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Penny Black's Social World: February 2020
Creative & Innovation Awards, managing flood risk and recognising carers
Former Skyscanner chief Rice-Jones to chair Admiral’s aggregator network
Admiral-owned Penguin Portals Limited has picked up ex-Skyscanner chair Margaret Rice-Jones as board leader of the aggregator network.
Analysis: Rise of the clones
Insurance clone warnings doubled last year, as fraudsters got creative in their attempts to scam the public. Post investigates the rise of the clones and asks why it is so tough to police these fraudulent firms
Admiral gains centre of excellence in wellbeing status
Admiral has been named a centre of excellence in wellbeing by the Great Place to Work Institute.
Q&A: Churchill founder and former chairman and CEO Martin Long
To tie in with his deep dive into the birth of the UK direct insurance market, Jonathan Swift caught up with Direct Line co-founder and Churchill founder and former chairman and CEO Martin Long to talk about the birth and growth of both companies, their…
180 Years of Post - The history of direct insurance in the UK: How Direct Line and Churchill took on the establishment and ended up as merger partners
As Post celebrates 180 years, Post content director Jonathan Swift explores the birth of direct insurance in the UK and how two key early movers Direct Line and Churchill went from rivals to merger bedfellows in a deal that literally 'shook up insurance'.
Admiral’s online portal drives 'dramatic decrease' in contact centre use
Customers are logging into Admiral's online portal on a regular basis, leading to cost savings and a drop in contact centre use, a conference heard.
ABI opts against legal challenge to Ogden rate decision
The Association of British Insurers will not be proceeding with a legal challenge to the “misguided and incorrect” decision to set the Ogden personal injury discount rate at -0.25%, the organisation has confirmed.
This week in Post: Carnival spooks
This week, some Post colleagues and I attended CFC Underwriting's annual Halloween party. The theme this year was carnival, and accordingly, the party was full of clowns, fortune tellers and more than the odd Joker.
Blog: What does Admiral’s move to consolidate its aggregator businesses as Penguin Portals say about the state of price comparison in 2019?
A week after Go Compare's parent re-financed, Admiral has consolidated its global aggregation businesses as Penguin Portals 'to realise its global growth ambition'. Post content director Jonathan Swift ponders if this signals a first step toward…
Analyst names insurers likely to face most disruption from pricing practices review
Disruption caused by any regulatory interventions on insurers’ pricing practices is more likely to affect insurers such as Direct Line Group, RSA and Saga than price comparison site-based underwriters such as Admiral and Hastings, Peel Hunt has predicted.
2019 Insurance Fraud Awards: Full list of winners
Zurich was the big winner at the 2019 Post Insurance Fraud Awards picking up three awards, and a highly commended including top prize in the Investigation of the Year category.
Senior women in insurance join equal pay campaign pushing for 'radical and rapid action'
Annette Court, Inga Beale and Tulsi Naidu are among high profile backers of a campaign fighting for equal pay for women.
This week: Think! tech drive
With 50 years of drink driving campaigns drunk driving is shunned by society, but with technology taking over our lives it might be time for a distracted driving campaign to make using hands-free mobile devices on the move as frowned upon.
Blog: The digital claims manager – a flash in the pan, or sign of progress
As Allianz appoints a digital claims propositions manager, Post content director Jonathan Swift mulls whether this is part of a sustainable trend - or a short lived attempt by insurers to give the impression they are doing something to transform their…
Admiral sees £33m Ogden blow in first half
Admiral has reported a hit of £33m from Ogden in the first half of 2019, with a total estimated hit of between £50m and £60m.
LV's Clare Lunn appointed to head industry's counter-fraud organisation
Exclusive: Clare Lunn, director of fraud at LV, has been selected as a chair of the the General Insurance Fraud Committee.
Industry pays tribute to 2019 BIA Achievement Award winner Annette Court
On Wednesday night Admiral chair Annette Court won the Achievement Award at The British Insurance Awards.
Analysis: Is the IPT review another disappointment?
The government has promised to review the application of the Insurance Premium Tax. But does the planned review go far enough?
Insurers respond to flood claims from Lincolnshire
Insurers have begun responding to claims following the flooding in Lincolnshire.
Penny Black's Social World: May 2019
Schooling students, charity cycling and cracking chocolate
Confused to white label Uswitch insurance business
Exclusive: Confused will white label Uswitch’s insurance comparison business as part of a deal with the parent company.
Discount rate: Are insurers being too optimistic?
In anticipation of the new discount rate announcement, expected by 5 August 2019, many insurers have already started to price and reserve at 0%