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Medical panels debate heats up as both sides angle for places in working group
Possible £5000 limit and funding by insurers among issues up for discussion.
LV's Venus promoted to head of broker services
LV Broker has made two new appointments to supports its planned growth in 2014.
Market Moves - 16 January 2014
Beazley and LV Broker were among the insurers making changes to personnel this week, while Towergate featured among the brokers making moves.
In series: Motor: Seeking subrogation solution
With the motor sector in agreement that the dysfunctional subrogation process is in need of repair, will Competition Commission action resolve the situation? And how can insurers help themselves?
Post Claims Club Blog: So who were the Claims Heroes and Villains of 2013?
Happy new year and welcome to 2014.
Market Moves: 9 January 2014
Ecclesiastical, LV, Ageas, Zurich and Torus are among the insurers recruiting this week, while Willis, and Arthur J Gallagher are the brokers making moves.
My Licence: Seal of approval
While the My Licence driver data-sharing initiative may have some obstacles to overcome, the industry consensus is that it should benefit all parties involved in motor insurance.
LV looks to Equity and NIG for underwriting appointments
LV Broker has strengthened its commercial underwriting team with two appointments.
LV investment boss Mayall departs
LV’s chief investment officer Wendy Mayall has left the insurer just over a year and a half after arriving.
ABC Home product launches on Berkley Alexander panel
LV Broker’s ABC home insurance product has been launched on the Berkley Alexander Quote & Buy panel.
Industry divided over Competition Commission’s motor recommendations
CC cost-cutting suggestions include banning credit hire referral fees
Review of the Year: General Insurance: A year of red tape
With the implementation of the Jackson reforms and the start of twin peaks regulation, reform and regulation dominated a mixed 2013 for the general insurance sector
New laws have done little to curb whiplash culture, LV says
More than half of Britons have been contacted by a claims company and encouraged to make a compensation claim for injuries in the six months since the implementation of litigation reforms in April, research from LV has found.
Credit hire portal set for 2014 launch as backers put faith in motor inquiry
Committee confident Competition Commission will draw ‘right conclusions’.
Insurance Technology Awards 2013: Winners announced
Post’s Insurance Technology Awards took place last night at the Royal Garden Hotel in London.
Trio of underwriters join Warrior as Hiscox bolsters casualty team
Hiscox has boosted its casualty team with the appointment of three underwriters with management liability experience to work with ex-Beazley D&O specialist Chris Warrior to build the US and international books of business.
Insurers hope for strike-out legislation after consultation on Summers review
Only two of 18 parties voice opposition to review in Law Commission consultation.
LV in the race to purchase Co-op's GI division
LV is reportedly in the race to purchase the Co-operative insurance’s operations.
Motor market urged to get on-board with My Licence
The Association of British Insurers is calling on the motor insurance market to sign up to My Licence to reduce fraud and improve policy applications.
Scepticism remains over ‘underwriting discipline’ in Q3
Full-year results expected to take a hit from St Jude storm.
Operation Catcher team to be dissolved in Met streamlining
A Metropolitan Police team charged with prosecuting insurance fraudsters is to be dissolved and amalgamated with another unit within the force, raising concerns in the industry about resourcing for insurance fraud operations.
My best XV Selected by Russell Berry, Towergate
Russell Berry, graduate trainee at Towergate Underwriting, selects his best XV and wins two tickets to see England v Argentina on 9 November in the QBE Rugby Internationals.
Brokers crucial to target sole trader underinsurance
Over 180,000 sole traders are operating without insurance, according to new research by LV Broker.
RSA performs offshoring U-turn as customers demand UK call centres
Closure of insurer’s customer-centric Indian call centres to create 350 UK jobs.