caused by arson?
  
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• The budget wish-list

  17-03-2015 15:26
  
  James Verrinder Postonline
  
  
  On Wednesday 18 March, George Osborne delivers his annual budget. Post found out what the insurance sector hopes is inside the famous old briefcase.
  
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• What issues top the GI industry's 2015 budget wish-list?

  17-03-2015 15:26
  
  James Verrinder Postonline
  
  
  As Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne prepares to deliver his annual budget tomorrow (18 March), Post found out what the general insurance industry hopes to fin inside the famous old briefcase.
  
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• New Zealand Earthquakes: Kiwi crisis

  17-03-2015 15:21
  
  Katie Marriner Postonline
  
  
  New Zealand insurers were exposed to intense pressure following the devastating earthquakes in Canterbury in 2010 and 2011. Post investigates the lessons learned from these events for insurers in both New Zealand and the UK
  
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• Spotlight: Big data: Insurers must embrace the wider use of data

  17-03-2015 14:45
  
  Graham Odiam, head of insurance, Callcredit Information Group Postonline
  
  
  Insurers must embrace the wider use of data in order to interact with customers or risk being left behind
  
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• Towergate completes sale of IFA arm

  17-03-2015 14:41
  Private equity investor backs MBO of Towergate Financial and John Charcol
  
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• Spotlight: Big data, big opportunities

  17-03-2015 14:38
  
  Edward Murray Postonline
  
  
  Imagine having access to a digital record of potential customers’ daily lives. The information is there – it’s just a question of how insurers can use it
  
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• Insurance Census - Age: Just a number?

  17-03-2015 14:11
  
  Mairi MacDonald Postonline
  
  
  Attracting the best young people into the insurance industry can be an uphill struggle. Coupled with an ageing population, is the sector encouraging diversity?
  
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• Career Development: Trainees prepare for insurance career

  17-03-2015 13:44
  
  James Verrinder Postonline
  
  
  Autonet Insurance launched its first 18-week traineeship program recently, which will see 11 trainees aged 16 to 24 prepare for their future careers.
  
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• Towergate sale of John Charcol and financial planning businesses completed

  17-03-2015 13:44
  
  Management buyout package totals £14m.
  
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• Career file: Phil Zeidler named Simply Business chairman

  17-03-2015 13:36
  
  James Verrinder Postonline
  
  
  Simply Business has appointed Phil Zeidler as chairman of the board.
  
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• Market Moves - 19 March 2015

  17-03-2015 13:32
  
  James Verrinder Postonline
  
  
  All the latest job moves in the insurance market.
  
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• Rate hikes touted as product recall review points to increased insurer exposure

  17-03-2015 12:58
  
  Francesca Nyman Postonline
  
  
  A review into the way companies handle product recall could trigger premium inflation and compound administrative burden as insurers' exposure to recall costs increases significantly, legal experts have warned.
  
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• Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 19 March

  17-03-2015 12:48
  
  Penny Black Postonline
  
  
  Technology is not Penny’s forte.
  
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• North of the Border: No balance on bereavement awards

  17-03-2015 12:41
  
  Debbie Connor, associate, Simpson & Marwick Postonline
  
  
  Two appeal cases have highlighted the inconsistencies between fatal claims awards
  
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• Temple Legal Protection opens in Bristol

  17-03-2015 12:39 via insuranceage.co.uk
  
  Phil Bellamy, formerly of Das, to become underwriting director at new branch.
  
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• C-Suite - Insurer: Cyber risk suffers from clouded thinking

  17-03-2015 12:36
  
  Matt Webb, head of technology, cyber and data at Hiscox Postonline
  
  
  Businesses, insurers and government must work together to provide resilience to cyber attacks
  
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• CFC launches contingency products

  17-03-2015 12:03
  
  Products include cover for prize competitions and coupons.
  
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• Spanish MGA launches with Partner Re support

  17-03-2015 11:55
  
  Katie Marriner Postonline
  
  
  Spanish managing general agent Iberian Insurance Group has launched as part of a five-year commercial agreement with Partner Re Wholesale.
  
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• Axa launches claims tracking tool to help brokers

  17-03-2015 11:48 via insuranceage.co.uk
  
  Eserve is a web-based portal accessible via desktop, tablet and mobile.
  
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• Sentiment Survey open for Spring 2015

  17-03-2015 11:41
  
  Share your views now as Insurance Age launches the first Sentiment Survey of 2015.
  
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• Laspo benefits questioned as industry rallies behind Aviva whiplash proposals

  17-03-2015 11:36
  
  Katie Marriner Postonline
  
  
  Insurers have backed Aviva's proposals to reduce the volume and cost of whiplash claims against a backdrop of criticism around the effectiveness of the government's civil justice reforms and aggressive tactics by third parties.
  
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• New underwriting agency launched for waste management sector

  17-03-2015 11:19
  
  James Verrinder Postonline
  
  
  A new underwriting facility backed by Lloyd's capacity has been launched to deliver a range of products targeted at the UK, Eire and Germany.
  
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• Axa unveils new claims tracking tool for brokers

  17-03-2015 11:08
  Portal will enable brokers to view claims progress round the clock 
  
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• RSA looking to offload Latin American arm - report

  17-03-2015 11:04
  
  James Verrinder Postonline
  
  
  RSA has instructed Goldman Sachs to sell its Latin American business, according to a report in the Financial Times.
  
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• Aviva's Wilson sees 2014 bonus rise 15%

  17-03-2015 10:21
  
  Katie Marriner Postonline
  
  
  Aviva group CEO Mark Wilson was awarded a £1.27m bonus for 2014; a 15% increase on his 2013 bonus.
  
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• Power hour: Yacht insurance

  17-03-2015 10:04 via insuranceage.co.uk
  
  Experts discuss specialisation, expertise and technology in the yacht market.
  
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• RSA mulls Latin American sale

  17-03-2015 10:00
  Insurer reported to have hired Goldman Sachs to dispose business
  
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• Insurers urge Osborne to boost flood defence spending

  17-03-2015 09:50
  ABI-led campaign calls for £1bn per annum to keep pace with climate change
  
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• Brokerbility next to pilot Axa claims tool

  17-03-2015 09:35
  
  Katie Marriner Postonline
  
  
  A web-based claims tracking tool for brokers is entering its second pilot phase with members of the Brokerbility network with a wide release planned for the second quarter of this year.
  
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• ​Start-up Lloyd’s underwriter targets recycling providers

  17-03-2015 09:29
  Founders claim waste management is underserved sector
  
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• Swinton finance boss Christian Plumer departs

  17-03-2015 07:30
  Plumer will be replaced by chief risk officer Rob Harding
  
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• QBE leads Hong Kong underwriting profitability for 2014

  17-03-2015 03:40
  
  Andrew Tjaardstra Postonline
  
  
  QBE made a $41m (£27.6m) underwriting profit in Hong Kong last year according to provisional figures released by the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.
  
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