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• Claims Portal retains CRIF as tech partner following tender process

  09-06-2015 17:26
  
  Callum BrodiePostonline The Claims Portal board has approved of retaining CRIF Decision Solutions as its technology partner following a tender process for the development and hosting of the portal.
  
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• Understanding brand value holding up progress in reputation coverage

  09-06-2015 15:41
  
  Francesca NymanPostonline Difficulty quantifying brand value is hampering the development of the reputational insurance market, despite increasing demand from companies to protect their brands from the threat of social media onslaughts.
  
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• Product ratings championed as alternative to claims ratios for add-ons

  09-06-2015 14:32
  
  Katie Marriner Postonline Legal expenses insurers have supported product ratings as an alternative remedy to publishing claims ratio information for add-on products, but only if the ratings are based on detailed and relevant criteria.
  
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• Career File: Bronek Masojoda - Hiscox CEO takes Pool Re non-exec role

  09-06-2015 14:26
  
  James Verrinder Postonline Pool Re has appointed Hiscox CEO Bronek Masojoda as non-executive director.
  
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• Fraudster jailed for 38 months over multiple Aviva 'fake crash' claims

  09-06-2015 13:38
  Fraud was uncovered after Aviva linked five policies to the same bank account
  
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• Market Moves - 11 June 2015

  09-06-2015 13:35
  
  James Verrinder Postonline Keep abreast of the insurance market's movers.
  
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• Biba gears up for tour of the regions

  09-06-2015 13:24
  
  The association will listen to members' views as it formulates next year's manifesto.
  
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• UK Broker Awards win boosted morale and new business, says KTIB chief

  09-06-2015 13:19
  
  Managing director states accolade has contributed to success of the broker.
  
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• Prolific fraudster jailed for 38 months for £33k Aviva con

  09-06-2015 13:15
  
  Callum BrodiePostonline A Birmingham conman who defrauded Aviva out of more than £33,000 and then went on the run to evade justice has been jailed for three years and five months.
  
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• AXA looks to Aviva for new Reading branch manager

  09-06-2015 13:07
  Gareth Hughes takes on Linda Courtney’s old role in Reading and Maidstone
  
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• Airmic Head to Head: Insurance Act

  09-06-2015 12:40
  Rachael Adams Postonline This year’s Airmic conference has the theme ‘Raising the profile of risk’. With that in mind, Post asked some leading industry figures to go head-to-head on the Insurance Act.
  
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• Regional Review: Liverpool

  09-06-2015 12:32
  
  Francesca Nyman Postonline Liverpool’s insurance community has shrunk significantly over the past decade, losing firms to both London and Manchester as a result of greater centralisation. However, there remains a strong broking presence in the city, serving local and global markets, and it retains strength in the wider financial services community.
  
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• Capsicum Re poaches Guy Carpenter’s programme MD

  09-06-2015 12:03
  Andrew Moss to join Gallagher-backed reinsurance broker as a partner
  
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• Europe: Solvency II - Getting through the last mile

  09-06-2015 11:57
  
  Robert Gothan Postonline With Solvency II due to go live on 1 January 2016, there's still a lot of work to do, warns Accountagility's Robert Gothan.
  
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• Airmic Head to Head: Business Interruption

  09-06-2015 11:51
  
  Rachael Adams Postonline This year’s Airmic conference has the theme ‘Raising the profile of risk’. With that in mind, Post asked some leading industry figures to go head-to-head on business interruption.
  
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• Interview - Patrick Smith: The business of risk

  09-06-2015 11:33
  
  James Verrinder Postonline Post caught up with new Airmic chairman Patrick Smith to find out his plans for the organisation and hear more on how risk management is making its way up to the boardroom.
  
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• IGI UK gets A- rating from S&P

  09-06-2015 11:13
  Bermuda parent guarantees UK insurer’s policyholder obligations
  
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• Markel merges Europe and international divisions

  09-06-2015 10:51 via insuranceage.co.uk
  
  High Court approves merger designed to increase efficiency of European group.
  
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• Markel merger given green light by High Court

  09-06-2015 10:48
  
  Callum BrodiePostonline A merger between Markel International and Markel Europe has been granted High Court approval.
  
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• Markel to merge UK companies

  09-06-2015 10:48
  High Court approves merger of Markel International and Markel Europe
  
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• Lancashire looks internally for CRO appointment

  09-06-2015 10:13
  
  Katie Marriner Postonline Lancashire Holdings has appointed group internal audit head Louise Wells as its group chief risk officer, effective 28 July.
  
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• Law firm Weightmans to merge with Ford & Warren

  09-06-2015 09:34
  Companies plan to complete merger next month
  
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• Lancashire replaces departing chief risk officer

  09-06-2015 09:19
  Louise Wells to take over from Charles Mathias next month
  
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• Rowan Atkinson sells ‘biggest insurance claim’ car

  09-06-2015 09:04
  Comedian sells McLaren F1 for a reported £8m
  
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• Insurance is least popular employer for young women: PwC

  09-06-2015 07:30
  Perceived lack of career progression is prompting women to leave or avoid industry, survey finds
  
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• Female millennials shun insurance over career progression fears

  09-06-2015 01:34
  
  Francesca NymanPostonline The insurance industry is failing to keep hold of talented female workers, or even attract them in the first place, due to a perceived lack of equal opportunities.
  
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