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• Insurers 'shouldn't underestimate Amazon'

  15-11-2017 18:50
  Insurers shouldn't underestimate Amazon in its plans to expand into insurance, a conference heard.
  
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• Guidewire 2017: Amazon needs more than good customer service to disrupt insurance

  15-11-2017 18:50
  Offering insurance services is not an obvious progression despite its recent recruitment drive, but the insurance industry should not underestimate it. 
  
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• Guidewire 2017: 95% of investment in distribution 'will be wasted'

  15-11-2017 17:09
  Investment made by insurers into new distribution models and technology could be wasted, a conference heard.
  
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• Guidewire 2017: General insurance to lead the way in digitalisation

  15-11-2017 16:36
  General insurance is 'the ideal industry for digitalisation' because of the resources of incumbents, a conference heard.
  
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• Markerstudy confirms 27 redundancies

  15-11-2017 16:16
  Insurer says a total of 31 people have left the company as a result of a restructure in its Chesterfield office.
  
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• Video: Leeds Regional Review Part 1

  15-11-2017 16:05 via insuranceage.co.uk
  Ida Axling meets with brokers in Leeds to discuss the local market.
  
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• Insurers divest $20bn from coal

  15-11-2017 13:11
  Insurers are divesting an estimated $20bn (£15bn) in equities and bonds from coal projects, according to the Unfriend Coal campaign.
  
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• We Go Look set for 2018 UK expansion

  15-11-2017 09:21
  On-demand field inspection and verification firm We Go Look is planning to firmly establish its presence in the UK market next year.
  
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• Guidewire 2017: Insurers urged to switch to live data

  15-11-2017 09:11
  Insurers should look to switch from static data to live data in order to accurately track risks faced by customers.
  
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• Zurich expects commercial rates to increase

  15-11-2017 07:51
  Global insurer Zurich is expecting rates to increase for commercial lines helping the firm meet its financial objections.
  
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• Interview: Inga Beale, Chartered Insurance Institute

  15-11-2017 07:00
  LIoyd’s CEO Inga Beale was elected the 121st president of the Chartered Insurance Institute at the body’s annual general meeting in July.
  
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• Analysis: NIHL: Make some noise

  15-11-2017 07:00
  The fixed-cost regime proposed for noise-induced hearing loss claims is like music to insurers’ ears, although it comes way after the hubbub
  
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• Chubb establishes Asia-Pacific division to target SMEs

  15-11-2017 03:57
  Global insurer Chubb has created a Singapore-based Asia-Pacific division targeted at SMEs with a focus on risk management.
  
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• Chubb established Asia-Pacific division to target SMEs

  15-11-2017 03:57
  Global insurer Chubb has created a Singapore-based Asia-Pacific division targeted at SMEs with a focus on risk management.
  
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• Tower seeks to raise capital and focus on digital

  15-11-2017 03:26
  Following a failed sale to Suncorp, New Zealand insurer Tower is looking for other ways to secure its future after a loss for full year 2017.
  
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• Nagico counts cost of hurricane season

  15-11-2017 02:47
  Caribbean insurer Nagico said its gross loss from two devastating Carribean hurricanes is around $550m (£419m) but said the losses were "within" its reinsurance program.
  
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