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• Video: Claims Excellence Awards 2015 - Outstanding broker claims team of the year

  18-05-2015 17:37
  Watch Pen Underwriting (Keelan Westall) and Cadogan Keelan Westall pick up their awards at the Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2015
  
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• Super speed meets: Neil Richards-Smith

  18-05-2015 17:14
  
  Penny Black Postonline Neil Richards-Smith is group MD, NCI
  
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• On the soapbox: From Croydon to Berlin

  18-05-2015 16:19
  
  Jonathan Swift Postonline There is constant talk of digital innovation in personal lines, but when it comes to concrete facts, all we have is speculation. So I decided to take a different slant on where disruption might come from and look at the geographic location of previous disrupters to give us some clues.
  
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• On the soapbox: Insurers, I feel your pain...

  18-05-2015 15:45
  
  James Verrinder Postonline Up until a couple of weeks ago, if someone were to go through my mobile phone they would find text messages from Dominos Pizza about a multitude of special offers.
  
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• Insurance Institute of Southampton appoints solicitor as president

  18-05-2015 15:40
  
  Callum BrodiePostonline Trethowans Solicitors partner Kelvin Farmaner has been appointed as president of the Insurance Institute of Southampton.
  
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• Drones: Up, up and away

  18-05-2015 15:32
  
  Veronica Cowan Postonline The rise in drone use shows no sign of slowing down, both on a personal and commercial level. Insurers can utilise the technology to improve efficiency and tap into a new area of insurance.
  
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• Rea set for Deakin’s COO role at Gallagher

  18-05-2015 15:26
  Insurance Times understands that Rea has been earmarked for Gallagher International chief operating officer role
  
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• Gallagher set to appoint new COO to replace Janice Deakin

  18-05-2015 15:26
  Insurance Times understands that Michael Rea has been earmarked for Gallagher International chief operating officer role
  
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• Europe: Affinity insurance

  18-05-2015 14:40
  
  Jacqueline Legrand Postonline Quality, simplicity and price are the ingredients for a successful affinity space in Continental Europe, says Brokerslink's Jacqueline Legrand
  
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• Interview: Alistair Hardie: Getting the message out

  18-05-2015 14:09
  
  James Verrinder Postonline Since being named CEO of Cega, Alistair Hardie has been a man on a mission – to take to the rooftops and loudly shout about what the firm can offer customers as part of his bid to grow the business. Post met Hardie eight weeks into his new job to find out about the task ahead.
  
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• Covéa to shift away from broker-only distribution model

  18-05-2015 13:46
  
  James Verrinder Postonline Covéa is planning to make a change to its distribution channels and move away from its existing broker-only model, Post understands.
  
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• Allianz UK CEO Jon Dye: Competition increasing in commercial market

  18-05-2015 13:41
  
  Dye says COR of 101.1% in Q1 2015 for the retail division is due to 'growing pains'.
  
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• ‘Disabled’ postman jailed after music festival performance

  18-05-2015 13:03
  Belangeni Musumbu sentenced for defrauding Esure following IFED investigation
  
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• Postman jailed after music festival performance exposes fraudulent claim

  18-05-2015 12:42
  
  Callum BrodiePostonline A postman who attempted to defraud Esure out of hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation after exaggerating the effects of a workplace accident has been jailed.
  
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• Jon Dye ‘very happy' with Allianz's Q1 results

  18-05-2015 12:14
  
  James Verrinder Postonline Allianz CEO Jon Dye has said he is "very happy with what we have achieved" after the firm reported an increase in group gross written profits and an "excellent" combined ratio for the first quarter of 2015.
  
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• Allianz’s Dye: Commercial competition rising across the board

  18-05-2015 12:00
  Rivals are cutting rates and broadening terms and conditions, says chief executive
  
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• Birmingham top choice for SME hub, Axa report states

  18-05-2015 11:46
  
  Callum BrodiePostonline Nine out of 10 SME directors claim the creation of an SME hub outside of London would be “beneficial” to the UK economy, according to an Axa report.
  
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• Axa offers free ridesharing cover to Bla Bla Car members

  18-05-2015 11:39
  
  Katie Marriner Postonline Axa has partnered with ridesharing group Bla Bla Car to offer free insurance cover to its members in the UK and France.
  
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• Allianz UK Q1 2015 profit rises by £5m to £30m

  18-05-2015 11:32 via insuranceage.co.uk
  
  Insurer's GWP increases by 5% to £555m for first three months of the year.
  
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• Allianz posts increased GWP and lower COR for Q1 2015

  18-05-2015 10:47
  
  James Verrinder Postonline Allianz has reported a jump in gross written premiums and a reduced combined operating ratio for the first quarter of 2015, in figures published today.
  
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• Ghost broker sentenced to four years

  18-05-2015 10:44
  
  Fraudster gets four years for conning 151 drivers out of around £60,000.
  
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• Allianz UK grows profit and GWP in first quarter

  18-05-2015 10:15
  Insurer extends Sainsbury’s pet deal and plans to launch fourth mid-corporate product this month
  
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• C-Suite: Time to help out UK exporters

  18-05-2015 10:09
  
  David Robinson Postonline Expanding into new, exciting business territories brings with it a new range of risks, says Ace Group's David Robinson.
  
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• Henderson Insurance Brokers achieves 18% organic growth

  18-05-2015 10:00
  
  CEO Joe Henderson hails the result of "investment and hard work".
  
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• Skuld posts record contingency reserves for 2014

  18-05-2015 09:53
  
  James Verrinder Postonline Marine insurance provider Skuld has reported a "positive" bottom line result of $13.5m (£8.6m) for its 2014 financial year.
  
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• PRA chief: UK insurers need more time on Solvency II

  18-05-2015 09:35
  Andrew Bailey says implementing capital rules is his biggest task this year
  
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• AXA: UK needs SME hub outside London

  18-05-2015 09:03
  Insurer calls for creation of specialist task force to devise infrastructure
  
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• C-Suite: India's foreign investor ownership controls

  18-05-2015 08:07
  
  Parveet Singh Gandoak, DebevoisePostonline Seven years after the proposal was first muted, India has finally raised the foreign direct investment cap to 49%; a lawyer investigates how the ownership and control systems will work.
  
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• Thistle chief executive Paul Matthews departs

  18-05-2015 07:30
  Former Footman James boss embarking on ‘new venture’
  
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