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NewsMotor injury claims fall by 23% year-on-year due to Covid-19
Overall, claims fell by 47% last year across motor, employers’ liability, public liability and clinical negligence claims
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NewsBroadway Insurance Brokers’s new director of business development set to ‘supercharge’ expansion
He has more than 40 years of experience and is one of the North West’s most respected bankers
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NewsE-scooter insurance demands from local authorities are ‘very different’
Local authorities have very different capabilities when dealing with the procurement of e-scooters and insurance demands also vary
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NewsCyber insurers see ‘strong growth’ for coverage after spate of online scams amid lockdown
Despite this, insurers must have adequate capacity to cover evolving cyber fraud
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IT InterviewCovea continues ‘to put the customer at the heart of everything we do’ – Sue Coffey
Plus, the insurer is working to create virtual touch points with intermediaries as it looks to expand its distribution channels
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NewsAllianz Partners teams up with Irish insurtech for post-pandemic travel insurance platform roll out
The platform aims to settle travel insurance claims faster
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NewsTrõv partners with NIG underwritten electric car rental service for London fleet proposition
The partnership will see the two firms manage risk more effectively for electric cars
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NewsMarkerstudy Group reveals £200m investment
Markerstudy Group will use this investment to deliver a sustainable growth programme through a combination of organic and acquisition-led expansion
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NewsTesco Bank to underwrite its motor and home insurance book in-house
All policies currently underwritten by a panel partner will continue without change until the customer renews
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NewsFloodFlash pays Storm Christoph catastrophe claim in 9 hours 44 minutes
It means that policyholders can be paid their claim on the same day
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NewsAvid beefs up new GAP and ancillaries division with ex-Mapfre lead
The new division hopes to launch in March but the new recruit will begin next month
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News‘Hollowing out is a massive problem’ say Chartered Transparency Forum members
Broker chief executive calls out the disconnect between price and value in insurance and urges insurers to instead offer ‘a genuinely all-embracing contract’
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NewsZurich warns of ‘double disaster’ as Storm Christoph batters England and Wales amid pandemic
Storm Christoph has raged through England and Wales, adding further strain on the UK as it battles the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Some insurance industry experts, however, have stepped in to offer support, advice and a solution
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NewsIndustry experts raise insurance implications after first woman convicted of e-scooter drink driving
A 20-year-old woman in Newport, Isle of Wight was found to be nearly three times over the legal limit of alcohol while driving an e-scooter, industry experts debate the insurance implications
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NewsUK insurance market shows ‘divergence’ with London Market prospering while regions suffer
Business interruption will also remain a key risk for 2021, especially for insurers that have non-standard policy wordings, advises ratings agency
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NewsThingCo secures van broker partnership
The insurtech hopes to make improve safety on the roads and reduce insurance costs
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Newshandl Group buys brain injury rehabilitation firm
The firm’s chief executive believes the acquisition will make ‘a very valuable contribution’ to the overall business
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NewsBetter technology in cars will not cause blanket claims inflation – Ageas
As more sophisticated technology becomes commonplace in cars, the cost of repair will fall in the long-term, predicts the insurer’s claims director
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News AnalysisInsurance industry weighs in on post-Brexit Global Health Insurance Card
Following the government officially launching the new GHIC earlier this week as a result of the UK reaching a trade deal with the European Union, how does the insurance industry feel about its impact on cover? Insurance Times finds out
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NewsMP urges FCA to investigate British Gas over fears home insurance customers won’t receive cover
Due to ongoing strike action by British Gas engineers, around 100,000 customers may not receive adequate home insurance
