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• Prizm buys Keeley's GI division

  16-07-2018 17:55
  Charity specialist brings £1.5m of GWP to the broker.
  
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• CII investigating disciplinary action for Paul Asplin after conviction

  16-07-2018 14:54 via insuranceage.co.uk
  Asplin has been a member since 1995.
  
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• Debenhams confirms credit insurers have reduced cover

  16-07-2018 13:10
  Debenhams has said it retains a ‘constructive relationship’ with its credit insurers as the ailing retailer has its cover reduced.
  
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• Brokerbility targeting up to 10 new members

  16-07-2018 12:38
  Network currently in discussions with potential joiners.
  
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• SME digital insurer gets £2.5m funding round

  16-07-2018 12:20
  Digital insurance provider Digital Risks has raised £2.25m in an investment round as it sets its sights on the SME and digital start-up markets.
  
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• Beazley leads £2.5m funding round for SME digital insurer

  16-07-2018 12:20
  Digital insurance provider Digital Risks has raised £2.25m in an investment round led by Beazley as it sets its sights on the SME and digital start-up markets.
  
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• Simon Walker on technology, driverless cars and the future of insurance

  16-07-2018 12:19 via insuranceage.co.uk
  First Central’s new group chief executive officer tells Insurance Age about his plans for the future.
  
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• #Insagepeople: 16 - 20 July 2018

  16-07-2018 12:16 via insuranceage.co.uk
  Stay up to date with the latest people moves.
  
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• Dual adds quick quote facility to online platform

  16-07-2018 11:25
  Brokers and consumers to get a choice of legal indemnity policy quotes in less than 60 seconds for residential properties.
  
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• Lack of women at senior level driving gender pay gap as CII renews call for change

  16-07-2018 10:52
  The insurance sector’s woeful gender pay gap statistics is a reflection of the imbalanced representation of men and women at senior levels, according to analysis from the Chartered Insurance Institute.
  
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• CII reveals 24% industry average gender pay gap

  16-07-2018 10:51
  Professional body calls for action to reduce the gender pay gap in the insurance sector.
  
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• CII calls for action to reduce the gender pay gap

  16-07-2018 10:51
  Research reveals an industry average gender pay gap of 24%.
  
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• AIG's Mark Camillo on how GDPR is driving the European cyber market

  16-07-2018 10:25
  The General Data Protection Regulation is driving a surge in the European cyber insurance market, explains Mark Camillo, head of cyber for Europe, Middle East and Africa at AIG.
  
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• Analysis: Beauty fraud: No pain, no gain

  16-07-2018 10:23
  In an era of Instagram brows and duck lip selfies, the beauty industry is thriving. While most customers visit their hairdresser, nail bar or tanning salon to look smoking hot, others see a beauty treatment as a route to a windfall, via a fraudulent insurance claim
  
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• Car insurance costs fall as fears over payout changes subside

  16-07-2018 07:01
  Average premium drops to £752 after rising to £847 in second quarter of 2017 The average cost of car insurance has tumbled by more than a 10th over the past year, as fears subsided about potentially huge increases in payouts after car crashes.Insurers raised premiums sharply in 2017, partly blaming changes to the “Ogden rate”, which is used to calculate compensation awards for serious personal injuries. Continue reading...
  
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• Movers & shakers, July 16

  16-07-2018 03:00
  Legal & General Investment Management America has hired John Hoeppner
  
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• UK car insurance prices drop 11% in a year

  16-07-2018 01:02
  Average premiums fall as competitors fight for market share
  
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