All articles by Sam Barker – Page 16
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Online onlyDaily briefing: Thursday - Travel insurance under scrutiny again
Yet more bad news for travel insurance as a Which? report condemns insurers using ‘get-out’ clauses to pull travel cover from policyholders
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NewsUK General Insurance takes legal action against AmTrust
Court writ comes a year after dispute over social housing contract
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Online only2012: The big predictions
After an eventful 2011 for the insurance world, we ask industry figures what they believe the next year has in store
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NewsJailed PI broker ordered to repay victims £50k
Some defrauded clients will get just half their stolen money back from broker
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NewsWidespread SME e-trading is on its way, says SSP
SSP’s double act talk about their vision for the company and technology in the insurance market
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Online onlyBGL, Swinton and Towergate join battle for over-50s specialist Insurance Dialogue
IAG UK wants to sell firm considered “non-core” to business
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Online onlyInsurers save police plant team from axe
Allianz-led campaign leads to Met rethink on closing vehicle crime unit
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Online onlyDaily briefing: Thursday – Youth abandoning aggregators?
The shine is coming off comparison sites as young drivers tap them for information and then go direct to insurers – but aggregators are willing to work even harder to stay in the game
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NewsAllianz, QBE and Aviva save police unit from scrapheap
Stolen Vehicle Unit gets last-minute reprieve
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Online onlyAnti-fraud team to target crime gangs
Industry-funded unit plans to save £90m in three years
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IT InterviewSteve Lathrope and Laurence Walker, SSP
SSP’s double act talk about their vision for the company and technology in the insurance market
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This WeekJLT merges divisions to focus on specialist
Shake-up at broker sees managing director exit
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This WeekInsurers fend off Straw’s attack on postcode rating
Former justice secretary says it is unfair to rate drivers’ risk depending on where they live
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This WeekRiot report slams insurers for slow pay-outs and neglecting smaller claims
Poor communication was also a factor, while insurers looked after larger companies
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Online onlyDaily briefing: Thursday - The pursuit of profits
A double-digit hike in motor rates has been predicted for next year, but will it be enough to bring profitability back to the sector?
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This WeekConfused next for app as smartphone race hots up
Confused follows Moneysupermarket, which this week launched the UK’s first mobile motor insurance app
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This WeekInsurers hit back after MP slams treatment of riot victims
Zurich denies ‘woeful’ handling of claims, saying it responded quickly to help affected
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Online onlyJack Straw: 'Insurers face ban in motor'
Reform postcode pricing or government could step in, Straw warns
